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| Master of Comforts by PIppinfan1988 | 9 Review(s) |
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| MysteriousWays | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 6/9/2004 |
| OH tears! That was just so beautiful. Seeing Merry and Saradoc growing so close after so many years of estrangement. That was just the lovliest. THank you thank you thank you. Mys- need a tissue | |
| MysteriousWays | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 6/9/2004 |
| Oh that was lovely. I am glad I am now up to reading stories of Saradoc and Merry getting along. It hurt to read of Merry's pain all those years, but it was for a sound reason, so that is okay. Seeing Merry and Saradoc bonding will be a treat. Mys | |
| MysteriousWays | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 6/9/2004 |
| One of these days you will not be apologising for your writing and the whole world will come to a crashing halt. You have nothing to appologise for so stop it. I know where you live, don't make me come and wrap your house in bathroom tissue. Mys- Advocate of tough love. | |
| Pervinca | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 3/26/2004 |
| I thought I should read this one first when I saw that "From the Bottom of My Heart" was set after this! It was so nice to have Saradoc and Merry with a good relationship. Poor Pippin - everyone likes to make him sick! It's always such a good set up, though. :P And now, onto "From the Bottom of My Heart"! | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 1/24/2004 |
| This ended so well. I think everything is healed between Merry and his father. You did a wonderful job of wrapping up the loose ends with this story. I love how protective Merry is of Pippin in this one too. Thanks for a great story! It's always nice to find a new one of yours has been posted. Author Reply: Thank YOU--and you're quite welcome! In my wild imagination, while Merry and Saradoc do make amends and build a relationship all their own, Merry is still very close to Paladin; even more so in a way that Saradoc will never know. I'm working on an idea for later in Merry's life. Hey--I've got nothing but time on my hands until mid-February! Pippinfan | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 1/24/2004 |
| I always forget how much older Frodo is than the others. That darn ring! He looks so young doesn't he? Author Reply: He's young at heart! :-) That is supposed to be one of the 'curses' of the rings--though today, most of us would see it as some sort of Fountain of Youth. That's why Bilbo and Gollum lived as long as they did. In the books, as well as the movies, Bilbo's aging accelerates once he is rid of the ring. Thanks, Pippinfan | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/24/2004 |
| Enjoyed the interaction between Saradoc and Merry after reading the other story even more. Glad to see they are close at last! Well, on with the reading. I just found this one tonight. A lovely surprise. Author Reply: Thank you...there is another nice Saradoc/Merry interaction story, but I still have to scrub that one... There are also more angsty young Merry vs. Saradoc stories as well... PF | |
| ???? | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/22/2004 |
| Okay, here's what caused the confusion: "Eglantine swept the hair away from her forehead, 'I had to leave for a small spell--I thought it was only a few minutes but I ended up talking to Essie about the sick lass. When I had returned, he I found him all bundled up under a pile of blankets--and in yet another quilt. He must have got up and grabbed every blanket in the wardrobe while I was out.' " It's in Chapter Six. Part of the probelm was I was reading fast, and I thought Essie read Esmie, which is a nickname peopel often use for Esmerelda. So that's where that came from. The other thing that confused me was I didn't realize that the girl was dead at this point. Maybe you said it earlier and I missed it. The thing with the names: Okay, this is only my impression, and I could be wrong. But I *think* that "Mister/Mr. Merry/Frodo/etc." is what a hobbit who is of a lower class, like Sam, might call one of the upper class adult hobbits. "Master Pippin/etc" is the same thing, only for a hobbit who is still a child. "Mr. Baggins/Took/etc." is without class distinction, and is just formal. So if Eglantine didn't know Frodo very well, she might call him "Mr. Baggins." Also, a child could call an adult "Mr. LastName." Also, it is an alternative to the "Mister/Mr." described above. Again, please remember that this is just impressions and guessing on my part, I'm not an expert. Maybe an etiquette book/website would know? Author Reply: Thank you very much for clearing that up--I was a bit confused myself. :-P I gathered the Mr./Miss/Mistress/Master thing had something to do with the classes, too, but you seem to be more on the uptake, though! I think you did a great job in explaining it! Thank you! Pippinfan | |
| ???? | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 1/22/2004 |
| The end of this chapter seems, well, odd. First, because Eglantine says she just heard about the little girl, and the whole reason that she was out of the room for longer than she intended was because she was talking about the little girl with Esmerelda. Also, why is Eglantine calling Frodo "Mr. Frodo" ? Shouldn't she just call him "Frodo," or maybe, if you're being formal, "Mr. Baggins" ? Author Reply: Well...I did change the 'Mr. Frodo' to just 'Frodo' because Eglantine is not being formal. If she were being formal, or any other hobbit, would she/they not call him Mr. Frodo--or Mr. Baggins? Just as the other hobbits are referred to as Master Pippin, Mr. Took, or Mister Merry? I'm not being malicious, I sincerely want to know. If someone could help me out...I'm not seeing what ???? says is an odd ending, and I'd like the opportunity to fix it if it's not meshing. In Chapter 6, it is Merimas who sends Eglantine away to eat something. With ch. 6 or 7, I don't believe I ever mention that she talks to Esmeralda--I'm imagining that Eglantine is in the dining room and is talking to just about anybody. News travels fast in a small town as well as it could in Brandy Hall and it's very possible she learned of Salvia's death from anyone in the dining hall. But I have her specifically talking to Merimas on her return trip to Pippin's room. I'm going to comb it again... Help? This is what I want; I like this sort of feedback--I'm just sorry some folks end up being the test readers! | |