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| A Longer Road by Shireling | 11 Review(s) |
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| Coriel | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/27/2003 |
| An endearing glimpse of Aragorn the unwilling statesman. :) Sacrifices must be made by all. "And Gimli is still choking on his beer." Haha! A great story overall ~ *They're calling me for dinner!* Author Reply: Coriel, Thank you for wading through to the end and taking the time to review. Acceptance and contentment- it is good to know that they could all find that in the end. Helen | |
| Coriel | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 10/27/2003 |
| What a perfectly wonderful chapter! As someone generally Elf-inclinded, this one was more up my alley, and it was great to see Legolas again as he won over a few more hobbit friends. He's just a sweetheart by nature. :) Thanks again ~ it was really nice! | |
| Coriel | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 10/27/2003 |
| Oh boy! Add two more classics to the scene! A reunion of old friends seems just what Sam needs at this point. I kept meaning to write a Legolas&Gimli in the Shire, but never got around to it. So thank you for doing so! | |
| Coriel | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/20/2003 |
| Well I certainly hope Merry can do something about this. Sam really needs to get his act together! | |
| Coriel | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/17/2003 |
| How refreshing is selflessness! You see so very little of it today . . . | |
| Coriel | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 10/15/2003 |
| That would be hard for hobbits to understand, particularly Sam. But such is life, as several others have learned already. Poor guys! Author Reply: Coriel, Thank you. I hope you enjoy the rest of the story. Please let me know what you think! Helen | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 9 on 10/13/2003 |
| This was a moving picture of people after the adventures are over and daily life has to be lived with all its duties. Rewards and joys too, of course, but also a sense of loss for what they all had before they went through the fire together. I've always thought that LOTR had a melancholy tone to it overall, that there wasn't really a happy ending as we usually think of one. This tale caught that mixture of sadness and satisfaction nicely. Well done. Author Reply: Thank you, Yes, just about everbody had to lose something or someone in the struggle for victory. I feel quite lost now that this story has come to an end! Many thanks. Helen | |
| Lady Rheena | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/10/2003 |
| Very nice! Post-rings stories are hard to come by, and this is a particularly good one. You seem to have the characters very on-canon. Most impressive, and a nice flowing prose style. Nice work, Helen! ~ Lady Rheena ~ Elen sila lumenn omentilmo... Author Reply: Lady Rheena, Many thanks for your kind and encouraging comments. I'm really pleased to know that I have 'captured' the spirit of the characters and that they ring true. Updates may be a little slow (2 or 3 more chapters to go) as the deadline for my Uni dissertation is looming- real life does get in the way sometimes!!! Best wishes Helen/shireling | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/7/2003 |
| Wonderful picture of the recovery from mourning and the rebuilding of a fragile relationship. Poor Sam. He never meant to go adventuring at all! Author Reply: Daw, Thank you for taking time to review. I really appreciate your comments. Sam is so often overlooked as a character in his own right and not just an appendix to Frodo. He played a crucial role snd suffered for it. Frodo leaving must have broken his heart!! Helen/shireling | |
| Kit5 | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 9/6/2003 |
| That was the best "post-Grey Havens Sam" fic I have ever read. I can see this happening, that Sam's anguish extends to and wounds Rosie, and I think she carried the thought with her all her life that Frodo left because of her (he didn't, but I can see how she would think that.) Very, very wonderful story. Author Reply: Kit, Many thanks for your kind words and encouragement. The story isn't finished yet but I am working on it!!maybe 2 or 3 more chapters. This story has been buzzing in my head since I first read LOTR, long before I came across fanfiction. Sam has always tugged at my heart and I have found this a very emotional story to write. Helen/shireling | |