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| A Tale That Grew in the Telling by GamgeeFest | 105 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 7/19/2004 |
| Merry must have found it quite difficult sometimes, divided as he was between Frodo and Pippin - and in some ways a protector to both. Is Frodo being prophetic here, with the vision of the crack between his parents' names? It was good to hear his memories of his parents. I liked Pippin's trick on Berilac - although he will probably need to watch out in the future. I hate to think how Frodo will react if/when he discovers that the ring is missing. Author Reply: I imagine Merry very much the protector of both Frodo and Pippin. He's protective by nature, and with Pippin being the youngest and Frodo being so 'alone' as he is at Bag End, Merry would feel obligated to look after both of them. Frodo was either being prophetic or trying to distract Merry from asking any more questions. Didn't quite work out, did it? Pippin will have to look out for Berilac, sooner than he thinks. That little ring is going to cause some big problems. | |
| RogerGamgee | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 7/18/2004 |
| I may be the first to review this chapter, and I want to say what a great job you've done thus far. Is there a link to the Great Storm story somewhere where I can read it? I kept finding references to it in this work and I'd like to check out that tale sometime if it's all right with you. I admit I'm also curious as to Frodo's really secret place - the one he never told anyone about. If I had to guess, I'd say it's near the Brandywine. But I could easily be wrong. Keep up the excellent work! Author Reply: I do have another story that takes place during the Great Storm. It's called Took Madness and can be found both at this site and at Fanfiction.net, and I would love to hear your opinion on it. :) I've often thought that Frodo's secret place would be near the Brandywine also. It seems the most logical place at any rate, but it could very well be anywhere. I'm glad you are continuing to enjoy this story. It's shaping out to be something altogether different than I originally intended and your comments are very much appreciated. :) | |
| RogerGamgee | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 7/18/2004 |
| This is shaping up to be a fantastic story. You've got me hooked for now - I keep wondering how the door at Bag End keeps coming open with no one around. Is someone using the Ring to slip in and out unnoticed? LOL And now Frodo is missing? Sam is going to be beside himself. Good work! Author Reply: Thank you very much. I'm glad you're enjoying it so much. That pesky door is going to cause problems. But no one is using the Ring. Just as Sam initially suspected (but then quickly dismissed) the Ring itself is the one causing the door to act up. I consider the Ring to be very much a major character throughout the story, though it isn't mentioned more than a couple of times. It's up to something, and we'll eventually find out what. Sam is indeed going to be very upset about Robin's news. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 7/14/2004 |
| Well, I *always* review what I read. (Don't get to read as much as I'd like, obviously. Uh, oh, you've just reminded me that I'm owing a few reviews over at ff.net, from when it would let me read but wouldn't let me review. Wonder if they've fixed that yet?) Ergo, this is the first I've seen of this story! Marvellous. You have a sure way of pulling in the reader with textured layers of description and little details that jump out suddenly. There is a typo, where you have "quite" when you mean "quiet". Very common error, make it myself more often than I like to think. “You will find I have a remarkable memory, cousin,” Merry shot back. “Particularly for the things most would wish forgotten.” (I do like the tone of the cousins' banter, it rings true) I didn't clip the paragraph with the varied greetings, but that also sounded so much like a typical family reunion... The abandoned smial was very sad. It wasn't originally Drogo and Primula's, was it? Or was Frodo only pretending? I liked thinking of Frodo as a collector of pretty and unusual rocks. I have my own rock-collector, you see... The dream was frightening, but fit well with the kind of prophetic dream Frodo had in FOTR. Pervinca and Pippin as wandering spirits! What a good image for contemplation. There. Was that enough reviewing? Author Reply: Yes, that was, thank you! Found the typo. Thanks for pointing it out. :) We'll find out a little more about the smial in a later chapter. Frodo *was* just pretending, but there is a link to his parents. As for Frodo's rock collection, I thought it would be something he would do as a teen while walking around by himself: see a pretty rock and pick it up, and keep the ones he thought were special. I'm sure Pippin and Pervinca used to be quite the troublemakers in their youth, always into something! This isn't the last we'll hear about that dream. | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 7/13/2004 |
| Poor sad Frodo - it's heartbreaking to think of him as a young hobbit, seeking out all those deserted dusty places to be alone and dream of having a family. It's not as if you can console yourself by thinking that he will be happy later, (like Eowyn), because he ends up even lonelier. Thank goodness for Sam. Nasty dream - prophetic - and Pippin must have been petrified that he wasn't breathing. Author Reply: Thank goodness for Sam indeed. He saved Frodo from more than just Shelob and Mordor. Frodo was happy for many years before the Quest, though I don't think he was ever completely whole. Losing his parents left a big gap in his life that simply could not be filled by any other, though Bilbo managed to come close to it for awhile. It is sad that he had to leave his beloved Shire behind to find healing. The dream was frightening. I think it scared Pippin more than it did Frodo (well, after Frodo woke up and couldn't remember anyway). | |