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| Ripples in the Moonlight by Lindelea | 9 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/3/2007 |
| What a thing to remember while traveling down the Anduin. | |
| Nienor Niniel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/8/2006 |
| Aaaand... 'nother bunch of reviews! "Someday, Son,’ he said, ‘you’ll go out on the water with your true-love, your treasure" That made me gulp: it's a great line, considering the circumstances. I don't recall ever reading about Frodo's parents, so I am glad to see them depicted as such good people. And you even have an explanation why they were in that boat. Nice idea, and a good read (though, of course, sad)! Greetings, Nienor | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 5/18/2006 |
| This is so sweet, and yet so very sad. "I love you, lad." Oh, that got me teary-eyed. Drogo's last words to his son...*sniff* And the end was rather chilling. I love your young Frodo-so cute! :) God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: Oh, thanks! I think young Frodo must have been awfully cute and delightful--he must have been something special for Bilbo to adopt him, and to generate such loyalty in his cousins! | |
| Gershwhen | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/17/2004 |
| Absolutely lovely. I found one of your stories on Marigold's Challenge #2 and came searching for more of your tales here. I was NOT disappointed. Thank you for sharing this one. Author Reply: Belated thanks for reviewing! I don't think I saw this review when it was originally posted. Beg your pardon. Glad you stopped by. | |
| Nancy Brooke | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/28/2004 |
| Excellent story! I found your descriptive language beautiful, your dialog most characteristic, and your capturing of the parent/child parent/parent relationships just perfect! And with a poignant, surprising ending. Well done, indeed. Author Reply: Thank you for the feedback. I do appreciate it when a reader takes the time, not just to read, but to comment. Somehow it keeps me writing even when the writing is not coming easily! (The Muse says the weather is much too nice for writing at present, but I still peck away at the keyboard in hopes of stirring her interest... reviews help!) | |
| Pervinca | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/28/2004 |
| That was so sad! I guessed that a baby might have been the news from the summary. I have to stop reading these wonderful stories centred on Frodo. I'm beginning to dislike him less :P Author Reply: Thanks! You're a good guesser! Y'know, I dislike the "sappy Frodo" featured in so many fics, but it is fun to write Frodo as I envision him. | |
| Lyta Padfoot | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/27/2004 |
| Wow, what an amazing story. Young Frodo surprised me a bit, I think I've read so many post-ophanment stories that the undercurrent of sadness in his character seems to have been there from birth. Your Primula and Drogo were wonderful, loving parents, and the idea that Frodo might have been a brother makes their loss all the more tragic. You should post a tissue warning with this story. Author Reply: Thanks! I somehow cannot believe that Frodo was melancholy before his parents died... I liked giving him a happy childhood. | |
| Arwen Baggins | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/27/2004 |
| What treasure would that be? Frodo doesn't get the Ring until he's 33! Author Reply: Ah, perhaps it wasn't clear. There was a break between the bedtime story, told on the eve of his parents' drowning in the Baranduin, and the little snippet (the final paragraph of the story) of Frodo on the River Anduin during the Quest. The treasure was the Ring, as you surmised, but Frodo in the very last scene is 50, I believe. Some readers have surmised that the "half dream" Frodo wakened from was the entire earlier part about young Frodo and his parents. Others have thought of it as a jump forward to the Quest, tying the two treasure-on-the-water scenes together with a common theme. Whatever works! | |
| esamen | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 2/27/2004 |
| ‘Now he’ll never go to sleep!’ Primula said in mock despair, but she had not credited her husband’s storytelling skills. Drogo was a Baggins, and the Bagginses were specially known throughout the Shire for their ability to spin a yarn. Nicely done! what a wonderful story . . . with a shivery ending. I love that line about Bagginses spinning yarns . . . sure does look ahead to Bilbo's and Frodo's books. I like how you write your Frodo with such an eager and adventurous spirit. Definitely the Frodo we love. Thanks for sharing your vision with us! Author Reply: Thanks! I think Frodo must have been eager and adventurous and warm and full of humour and love of life or he'd never have made such firm, loyal friends. I don't like reading "wimpy Frodo" stories. And you're welcome! | |