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| This and That by Lindelea | 237 Review(s) |
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| Dana | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 3/25/2006 |
| I absolutely love this, you know. So very intense, and it has such a wonderful flow, and I do love what you did with the tension, and the present tense. And the hobbits cower, pressed to the ground, and still they wait, for the Men’s assault, they think, for they can imagine no other reason for this unreasoning fear. So still are they, so taut with listening, that they feel the tremor that runs through the earth; faint it is, as if it has travelled a long journey, and then a sound like a sigh goes up from all the Woody End around them; and their hearts beat suddenly again. And that, I really love that. Author Reply: Ah, thank you. You set a very good example, you know, with your mastery of present tense in stories. Thanks for pre-reading and commenting! | |
| Anso the Hobbit | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 2/22/2006 |
| Nice, a sort of gap-filler to the Beregond story. Poor Beregond. But he did what he thought was best. I am happy it ended well. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 2/15/2006 |
| Ah, finally found it. Yes, a good intro to the story now being written--although I do wish to see Thain and the tale of two hard winters expanded upon, of course. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 2/8/2006 |
| Oh dear - I hope that the throat is getting better and that you are getting some sleep in, finally! Hopped over to your LJ as patience isn't in my vocabulary, (now that is a site that I really must go visit more often,)and found your story. You have GOT to get it posted here Lindelea, edited or not! I enjoyed it so much and will be checking often for that last installment! Sam is the perfect hobbit to be discussing this. He reacts with his heart and guts where Frodo, who doubtless understands the concepts more like Aragorn, would try to argue for mercy more logically. Anyway you are putting it much better than I ever could so I wull shut up and just beg for the story here. *g* (But get better first dear Lindelea. ) | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 2/8/2006 |
| Poor Beregond. Eowyn and Merry disregard orders, kill the Witch King and become heroes. A soldier of the guard disregards orders, saves Faramir's life and spends the next month or so expecting to be executed. Wanting to die in battle to protect his son from what will happen to him. The law can be an ass. Author Reply: And don't I know it. One of my relatives is in criminal defence, specialising in death penalty cases, and the stories he can tell... This snippet is actually background I wrote, while working on a piece that I'm posting in my LJ, preparatory to editing the thing and posting it here. And hopefully once I've scratched the "Beregond itch" for the moment, I'll be able to turn my thoughts back to the stories-in-progress. It would be nice to think so, anyhow. Thanks! | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 2/7/2006 |
| Well begun. I have always thought there could be many stories around someone who befriends strangers and is willing to lay his own life on the line for the Captain he loved. I hope you can go on. Author Reply: Actually, if you want to see the piece that this one was written as background for (not actually a scene in that piece, but referred to there, and so I had to have it clear in my mind), you can check out http://lindelea1.livejournal.com The story, "To See Justice Done", is posting in draft form there. Or you can wait until it's edited, and gets posted here. Depends on how patient you are. (Some times my readers have to be awfully patient. The Muse is a fickle creature at best. But I have great hopes of getting back to the current crop of stories by the end of the week, if all goes well.) Thanks! | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 2/7/2006 |
| Aw this is great Lindelea. I always did wonder how he got to be leading that company of men. Perhaps you should call it a trickle! *g* And yes! More, more, more pleeeeese! Author Reply: Because it is getting later and I really need to give my pillow a little bit of company, poor lonely thing, please forgive me for repeating what I said in another review reply: Actually, if you want to see the piece that this one was written as background for (not actually a scene in that piece, but referred to there, and so I had to have it clear in my mind), you can check out http://lindelea1.livejournal.com The story, "To See Justice Done", is posting in draft form there. Or you can wait until it's edited, and gets posted here. Depends on how patient you are. (Some times my readers have to be awfully patient. The Muse is a fickle creature at best. But I have great hopes of getting back to the current crop of stories by the end of the week, if all goes well.) And thanks for the encouragement! | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 1/11/2006 |
| Oh, Lovely! I too, am old enough now to be "believing again". A Lovely, lovely tale. I want to share this with you. The Disney cartoon movie made in the 1970's, "Bedknobs and Broomsticks" featured a family of children spread from oh, six or so, to the oldest brother who had about reached "that age". Seein that new Narnia movie recently made me think about it again. At one point when the oldest brother begins to scoff at things he can not accept, the country lady in whose home they are staying to escape the Blitz sings a darling song to him, called "The age of not believing." The song ends with the hope that those years will pass and some day he will again start to believe in miracles. Whenever I encounter a story like this, or listen to the anxiety of the teens and twenties employed at the restaurant where I work, that song waltzes around in my head, and I remember that there is hope for them too. Thank you for sharing this story. Author Reply: "...there is hope for them too." What a lovely sentiment! Thanks! | |
| FantasyFan | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 1/10/2006 |
| Oh God, Lindelea, that made me cry. I feel such sympathy for Farry, growing up knowing that his Da is dying but not able to talk to anyone about it, trying to be too grown up too fast, always afraid that the next crisis will be the last, and very conscious of the weight of responsibility that will either fall to him long before he's ready for it, or be thrust on someone who doesn't want it if Farry isn't 'good enough'. I suppose this is about as close as an ordinary hobbit would get to praying for deliverance, and it's interesting that it's reserved as a child's custom; for hobbits aren't ordinarily without hope. Somehow in those in-between years, that hope gets internalized, for even Regi knows that the wishes will start again. Wonderful story, about some of my favorite parts of your universe. Author Reply: *hugs* I'm so sorry. I hope it was a cathartic kind of crying, rather than ripping the scab off a new-healing wound. I was a grown-up when my dad died, married and with a young child, and still I felt as if I was having to become too grown up too fast, as you say. Yes, I think the hope must get internalized; you see so much of it in LOTR, in Sam, seeing the star peeping through the cloud wrack, in Rosie, knowing months before that all was well and he'd be coming home to her again, even in Pippin's "dying" thoughts under the troll. Belated thanks for your thoughts. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 1/10/2006 |
| Yes, just right for the Thain's son, and so worthy of a worthy individual. And glad Regi peeked! Author Reply: Ah, yes, had Regi not peeked there'd be much less of a story! (If any at all.) Thanks! "Princess Bride" is on the agenda for Saturday! Will let you know what the little ones think. Author Reply: Just had to revisit this to let you know that Princess Bride has become one of the Wee Hobbits' favourites. They quote whole sections at each other. It's a hoot. | |