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| Wingfoot by quodamat | 5 Review(s) |
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| Levade | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/21/2018 |
| “Yes, Wingfoot should be a horse,” he agreed “But to be proper you have to say Wingfoot King. And that’s a name for a Man.” I love this kid. Seriously. He is hilarious! "....Fael, you can be Legolas. He has the prettiest hair.” LOL! That might actually get her in to playig with then again. Diplomatic, indeed! I can only imagine Legolas hearing that, and wondering when he got reduced to merely having the prettiest hair. ;) What a great romp! Is it truly completed or is there more lurking on a hard-drive? Author Reply: There's an epilogue forthcoming. (I just have to get through my busy season at work so I can get it down on paper.) Thanks again for your kind comments - it was a lot of fun to find out what you were thinking and how you were responding. I'd like to come back to these characters in the future: I developed a real soft spot for Tungol and Leoflic in particular. I enjoy writing young kids' dialogue, probably for the same reason I'm drawn to hang around with the little ones at social gatherings...their conversation is often much more interesting than that of their parents! ;) | |
| Levade | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 10/21/2018 |
| I forgot to add...Uncle Eomer King. :D!!! I love that. And here, Uncle Aragorn King. I am crying I'm laughing so hard. Maybe it was just me who was this kind of kid but I doubt it -- apparently you were too. :D “And Eärendil,” Tungol supplied. “Because Faelivrin wouldn't be Lúthien anymore, and Huan wanted to fly like the horse, and race, like Elfwine said, but Leoflic didn’t want to be upside-down and slow, so I said he could be Eärendil, and it was just like the dog at Dol Amroth, the one that was racing the ship with the captain that waved to me, no matter what Elboron says. And so we were racing! And that's why we were—” Is it sad that my mind still works this way at times? This is exactly the kind of thing kiddos say and I love it. Éomer blinked. “Will he what?” Tungol heaved a long-suffering sigh. “Give us a ride,” he repeated. Hahahaha! Love Eomer's reaction. He is the kind of guy who strikes me as loving to get his kids going like this and then join in all the rough-housing. On to finding out exactly what...or whom this Wingfoot is... ;D Author Reply: Haha, yep, I was totally that kid, at least as far as the tendency to absurdist wordplay is concerned. And my mind totally works in the digressive way Tungol talks. Realistically, that's probably about what I sound like when I try to tell a story while over-excited. Yep, that's pretty much how I imagined Eomer too. He just didn't anticipate exponential increase in zaniness you get when you double the number of kids! | |
| Levade | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 10/21/2018 |
| “Yes, Tungol, that book precisely!” “I haven’t seen it for a long time.” LOL!! That rings so true -- I can hear it. I have heard it in my own family! Ah, this is great. Unfortunately for Faelivrin, it quickly became clear that casting Leoflic as Beren did nothing to advance her creative vision. In fact, her preferred storyline—“Lúthien guides her hapless beloved through the wastes with consummate Elven grace”—had devolved precipitously into “Beren and Huan frolic incongruously through enemy territory while an increasingly huffy Elf-maiden looks on.” OH LORD!! This is just too true! Who didn't have a friend (or was one) who had a definite way of playing a role and if it varied...heaven help you! I am laughing so hard. “But . . . what did she think the game was for?” Leoflic asked. Tungol shook his head sorrowfully. “She never likes the good parts.” Dying of laughter here. *wipes eyes* This is just spot on for kiddos. You have a very good ear for dialogue! These kids are great! Loving this story so much... Author Reply: Thanks, again! I had a blast writing the "let's play Beren and Luthien" scene. It was fun thinking about how such a grand story would filter down to the under-10 set. I'm sure my little brother would tell you that I was usually in the Faelivrin role, telling him how to play pretend...and he'd be pretty much right! But I also empathize with Tungol here: it's always more fun to play the animal part. :) | |
| Levade | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/21/2018 |
| LOL! I love the logic here and the arguing is just so real. It sounds like debates we had as children, where far-flung theories were acceptable and any line of thinking was eagerly chased down. I especially loved this: “But,” Elfwine broke in, “if a horse’s wings were on its feet, then its feet would rise in the air faster than the rest of it, and it would have to fly upside-down!” Omgosh, too funny!! Also, Lady Arwen is related to everyone. SO true! This is a great romp, just a lovely feel-good, laugh a lot story. The children sound just as they should and I feel like I'm sitting there cross-legged listening to them speak. On to more! Author Reply: Thanks so much for all your kind comments, Levade! I'm so delighted that you enjoyed this. I initially imagined it as a pretty straightforward narrative, but once I started in on the dialogue, the kids just took over. I must admit, I'm especially glad you got a kick out of "Lady Arwen is related to everyone." For some reason, that line cracked me up as soon as it popped into my head. | |
| jules | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/10/2018 |
| Thank you for this lovely tale - you made me laugh out loud on a crowded train. It cheered up my dreary commute no end, even if I did get a few strange looks! I liked how the canon characters still seemed authentic, even amidst the craziness. Author Reply: So glad you enjoyed this! As someone who has *frequently* burst out laughing at something I'm either reading or listening to during transit commutes, I'm tickled to have been on the other end of that scenario! :) | |