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| The Way Home by Lindelea | 3 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/17/2025 |
| I loved the recognizable phrases! Faramir would laugh, too, I think. Now to see how these Rangers deal with the pony and Shadowfax. How many orcs did the sentries kill, I wonder. Author Reply: Maybe Frodo would laugh, too, fondly, remembering Sam's fierce defense when the odds were seemingly against them, surrounded by tall, stern Men in that hiding place. Having been blindfolded to get there, they'd have little idea of how they might make their escape, even if the sentries weren't alert. Which I figure they were. Alert, I mean. (I still crack up at the line, "Are you a bodyguard?" "No, a gardener." I can imagine Faramir telling the story in after years...) Since Bill can't count past four, I can only say it was "many" by his reckoning. Half a dozen, maybe? Thanks! | |
| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/15/2025 |
| “Spreading the butter more than a bit thick!” LOL A very hobbity way to put it. Gotta love Rangers – in spite of what some people think. The little one is in charge. “I am only a horse.” Seriously?! Shadowfax needs to take his own advice. Your attempt to weave the phrases “seamlessly into the narrative” was successful. BTW, You heard right. Alaska is beautiful, and yes, the mosquitoes are enormous and bloodthirsty – and there are a LOT of them. And indeed snow is “strangely luminous” in the dark – you got that right too. Author Reply: I find it interesting to see Rangers through a pony's eyes, considering what Tolkien told us about their reputation among the Bree-folk. Alas, poor Shadowfax. He lost his head, as you know, and he is still coming to terms with a sense of fallibility that he had never encountered before. Why, (with Gandalf's help, of course), he was able to stand firm against the Fear that the Nazgűl projected! He had developed quite a lot of confidence before his link with Gandalf was so abruptly and devastatingly severed. I think he'll come out of this with a more balanced view and understanding of his own strengths and weaknesses. I am glad to hear your feedback! I worry sometimes about clarity of communication and flow and realism and characters being in character. It's always good to hear when something works. I grew up in a Midwestern state with long, cold winters and plentiful snow. Actually, I think Anchorage is warmer in terms of median (or do I mean average?) temperatures than my old stomping grounds! One memory that stays with me is walking our family dog one night in a December snowstorm... with enormous flakes coming out of the sky, landing on us and floating and drifting around us, looking magical in the light of a streetlamp, like something out of a Hallmark movie. We also had mosquitos, but nothing compared to those found in Alaska, or so I've been told. I don't miss the mosquitos, but I do miss the lightning bugs. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 42 on 12/12/2025 |
| I love the reverence of "my lord Shadowfax". What a nice chapter! I do love Rangers. Author Reply: LOL! Halbarad seems to understand how to get on Shadowfax's sweet side, for certain. And though Bill is a bit skeptical, I've written Halbarad as having a soft spot in his heart for horses and ponies. I find myself wondering if he knew Bill's dam or grand-dam, perhaps? Thanks! | |