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| Ruffians by Lindelea | 6 Review(s) |
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| Channel42 | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/12/2014 |
| I'm far from a hobbit expert in terms of character, but I loved this story. I think the dark portrayal of emotions, especially from Estella showed a more human side to them (rather than their seemingly constant aloofness and weakness compared to other ME races) which I enjoyed. I think you did a really good job. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 2/5/2009 |
| Wonderful! It's just as exciting and intense as I remember it being. It is quite a bit darker than your usual fare, though you have written two or three darker ones since this. But I do love Merry and Estell in this, and I am quite taken with "Shadow", and wonder about his relationship to Aragorn. Thanks for making it available again! | |
| Nienor Niniel | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 9/11/2006 |
| Hmph, I really don't know why people said this was OOC. I think both hobbits' behaviour is understandable and fitting for the circumstances. This is somewhat darker than a lot of your other fics, but a good study in how people may behave under such terrible circumstances and also the trauma that an attcak like this can cause. Nienor Author Reply: Yes, I don't really like to write "dark", though there are a few PG-13 fics and one that leans close to R for darkness, in my list. But for the most part I'd rather think good thoughts. And I really am a sucker for a happy ending. Thanks! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/7/2005 |
| I don't know why I didn't review this when I first read it. It may have been early on, before I figured out how to post reviews. (You wouldn't believe how long it took me to catch on to that "leave review" at the bottom, LOL!) At any rate, I love it. It's short, intense and very tight. The new epilogue is perfect for it, by the way. As for OOC, I think they were nuts. There is nothing out of character here at all--that Merry, experienced in battle, would travel armed? That Estella, who had lived in a Shire dominated by ruffians, and sister of the leader of the resistance, would find courage to defend her love? Honestly, I don't see it at all. JRRT himself said that hobbits were brave at heart and "fierce as a dragon in a pinch." And I don't know what you'd call this but "a pinch". Maybe they thought the ruffians were OOC, and should have had more manners, LOL! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/7/2005 |
| Oh good. This finishes it off so nicely. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/7/2005 |
| I remember reading this before Lindelea and, again I found your hobbits to be perfectly in character, well at least for me any way. I like the extra chapter and it has the potential for more. | |