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| Truth by Lindelea | 47 Review(s) |
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| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 2/15/2013 |
| This is an absoluterly wonderful story. Your describtions were so realistic that I could picture the scenes as I read. I can't wait to find out what happens next in "On Solid Ground". Author Reply: Much-belated thanks for taking the time to share your thoughts on so many aspects of this! I don't know if I originally answered these reviews, and the answers were lost, or if they somehow slipped by me. In any event, I appreciate your encouragement. If this reply happens to reach you, I hope this finds you and yours well and safe. | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 2/14/2013 |
| Thanks to Ferdi, the real culprit has been caught. Wonder if he'll be placed under the ban? He certainly deserves it. | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 2/8/2013 |
| Isn't it sad that the Hobbits have a caste system too. Farry and Goldi should be allowed to marry. She's such a good person. | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 2/6/2013 |
| It took a bit of flipping thru the pages, but I finally found this story and am glad I did. What a delightful way to spend my lunch hour. I hope Sam relents and lets poor Goldi marry Faramir. | |
| Imhiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/4/2007 |
| I don't quite understand why Pippin takes Sam's and Rosie's opinion regarding Fastred so seriously. As much as I understand their wish to have their daughter nearby, 1) she adult and married into a new family, the family of her husband, 2) Fastred is the head of the household and under no obligation to Sam as head of his family. Pippin should do what is best for Fastred, I think. Of course, it seems Fastred goes along with it voluntarily, but that's something different than have Sam have the say on this issue. Author Reply: Ah, by now you've hopefully received the reply to this review, the copy appended to Chapter 20. Thanks again for reading and taking the time to share your thoughts. | |
| Imhiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 1/4/2007 |
| Oops, sorry for the previous review - I pasted in the review for the wrong chapter! I deeply love the talk between Pippin and Sandyman - there is so much story there to think about, so many issues being raised, redemption, reformation, "sins-of-the-father" etc. I'd dearly like to see you expanding on Sandyman's story somewhere, be it in a shorter or longer story; the background you gave him re: Rosie Cotton and his later reformation is so very fascinating. Author Reply: I do love the theme of redemption that is so prevalent in JRRT's work. Hmmm, the Muse hasn't said anything about Sandyman's story, except for what's spoken of here, but you're right, it is interesting to contemplate. Thanks! | |
| Imhiriel | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 1/4/2007 |
| I don't quite understand why Pippin takes Sam's and Rosie's opinion regarding Fastred so seriously. As much as I understand their wish to have their daughter nearby, 1) she adult and married into a new family, the family of her husband, 2) Fastred is the head of the household and under no obligation to Sam as head of his family. Pippin should do what is best for Fastred, I think. Of course, it seems Fastred goes along with it voluntarily, but that's something different than have Sam have the say on this issue. Author Reply: Yikes! I haven't looked at the reviews for this story in ages... and just now saw yours. Effusive apologies for not answering you sooner. I have known families like this, where the parents didn't want to let their adult children get too far away. Amazing, isn't it? I suppose there could be a lot of ways to explain it. Am too tired tonight for detail, though. It does make some kind of sense with hobbits, who are for the most part homebodies. Of course, Rose sees the wisdom in letting go and letting her children build lives of their own, so she gets to grow as a character this way. Thanks! (Belatedly) | |
| Nienor Niniel | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 10/1/2006 |
| Oh, that was exciting again! And poor Pippin's dilemma: to have to follow the laws while knowing that there is an injustice in doing so. I'm looking forward to seeing more about Faramir and Goldi! As to what I wrote about understanding why you didn't cure Ferdi: I just guessed that a) he can't always be lucky, can he? and b) he shows that one can have a disability and yet live a life that is worthwhile. Killing four... err, five ruffians without seeing is really impressive, and he is doing all his work and even develops his other senses and is especially capable in his profession. So he really is an example for how people can cope with a disability. And he's still the same Ferdi that he was before! All the best! Nienor Author Reply: Good guessing! In addition, I was worrying at the time about being perceived as "writing to a formula" - someone I respected had warned me against doing that, earlier, when I had written a series of Merry and Pippin stories, with one cousin rescuing the other (Such as "To Get to the Top" and "Hopes Pinned"). I had decided that one of the "main" OCs would have to die, in "Merlin", or the story wouldn't be taken seriously. The tossup came between Regi and Ferdi, and in the draft, Ferdi did not survive his injuries. But I got terribly depressed, working the draft into the final version, and talking to a fellow author, Dana, I talked myself out of his death. I needed a blind hobbit for "Solid Ground", and so Ferdi took that role, and "Truth" and "Comedy of Merrys" followed from that. I'm very glad he did not die in "Merlin", after Frodo and Fastred saved him from the burning shed, but sometimes it really does seem as if one hobbit's gone through way too much in his life... (and the whole reason I started writing about Ferdi's troubles was because I felt I'd given Pippin too many, in earlier stories!) However, my editor-friend loves to read about Ferdi getting into and out of scrapes, and so I'm afraid I'm too easy to talk into yet another story. Anyhow, that's the background. Some of the readers I corresponded with were aware that Ferdi died in the draft, but I don't know if it is in any of the "Merlin" author's notes, it's been so long since I had time to look at that story, writing as I am much earlier on the timeline. | |
| EstellaB | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 7/23/2006 |
| "'Frodo!' Merry and Pippin chorused. 'Hush!' Frodo said. 'Look, he's turning red,' Merry said to his cohort in cheek." I love this bit-I'm not entirely sure why exactly, I think maybe because I see it as being in character with the "original" Frodo, Merry and Pippin. :) Thanks! Author Reply: LOL! It is funny how people live up to their names, somehow... Thanks for stopping by! | |
| EstellaB | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 5/8/2006 |
| Oooh! *Slaps nasty mean hobbit who has Frodo's knife.* I don't normally leave reviews this early in a story, but this is truly wonderful! Thankyou :) Author Reply: Thanks for dropping by and leaving a note! Glad you liked the story, and hope you enjoyed the ending. | |