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| A Took by Any Other Name by Lindelea | 177 Review(s) |
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| Connie B. | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 3/6/2005 |
| Wow! That was... I can't describe it. I would never have guessed the Merimac was about to die. Now I guess Pippin's going to have to find a different motivation to return home. Guess it is good though that Merimac wasn't able to tell him the whole situation if it would have caused both Pippin and Merry to meet an untimely end. That was too weird. I mean that in a good way. Now I'm really curious about what's going to happen now that Pippin is beginning to recover. Thanks for having Merimac forshadow the births of all eight of Pippin's children. I never can seem to remember all their names or the birth order. It was nice having them all conveniantly listed. Thanks. Connie B. Author Reply: If you look in the Family Trees in Appendix C you'll see Merimac's death date. It sort of worked into this story. Otherwise I would have had to bonk the hobbit on the head and had him suffer amnesia! After all, we *know* that Pippin doesn't return to Tookland for another four years, and when he *does* it's clear he didn't know about Ferdi and the Ban. Well, now you have a nice list of all the little Tooks! Glad it's a convenience. Thanks. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 3/6/2005 |
| A bath in privacy he's demanding? After all that???? Love it! Sorry to see the Badger go, but glad he was glad of it. Author Reply: Yes, in my view of the hobbit afterlife, "it is an unending feast, where there is no time, and no tears, and all you've ever lost is restored to you". Which means that just about the same moment Merimac arrives at the feast, his family and loved ones will meet him there, even after living long and full lives. What a concept! | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 3/6/2005 |
| Capital!!!! Marvelous!! A wonderful near death/death experience!!! Awesome!! And my little brother lives!! What more could I ask from a chapter? ??? Nothing :) Author Reply: Lovely! So glad you enjoyed it. And the next chapter is a treat, with Pippin up to his usual standard, IMHO. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 3/6/2005 |
| Oh that was splendidly done! I love that Merimac was able to give Pippin the truly important message: that his mother loved him and was well. And I loved the way he was able to tell him a bit of what is to come, though I wonder how much of it he will remember when he recovers. Of course, everyone will be very sad about Merimac, but I am glad that he got in one last thing before he left! You asked about the Denethor/Faramir, Pippin/Paladin nightmare. I actually used that in my very first story, "When the King Comes Back (the Great Smials)". I don't think my use of it was nearly as vivid as yours, though. Author Reply: Ah, thank you. Steered you wrong, a little earlier, when I referred to Merimac's "swan song". This was really it. But it was a good ending for Merimac, the best I could do for him, and I think it is the ambition of every hobbit to die peacefully in his sleep after a fine meal and satisfying smoke (and relaxing bath, if needed). You're right about his not remembering much, as will come out in the final chapter before the Epilogue. (And the final chapter is scheduled to be the next posted, unless it splits itself in half. I simply cannot post much over 3,000 words at a time with our slow connexion!) Thank you for the "steer" to your story. Your first? Very well done, indeed. And I do appreciate the direction, for you are among the ranks of prolific writers (join the Club!) and I didn't (and still don't, though I wish I did) have time to go through each one on the list in search of Pippin's nightmare... ...though of course you are on my "want to read" list... Perhaps if our schedule ever slows down, and I have more time to read again. I can print out chapters to take to the playground, perhaps. (I'm still trying to read more than half a chapter at a time of Larner's epic tale! And then there's your Pippin-as-a-minstrel story that I never finished, and Auntiemeesh's Cormallen pieces, and Thundera Tiger's latest... whew. At least I'll never be bored.) | |
| Eruvyweth | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/6/2005 |
| Ohhhhhh, that was cruel. : ) But wonderful. You'd better finish this soon. I LOVE a good angst. Author Reply: Lovely to hear from you. Your least wish is my greatest desire. New chapter posted, only a couple more to go. (This is one of those medium-length, 19- or 20-chapter stories.) Thanks! | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/6/2005 |
| OMG! You warned me, but I couldn't resist reading it anyway. That was so dramatic! But Pippin has to be alright, for he still has to name his son, hasn't he? Great job! Please update soon! Author Reply: Well, at least you can't say you weren't warned! True, Pippin *has* to be all right, for I haven't labelled this story as AU! (I write very little deliberate AU, unless it's satire, and this is definitely not satire. Most of my "serious" AU has been due to mistakes made, usually in calculating dates. Math is not my strong suit.) Thanks! | |
| Anso the Hobbit | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/6/2005 |
| Ah, several new chapters and I hadn`t noticed! Well, here`s another four-chapters-in-one review. Of course you now have me wonder what happened to Merry the last time he was late? lol! I`m not going to compare Pippin to a cat, but I do wonder how many lives he has? He really has a rough time of it with this fever and lying on the brink of death so many times as he has. Of course, he`s resillient and a very stubborn hobbit, but poor, poor Pippin! That delirium is horrible. My heart goes out to him and Merry and the Brandybucks too for not being able to get through to him. And then Pippin has a sight of his own, or the delirium is mingled with the future! I think it is very nice that Paladin sees Pippin and Farry in the future, knowing that he will return and be Thain. It comforts him and makes the picture I have of your Paladin as Thain soften a little. You do know how to leave a poor reader on the edge, but I love it! Please give us more soon though! I`m worried for our hobbits. Author Reply: Well, gave you some Merry angst for your reading diversion. (see next chapter for details) BTW, hope you can have patience on the story we talked about, for our computer has developed a mysterious something (virus? worm? Trojan horse?) and until dh figures out how to eradicate it for good and all I'm not sending anyone any files. Yes, poor Pippin, he does have a number of lives, it seems. JRRT took care of at least one, and I think with all of us fanfic writers on the job he needs more lives than a cat... and I've done more than my share, in all likelihood. I'm glad your picture of Paladin has softened a little. I do have some feeling for that hobbit, even when he exasperates me. Thanks! | |
| Beruthiel | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/6/2005 |
| !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woe to anyone who tries to keep you from the computer to update!! Author Reply: Sick children can be a convenience, sometimes. Stayed home with one this morning, as a matter of fact, and while she was napping I was able to type in the next chapter. So there you go. Just a bit more to the story now. Thanks! | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/5/2005 |
| Loved how well you've connected Pippin's fever to his memories of Denethor, his own father and, naturally, Faramir. Very well done. I also am enjoying the closeness between Pippin and Merry in this one. I think that is why I like the Young Steward stories best. It all happens before responsibility puts limits on them both. Author Reply: Thank you! I had been away from the "Young Steward" stories for awhile. I had started to fall into a formulaic style and needed to break away and "get fresh". I think I managed, for this story has little resemblance to "To Get to the Top" and (now I cannot remember the name of the story where Merry is pinned under a tree in a flood...). There is so much more scope to the characters than "so-and-so gets in trouble and somehow his cousin *knows* and goes in search and rescues him". No matter how much fun such stories are to write (and read). LOL. | |
| Elenar | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 3/5/2005 |
| The horrible dream where he associates Paladin with Denethor, poor Pippin! He can't give up now! I can't wait for the next chapter! Author Reply: Things look pretty grim, but there's help about to arrive from a surprising source. So hang in there! And thanks for taking the time to comment. | |