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| Hewing Naught but Wood by Thundera Tiger | 26 Review(s) |
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| BM | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| I loved this! It was great! I laughed out loud at the conversation. I could picture exactly what was going on, and it was something I could easily see the three of them arguing about--especially Legolas and Gimli! And Eomer's confusion and exasperation was hilarious. I am going to have to dig out more of your work--You have a superb grasp of Tolkien's book version of Middle earth, and in the limited circles of fanfiction that I peruse on this topic, that is rare. Keep up the good work! Author Reply: Hey BM! I'm glad you read and enjoyed! I had fun taking the Three Hunters on a strange semantics journey, and they seemed to enjoy it, too. Many thanks for the compliments about Tolkien's version of Middle-earth. I'm not at all certain of that myself, but you've certainly made my day with your words. Thank you very much, and thank you for pausing to review! | |
| docmon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| LOL! this was terrific! What a nice break to my day here. I loved seeing this from Eomer's POV. It was the perfect choice. "He wondered if the three would remember that there were also other things afoot. Such as a battle." ROTFL - poor Eomer, had to get initiated into these conversations at Helm's Deep of all places! score another one for Thundera... mon Author Reply: Hey there! I almost sent this your direction before posting, but in the end, I needed to just unload it. It was taking over my mind and I had to push it into a final stage so that it would quit doing that and I could stop overworking it. Anyway, glad you liked it, and that line you mentioned actually reminded me of you and some of the wry things you've said in our emails. So...how is your writing project coming along? (Hint, hint) | |
| Alassiel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| Hello, This was delightful. I was laughing aloud throughout. Talk about hair-splitting, or hewing, or hacking or even cleaving! I think we need this kind of silliness once in a while to remind us that we are, after all, playing in Arda. Blessings, Alassiel Author Reply: Splitting! There's a word I should have used. I'm not sure how or where because the story is almost too long right now, but it's definitely something I could have used. Ah well. I'm glad you liked it, but even more than that, I'm glad you liked the spirit in which it was offered. Because that's all we're doing, after all. Playing. | |
| daw the minstrel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| So is this like the 100 different names for snow that Native Peoples are said to have (although I've recently read that that's apocryphal)? The distinction obviously matters to Gimli, although I have to say I'm with Eomer on this. I liked that you used his POV. He represents the rest of us pretty well, I think. Author Reply: Yes, Eomer was supposed to be the voice of sanity during the story. He was a fairly silent voice, but that was his purpose. And actually, I hadn't thought of the story in connection with many different words for snow or (in this case) axe-chopping. Not quite like that, anyway. I was just trying to simulate an online Tolkien debate taken from a slightly different angle. But it's an interesting comparison. | |
| Rhiannon | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| Very funny, yet again. I especially liked "we must yet define another aspect of your definition?" Doesn't that just sum their debates! Author Reply: Actually, that sums up most complicated debates I've been in. In the end, it always comes down to how you define things. It's maddening, really. | |
| Etharei | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| (I actually posted this first on FF.Net, so if you read this one first then you don't need to read the other one there) I cannot remember where I came across this argument before- at least, exactly which discussion forum it was in- but suffice to say that I was already groaning in expectation before the third paragraph *g* An excellently-written piece once again, Thundera; oh how I've missed your writing! The inspirational phrase had gotten me thinking when I read the books, but I guess I should stop being surprised by the sort of details Tolkien fans can linger over! As always, your depiction of Gimli and Legolas is masterful, particularly the former. Eomer's behaviour corresponds to him being a more pragmatic warrior who, as you implied, had been more exposed to the negative aspects of discussions of differences in opinion (aka Wormtongue). I also fancied that Gimli seemed quite Elf-ish in his knowledge that words may not be as synonymous as people think, yet at the same time very much a Dwarf in his focus on the precision of certain definitions. Mind you, I agree with him *winks* Thank you for yet another wonderful piece of reading, had me in tickles there the whole way! *glomps* Author Reply: I got the one on FF.net, but I'm glad you double posted because over here, I can respond! Yay! The groaning expectation is EXACTLY what I was going for, so thank you so much for telling me! I was groaning most of the time while writing it, and after a while, Eomer was groaning right along with me. Poor guy. He just didn't know what he was getting himself into. Thank you so much for your compliments. You've shot my ego sky-high and I'll have to charter a plane to get it down, but I thank you, nonetheless. :) And of course, all astute writers such as yourself are going to find themselves in agreement with Gimmli. *nods sagely* You have chosen wisely. Glomp fest! *glomps back* | |
| fadagaski | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| *dies* Yes, I can just imagine them doing that in the first lull of the battle. They're so ... soooo ... *struggles* ... pedantic! Gah! Poor Eomer. :) Author Reply: *nods* Poor Eomer, indeed! I warned him about what he was getting into, but he insisted that if Gandalf could do it, so could one of the Rohirrim. Maybe they're not so pragmatic after all... | |
| Lamiel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| Oh goodness. You do get the strangest plot-bunnies, don't you. And here I'd happily skimmed over that little exchange for years, never bothering about when Gimli had last killed Orcs, whether he hewed them or cleaved them or what have you. Although, really, I think that if anything Tolkien would be proud of your devotion to the etymology. And I rather enjoyed Eomer's concern that if the Wild-men came over the wall the attack might go unnoticed. This is clever, amusing, and has the same high quality I've learned to expect in all your stories. Now if only the muses would wander back in the direction of, oh, say "Land of Light and Shadows" . . . Author Reply: You know, most sane people take your approach to it. They don't care where Gimli killed his last orcs or exactly how he killed them. As long as he's alive and safe, they're happy. Then there are people like me who get obsessive about details and after that, nothing is the same. Or sane. As for wandering muses, I'm waiting for yours to wander in the direction "This Present Darkness." I believe I owe you a review for the last chapter, too. I'll have to check. And you've got that other story out about. "The Importance of Being a Hobbit?" I still need to find time to read that. It caught my interest, though because I'm a huge Oscar Wilde fan. Fun stuff. | |
| perelleth | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| It took me some time to regain use of my its, after laughing out loud for a while.This is even more funnily ridiculous than Smiting Ruin, and maybe you could all compile a parallel LOTR based upon absurd conversations among a dwarf, and elf and a man raised by elves. No wonder that Eomer begins to feel a headache! ANyway, the shared love for precise words when referring to their trade or craft is a good explanation for LEgolas and Gimli's more than strange friendship, at least a good point in common. Very funny!:-) Author Reply: Yikes! Parallel LotR filled with nothing but strange semantics debates? I think even I would cringe at that one, and I can be very obsessive about semantics. But I think you for the compliment! And Eomer thanks you for your understanding. He volunteered for the job of pragmatist, but he was beginning to doubt his wisdom by the time I was through with him. As for the friendship between Legolas and Gimli...there was enough rivalry between them to start off with that I can't see them just dumping it by the wayside. They'd have to turn it sideways and make it into something, and why not sparring? There are hints of it throughout LotR. They're constantly making comments such as "dwarves are strange folk" and things like that. It works for me, anyway. | |
| Lindelea1 | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 9/27/2005 |
| ...but I have participated in just such inane conversations whilst under duress and working to gain a second wind. It is strange what the brain will do... He wondered if the three would remember that there were also other things afoot. Such as a battle. I just love that dry wit of yours. Author Reply: Under duress, I've also participated in these conversations. Usually I'm the one who ends up starting them, too. I really pity the people around me when I'm stressed. As for that line, that was one of my favorites, too, so I'm glad you also liked it! | |