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| The Tenth Walker by Lindelea | 703 Review(s) |
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| Istarnië | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 9/25/2007 |
| Well *I* am certainly being drawn along on this well known journey, and enjoying every step of the walk. Who knows, I may even start trotting soon - I have almost run out of excuses not to read faster. I love the way Bill associates Pippin with his old, kind master. I also love the hint of menace from the pursuing 'old misery', which is alleviated by the 'tall Man's' words: 'He knows the land round here well enough, but he knows he is not a match for me in a wood.' It is no wonder Bill feels '...the stirrings of friendly feeling towards this stranger at these words.' Go Strider! ;-) Author Reply: Oh, my! High praise indeed! It's nice to be able to read slowly, chewing the words over, having time to digest them. All too often I have to gulp down a chapter, swallowing hastily, and too many times I am interrupted in the middle and have to try to remember to return, to finish. I do savour the times when I do have time to read slowly, and appreciate your approach to reading. (But if you want to read faster, it won't hurt my feelings. *g*) Thanks! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 9/24/2007 |
| Ah, how wonderful! Dear Bill, and how he seeks to care for his small herd as they seek to care for him. And love the working in of the text. Author Reply: Thanks! It's a game to blend the text into the chapter seamlessly, and I hope it doesn't bother anyone that I do that. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 16 on 9/24/2007 |
| Mention of Rivendell is like a flash of bright light, a sliver of sunlight shining through clouds Awwww. I love how they make sure Bill gets as much food as is available for him. Author Reply: Yes, I think they care for him as much as he does for them. Poor hobbits and hobbit-pony, the pickings are pretty slim at the moment. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 9/23/2007 |
| What a wonderful, welcome expansion on the book story, Lindelea. Bill and his perceptions of those he's with are so wonderfully described, as is his concern for Frodo and what might and might not disturb what ease he is able to know. And poor Strider--so in need of a bath as they all are at the moment! Lovely! Author Reply: Animals are so amazing--so often they seem to have a sixth sense when it comes to well-being. I had a horse that was a real "brat" when dh tried to ride her--she figured he could take care of himself and so did all she could to unseat him without outright bucking--but put a child on her back and she'd turn her head back, to look and see who was in the saddle (such a light weight!), and then pace along smooth as glass and just as careful as could be. And our dog always knows when someone's sick, and chooses to lie beside the sick person, instead of her usual favourite person. | |
| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 9/22/2007 |
| I do love seeing these events from Bill's PoV and you do give him a very distinct voice - you certainly understand our equine friends. Love the thought that his mother said 'We'll cross that bridge when we come to it' - not just human mothers come out with wise sayings, it seems. I am looking forward to seeing his reactions when they reach Rivendell. Author Reply: Thanks! Have loved horses for a long time, and after owning one and working with a few others over the years I begin to gain some understanding of them. I do miss horses; we cannot have any here in the city, where we live now. How I love Bill's wise old mother! She must have been a very intelligent and observant pony. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 15 on 9/21/2007 |
| perhaps bridges are not all the same... much like people. And ponies. Oh Bill the wise pony. He just goes to show that his deprived background with Bill Ferny has not stopped his inate character coming out with the encouragement of caring and loving friends(masters). Author Reply: Perhaps they're not. Bill certainly is seeing the world, and gaining much more knowledge than the usual Bree-pony. Amazing how an abused animal can seem a different creature altogether with a little love, care, and respect. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 9/20/2007 |
| Poor dear Bill! ". . . I fall into darkness and fear." As did Merry and young marsh stinking hobbit. It is all much more than any pony could bear. Author Reply: You know, JRRT tells us nothing about what happened to Bill at Weathertop. It took some thinking to figure out, though I knew he had to be tied securely (and I have had a panicked horse break a headstall, so even being tied was not a guarantee of keeping him from running away) or else hobbled. Hobbles seemed the most likely option. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 10 on 9/20/2007 |
| No, not a wee pony they are after. Bill is about to have a nasty fright . . . Author Reply: Poor Bill and his unreasoning fear. I cannot tell you how many times I told my horse that a puddle would not swallow her whole. She still seemed to think it had something personal against her. Of course, Bill is up against something even worse than puddles. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 9/20/2007 |
| Yes, dear Master and his unseen burden. It is always nice when it gets lightened a bit by the cheer of the others. Author Reply: Yes, it is nice, this early on, when they can still take him out of himself. I think it gets harder the further they go on the journey. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 9/20/2007 |
| Delightful! Bill the pony-hobbit. Young marsh stinking hobbit rolling to scratch his back. Frodo's soothing talk of Bag End and it making Bill think of a nose bag. Sam fixing a cold supper beside the noisy stream. Author Reply: He seems more hobbity the longer he keeps company with hobbits. Actually, a few of the ponies I've known have been quite hobbity in character, so Bill fits right in. Thanks for hitting the high points, you made me smile. | |