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| A Day in the Life by GamgeeFest | 25 Review(s) |
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| MaidenofValinor | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/5/2006 |
| Oooohhh getting rather heated there...Merry...tsktsk. He's so childish. Lol. Aww I want to hug Pippin. He's such a sweetie pie! Author Reply: Merry does tend to revert back to childishness from time to time, doesn't he? But he still manages to charm us, lol. Pippin is so adorable at this age, and also quite the handful. Poor Sam, having to contend with all these cousins. Thanks for reading! :) | |
| Jeodo Brandybuck | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/5/2006 |
| What fun! What fun! I can't wait for the next installation! Thanks for a great read. Jeodo Brandybuck Author Reply: Thank you for reading! I'm glad this gave you a laugh. The fun has only just begun. Things should get a bit more hectic before the end of this day. | |
| XtremeFrolicker | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/5/2006 |
| Beautifully done! I am perfectly in love with all the stories in your continuing plotlines, and i can't wait for a new installment! Author Reply: Thanks so much, and it's wonderful to hear from you! I'm glad you're enjoying this and my other stories. :) | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/5/2006 |
| Oh golly! I had planned to save this until I got home this afternoon--but I couldn't resist taking just a peek, and then, oh my! I *love* this. You have the interactions of all four of them down *so well*! You *know* how I adore all of them together! So Uncle Dinodas is the Brandybuck family tutor! Wheee! And I was just *dying* over this part: Merry closed the lid and sat on the chest, trying to noodle this out. Now, it was quite likely that Frodo would never think to the look in the linen chest. True, Frodo was sharp as a tack but he did tend to overlook smaller details like that. However, Frodo was clearly suspicious and had come to this room to look it over. When Frodo put his mind to things, very little was overlooked, if any at all. So, it was also equally as likely that Frodo had looked in the chest, which meant he would have seen what Merry was hiding in there. Being the devious Baggins that he was, he would leave those items in the chest and let Merry go on his way, assuming that Merry wouldn’t think to guess that Frodo had seen them. Which meant that Frodo now knew what was in the chest and also knew that Merry didn’t know that he knew. Unless he didn’t know. What a hoot! You must be a fan of "The Princess Bride"! It sounded just like Wesley and Fezzini! I do so love the way poor Sam is all caught in the middle of these cousinly maneuvers. His dismay over the thought of all of them trying to help him with the path was priceless. And I so love his patience with Pippin--who really is being a bit neglected by his older cousins at this point, since they are both so pre-occupied with putting one over on the other. And I like poor Merry's confusion here. Set at this point, between "Harvest Moon" and "Walking Trip", he is going to be confused and defensive. He really no longer knows how to treat Sam, since they are no longer friends. Yet he knows Frodo will never stand for him coming over all superior to Sam. And he knows deep inside that it's not really what he wants anyway. But Frodo is not really being fair either, using Sam in a way, to sidetrack Merry. The two cousins are very single minded here--their "Brandybuckishness" coming to the fore, possibly to the detriment of both Sam and Pippin. And Pippin is marvelous here. His breathless recital near the end, as he tells his cousin everything he's learned from Sam that morning is just adorable and so Pippish. And he's not going to forget a word of it. And now *I'm* a bit breathless, and a little disappointed in myself that I couldn't wait to savor this, but had to gulp it all down greedily. Author Reply: hehe I love these four together too, especially when they're all being such rascals, in their own ways, and any time Frodo can be a bit silly and mischevious is a special treat. Uncle Dino pulled the tutor card, lol. Laziness on my part, but I didn't think you'd mind. :) "The Princess Bride" is one of my favorites and that scene with the poison always cracks me up. If only I could have worked in an "Inconceivable!" in here somewhere, and believe me, I was looking for a spot to put it! But I think that would have been too over-the-top even for this fic, which is also borrowing inspiration from "Xena", The Beatles and "Buffy the Vampire Slayer". The Gaffer is wasting his breath: Sam is *already* quite stuck in the middle of his betters' affairs. He can't say he wasn't warned though. He knew Merry was going to be up to no good, and he knew Frodo was going to be on his guard. He wasn't quite expecting to get so caught up in it as he is, but he has the advantage of not being related to them, lol. He can go home at the end of the day. ;) Ah, Pippin. He does seem to be getting the short end of the stick, but I wouldn't count him out just yet. At least he learned all those interesting things about gardening, which he of course couldn't help sharing with his cousins. I love it when Pippin is so Pippish. :) Merry's being a bit of prick toward Sam. He can't be his friend anymore, so banter would only offend Sam more. Knowing that Sam never forgave him does put him a bit on guard, and he's starting to settle into the belief that servants can be *told* what to do rather than *requested* to do things. Not a good combination. On top of that, Frodo won't put up with Sam being mistreated, so Merry is finding himself walking a very tight line with nothing really to balance himself. It doesn't help that he's still so jealous of Sam either. At this point, he doesn't really know what he wants in his relationship with Sam, just that he wishes there was some way he could communicate with him. Frodo's showing his old rascally ways. Sam's getting his first taste of just what his master used to get up to when he lived in Buckland. That "Brandybuckishness" (I like that word!) is making both cousins behave in ways they wouldn't normally act. Throw in Merry's head-strong tendencies and Frodo's good old Baggins stubborness, and Sam will be wishing for a place to hide soon enough, lol. I'm so glad you're enjoying this and that you got a laugh or two from it. :) | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/5/2006 |
| I simply can't wait to see who finally wins out in this war of pranks. I know Frodo is on the watch but Merry seems very determined. And poor Sam! Caught in the middle and being used by both of them to a certain extent. I loved Merry's idea to use the butter as soap. Too funny! Hoping for more soon! Author Reply: It should be interesting, to say the least. Merry is quite determined and a determined Brandybuck is rather dangerous, lol. Frodo has experience with these things though, having been a rascal himself in his younger days (and still being a bit of one now). Frodo's going to have to keep two steps ahead of Merry if he wants to get through this day unscathed. ;) Sam had some warning of what was to come and he certainly knows what Merry is capable of. He's always willing to help Frodo in any way he can, but this is putting a bit of strain on him. Wouldn't be so bad if Merry wasn't acting like a prick though, lol. Merry is full of ideas and he'll be happy to get any of them to work. Thanks for reading and for the rec! I'm glad this gave you a laugh. | |