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| StarFire by Lindelea | 2 Review(s) |
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| Lyta Padfoot | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 5/7/2004 |
| I bet Eglantine referred to Pippin as 'your son' in conversations with Paladin when he annoyed her as as 'my son' when she was pleased with him. My folks do that - attributing positive traits to their side of the family and less desirable traits to the other. The description of Pippin as a 'young Paladin' was not a positive one - Pippin is being as insensitive to Ferdi as his father was. | |
| FantasyFan | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 5/4/2004 |
| Ferdi is certainly berating himself for Pippin's perceived misdeed. He's harder on himself than anyone else would be, including Pip. There really isn't a great deal of trust yet, is there? I wonder what he'll think when he finds out exactly why Pip was gone, and that it wasn't some sort of lark. Eglantine's observations are straight to the point. She doesn't miss much, and I wish we'd see more of her strength. I also liked the thought of Farmer Banks that the son could be as hard as the father. It's a true observation, but he has no idea how hard Pippin really can be, nor does anyone else in the Shire, really, at this point. But they will learn, though they may never understand exactly how he got that way. Author Reply: Have I told you lately how helpful your reviews are? As a matter of fact, in one of your recent reviews (the one after this one, I think), a comment you made has caused me to revise an upcoming chapter slightly, to good effect, IMO. Anyhow, I do appreciate your taking the time to post your insights. In short: Thanks! | |