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| In the Greening of the Year by Lindelea | 51 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 11/27/2004 |
| Say something, Bert! Put the beans together and work out how many make five! Eglantine needs someone to get there quickly. Tolly needs someone to get there even more quickly. It does seem incredibly unfair that the escort should be blamed for the determination of their victims to escape - after all, they are in the position of being the servants of those they guard, and unable to contradict them - so how on earth can they make them stay safe if they just plain refuse to co-operate? Not that that will make any difference, of course. It's so much simpler to blame the person who can't fight back - the private rather than the general, the train driver rather than the board of directors, etc. Makes me think of whipping boys. Ferdi spent ten years (or so) in Great Smials being punished by Paladin as Pippin's whipping boy and he was in no position to fight back at all. Sandy interests me - such a quiet character - a convenience almost, but with access to all sorts of knowledge and experience he never gets much chance to show. Author Reply: "Put the beans together..." You slay me! Interesting thought, whipping boys. You're right! I guess Paladin's rationale was a) it was all Ferdi's fault, and b) Ferdi could leave any time he wanted to. Neither of which was true, but what person in the wrong ever defended truth? I need to go and get a cup of tea, but thanks for stopping by and leaving your comments! Reviews certainly grease the writing wheels... | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 11/26/2004 |
| Now Pippin will know that his mother is most likely in trouble with the arrival of Bert and the news of the flooding. Pervinca isn't going to be the only unhappy one in all of this. Eglantine seems to be holding together nicely in spite of it all and keeping Tolly amused while she's at it. Looking forward to more as always. Author Reply: ...keeping Tolly amused. Can you imagine being stuck under a tree and showered with Pippin stories? OTOH, that might not be so bad. Thanks! | |
| Hai Took | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 11/26/2004 |
| A story with Eglantine! Oh dear I am sorry she is in such a pickle! Tolly is a good hobbit, his always thinking of duty and so on, wanting her to get out while she could. I really do love your Eglantine though, her own stubborness and such, what with staying with Tolly and being caring. I hope that Pippin and the rest of the Tooks are able to get out and find these stuck hobbits! I'm sure they won't give up any time soon or anything but hope it is quick! Looking forward to more! Author Reply: I figure Pippin's mom has to be something awesome for him to have turned out as he did! Thanks. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 11/26/2004 |
| Eglantine is being so caring. I hope Tolly pulls through. Poor Pip, about to find out his Mother has gone missing! Wonderful, as always! Author Reply: Thanks, Pearl! I appreciate the feedback. | |
| Connie B. | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 11/26/2004 |
| Oh my goodness. If Eglantine and Tolly had stayed with Bert's family, they'd have been in the middle of the flood. Of course, they're not much better off, but at least they haven't drowned yet. Pippin is starting to have his hands full. First he has to deal with the flood, and then he's going to be faced with his mum's delay. I wonder how long it will take him to figure out the two are connected. I imagine he'll figure things out pretty quick, and then come to some horrible conclusion like that Eglantine and Tolly have drowned, or something. I'm enjoying this even more than I thought I would. Thanks. Connie B. Author Reply: Come to some horrible conclusion... something like that. Glad you're enjoying this! And thanks for taking the time to comment. | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/25/2004 |
| OK, now I want the well story. LOL Thank you for the after-Thanksgiving dinner reading treat. I was thankful that this was here. Now, soon everyone will be worried. I loved how Eglantine kept Tolly from falling into despair, but yet was unable to stand the sawing bit of the story. I cringed a bit myself. Happy Thanksgiving and I will be waiting for more of this one. Author Reply: I want the well story too! I'm only afraid that I can't tell it as comically as Pippin. Had a good Thanksgiving indeed, and hope yours was happy. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/25/2004 |
| What a terrifying beginning to chapter 3! Then, Eglantine helping Tolly to see how needed and loved he is. And Tolly and Nell both being distracted by Pippin stories is the perfect touch as I'm sure the family had those in abundance ;) And wonderfully leaving me eager for more!! VWD!! Author Reply: Yes, chapter 3 was very scary. I hoped no one would think badly of Tolly for his near-hysterical fear... but then he was in an impossible situation. Thanks so much for the encouragement! | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/25/2004 |
| Good one, Eglantine. She's not letting Tolly get away with woolly thinking even stuck there in the mud. Although wit ('I’d rather not go on, if I don’t have the legs to go on.') even in the midst of disaster either indicates the kind of personality who would - literally - do anything for a laugh, or maybe that what he is looking for is reassurance. Holding a hobbit down while he had his legs amputated must have been fairly traumatic. Actually it makes me think of Ferdi's father - surviving the fire to live out years of helplessness - but I suppose Tolly has Sweetie and the sprogs. Eglantine's making him fight, though. Ferdi has entered his weather vane phase, has he? So useful to have an extra career path he could follow, should he so desire. He and Pippin worked hard to keep Nell calm and entertained. Don't know if they've really got her convinced. Author Reply: I think Tolly just cannot help himself (in more than one way, in this story). I think back to him and Ferdi cracking jokes as they're waiting to be branded and banished from the Shire, in "Runaway"... Actually, it was Jodancingtree that gave him such a sense of humour, or else she read into the gallows humour of the branding scene I'd written and expanded on it. I keep coming back to the description she wrote of his jokes growing wilder as the level of the hot-toddy in his cup went down... I was thinking of Ferdi's father, too, but Ferdinand's case was different in that he'd lost everything, not just his arms and legs. His wife and brother were dead, his fortune gone, the ponies burned to death or survivors sold to pay his debts, his daughter run off and his son reduced to a half-wit in the eyes of many. Tolly has great advantages even if he does lose his legs! Extra career path. *snort* Yes, the weather ache is a result of the head injury Ferdi sustained when he fell in the race. But it brought him together with Nell, so the dark cloud had a silver lining! Thanks! | |
| Connie B | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 11/25/2004 |
| So the worrying begins. The diversions Pippin and Ferdi used were nice. Are we going to get the full story of Pippin in the well, or Pippin and the cat, for that matter? You're right, I think Eglantine's bluntness is a trait from her family. Pippin must have got a lot more from her tham many think. His Tookishness must come from more distant parts of that bloodline since his own father and grandfather seem to be exceptions to the rules of Took behavior. Thanks, and Happy Thanksgiving. Connie B. Author Reply: Happy Thanksgiving to you too! Am going to leave off writing and go bake some savoury rolls. Until later! | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 11/24/2004 |
| This is not what I expected at all. I love that it is Eglantine who is doing the rescuing on this one. She a strong personality and such a fighter. "Son of a Took" LOL now that is both an insult and a compliment, isn't it. The double-edged sword of all time. She has managed to get his arm free. I will be interested to see what else she can do. If another quest shoulc come about, I think Eglantine should get to go. Author Reply: I surprised you, really? What fun! Bet Pippin got a lot of his strength from her, don't you think? Hmmm, think of it. A granny-quest! Thanks! | |