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Sigh of the Sea  by Lyta Padfoot 6 Review(s)
smaugs_mommyReviewed Chapter: Prologue on 9/13/2004
Aw! Wonderful! Will there be more of it?

Hai TookReviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/5/2004
That was a very nice conversation between Bilbo and Pippin. There isn't a whole lot of interaction between Bilbo and Pippin, at least at the time when they are in Rivendell, I enjoyed that discussion! "Pippin nodded. "I suppose it must be a bother to live forever."". A very keen observation, although it did make me laugh! Thank you!

Pearl TookReviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/5/2004
This is off to such a good start!! I'll be looking for more. Pippin would have a soft spot in his heart for his adventurous distant relative.

songspinnerReviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/4/2004
I liked -

"He had been too young to know Bilbo well from the Shire and it was pleasant to find someone who could explain things to him in hobbit terms."

I have this image of Pippin, rather out of place, with his older cousins too busy planning (and Frodo recovering) to really talk to him much at that stage, and I like the idea of him getting to know Bilbo.

Nicely written with pure and simple images and dialogue!

Grey WondererReviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/4/2004
Enjoyed your Arwen very much. Was very fond of the discription in this story and lines such as :

Arwen's laughter was akin to the chiming of bells.

Great chapter!

LindeleaReviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/4/2004
O lovely! I almost felt as if I held a delicate shell to my ear to hear the roar of distant waves.

"When I was a lad he let me listen, the sea is a kind of rumbly sigh that sinks into ones bones."
rumbly sigh. ah. perfect.
(btw, ones should probably be one's)

This was a nice bit: the Took was still young enough to believe that others could answer all of his questions if only he matched the questions to the right people.

Funny, I always thought that particular Took went to sea in his youth and never returned. It would be quite a story if he did return, wouldn't it? He'd have no one to talk to about his adventures, seeing how most other hobbits feel about boats.

Is there more to come?

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