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| The Lark and the Lost Key by Parmadae | 6 Review(s) |
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| NotACat | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/21/2015 |
| How intriguing: I wonder which key that might possibly be… I look forward to seeing where you take us next! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/13/2015 |
| Ah! All were equally clever here, then. Bilbo was wise for thinking there might be something else under the pelt, and I'm glad he had thoughts about the goblin. Very good! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/13/2015 |
| I enjoyed this story very much. What a wonderful back-story to Bilbo's prescient dream, Gandalf's key, his friendship with Gerontius, and why Bilbo might have been chosen as the Burglar. I hope to enjoy more tales from you. | |
| Nilmandra | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/13/2015 |
| I really did like this. It shows us what Bilbo is made of. Love Gandalf. We may not know much about Gerontious and belladonna took but I could envision their characters based upon the way you portrayed them. Very hobbity. I like too that we know what that key is for and the importance of being found. Very nicely done and congratulations on all of your other accomplishments in the meantime. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/13/2015 |
| What a great hobbity story. I love the way all the sayings involve food! You can really see how Bilbo is becoming the person he needs to be--adventuresome, brave, a bit of a maverick in his thinking. In particular, I like his sadness when he sees the goblin's abandoned bed and belongings. He has the kind of double vision that's rare. Also, it's a piece that does stuff that fanfic can do that other fic can't--namely, it makes use of knowledge the readers have even when the characters don't. We know what door the key fits, though even Gandalf isn't sure here. I enjoyed this. | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/12/2015 |
| Welcome, and thrice welcome to Stories of Arda, Parmadae! I enjoyed this story very, very much. If I were to start quoting my favorite lines, I would re-write the whole thing! You have not only captured exactly how I see the Old Took'd personality, and mannerisms, you have also foreshadowed things that Bilbo does on his own, much bigger adventure. Grandpa goes sneaking up to their door rather like an older Bilbo trying to avoid the Sackville-Bagginses, or, a dragon. The cut off belt to free the poor goblin from a crack in a rock wall foreshadows the loss of the brass buttons. Bilbo goes hunting in the cave home of a poor dead goblin and comes out with a treasure, just as later he and thirteen dwarves enter the lair of three stone trolls and come out with a sword which aids two great adventures. Bilbo's dream about the goblin entering his wall. The runes on the broken shackle which told the story of the lonely goblin's exile. And probably most weighty, Bilbo's pondering about whether a "bad" goblin could ever be "good". Perhaps such thoughts later became the roots of the pity and mercy which spared not only lost Sméagol's life, but his beloved nephew and the whole of Middle Earth. I enjoyed the estimable Belladona Took acting more like a civically minded, responsible Baggins over the matter of the street lamps! Both in his mother's behavior, and in his own thoughts, you have shown us the progression of Bilbo as he balances his own family traits. And when the great adventure of the once lost key comes to its proper time, since his good friend the Grandpa was no longer within the world, you have shown us why Gandalf would think of his wiry little burglar grandson. I hope that you do indeed write many more adventures between Gandalf and his old friend. And perhaps one or two more between Gerontius and a particular grandson? | |