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| The Way Home by Lindelea | 4 Review(s) |
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| Erulissé | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 2/10/2026 |
| Wow!!!! What a lovely interaction with the stable hand. He really reminds me of Joe Greene. It was so heartwarming! I loved the descriptions of the stabling! Well done! Even before I read the note at the end I could really tell you’d done your research! I am more reminded of Black Beauty than ever, in all the best ways. What a rude awakening indeed!!! I know Bill must manage to escape them, since Sam is reunited with him eventually, but Oh! The suspense!!! I can’t wait to see how he gets out of this. He is indeed a wiser pony than he was at the start of this crazy adventure; I have confidence in dear Bill! Kudos!!! Author Reply: I really ought to revisit Black Beauty. I don't remember exactly who Joe Greene is. Was he the boy who almost killed Black Beauty by giving him cold water and no rug after the horse's long, hard effort? (Was it to fetch the doctor for the Mistress? I can't quite remember.) They gave him a second chance, and he made good. Or was that someone else? (And I think Joe Greene might have been different between the book and the film – and the television series? But I'm not sure of that, either. All that aside, I definitely have been wanting to revisit the movie since finding out that Sean Bean played a part in it! I just haven't got around to it, and now with the Olympics on every night, there goes my "extra" time.) When you said "managed to escape them", I actually thought about Bill possibly being captured and stolen and then breaking free and running back to the town, but I ended up going with the draft as written because the battle for Bree was about as much stress as my nerves could take this week. Hopefully, since I spared my nervous system the extra aggravation, I'll be able to finish the next chapter of When Winter Fell and post it tomorrow. (It is also quite stressful, which is why I'm budgeting my quantities of angst at the moment.) But you have good instincts for drama and tension in storytelling, I think. :) Thanks! | |
| KathyG | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 2/9/2026 |
| Ferny is not getting Bill back! He's not the same pony he was when the hobbits first got him, and the men are about to find that out. Author Reply: The ruffians are in for something of a surprise, I'd say. They're used to horses that have been trained to obey Men's orders, for starters. They have no idea what they're getting into now. Thanks! | |
| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 2/9/2026 |
| Ooh! Cliffhanger. Somehow, I don't think Ferny's ruffians are going to win this one... Author Reply: I think, to use a hobbity food metaphor, Ferny's ruffians have quite possibly bitten off more than they can chew this time. Thanks! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 52 on 2/9/2026 |
| Oh no, I wish I could fight alongside Bill to show these ruffians a thing or three! Author Reply: I'm sure Bill would appreciate the sentiment. They need all the help they can get! Although even if I were a Big Man, I would not want to tangle with an enraged horse... There are horses as well as ponies in the stables, and even a pony can be a force to be reckoned with! Thanks! | |