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| In Empty Lands by Larner | 285 Review(s) |
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| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 7/23/2013 |
| Very interesting how imagination and perception can become reality. I think of the Ring too, how it is so heavy to the bearer as Frodo and Sam both feel and that is very real and not imaginative at all, but at the same time only the Bearer is aware of it. Sam does not feel it at all as he carries Frodo. I don't think you meant this nothing to compare with the Ring but it still strikes me. This was a fun chapter. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: I can certainly see the parallels between the bearing of the Ring, and particularly as they approach the Mountain, and this. It's not intentional, however--just having some fun at the expense of Pippin and Boromir. Heh! This was a fun story to write, and the plotbunny for it was gnawing at me for a few days before I could get it written out and posted. But I've seen people who have sworn they've seen or experienced things that others swore didn't happen after all, and I thought to capitalize on that situation. | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 27 on 7/23/2013 |
| Aragorn knows, from personal experience, just how inventive Frodo can be when it comes to the consequences of ones folly! Huggs, Lynda Author Reply: Oh, I know! And not only is Frodo inventive, but he can make it look oh, so natural! Heh! I'm glad I finally got to the point I could bring this one over here and add it to the ongoing tale of Boromir's experiences with the Fellowship. Thanks so, Lynda! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 27 on 7/23/2013 |
| Bwhahaha! Poor Boromir! Insult Frodo's mushrooms, will he? I guess he's learned his lesson now! I just love this addition to the many lovely stories of the Fellowship and Yule that different folk have written--I do believe this is your first! How marvelous! It's fun to see which elements of a traditional holiday some people choose to use when transporting our own traditional winter festivities to Middle-earth. (BTW, I am re-reading "Lesser Rings" again. Did you ever do a follow-up story about the Farozi's son and daughter-in-law coming North for a visit? I'd so love to see her take on the Gondorian customs!) Author Reply: Oh, yes, he's learning. Although this story isn't strictly new--I wrote it a year ago March, but only now got to the point that I could put it into this collection. I just realized I haven't written in Pippin's birthday, which in my-verse is just before Yule--one day I may have him describing to his children how he spent his birthday that year. (And in the last few chapters of Lesser Rings there is a visit to Gondor, if you'll remember! Too bad the Farozi himself didn't come, though.) Thanks so, Dreamflower! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 27 on 7/23/2013 |
| What a delightful story, so full of the gentle teasing and true affection these wonderful folks would have known. And I'm so hungry now! That was truly a feast. Author Reply: I do think that there would have developed a good deal of friendship among the members of the Fellowship, and that Yule/Metarre would have been an interesting experience for Boromir, who can get a feeling for how the northerners tend to celebrate the Turning of the Year. And it made you hungry? I guess it makes us honorary Hobbits! Heh! Thanks so, Shirebound. | |
| Agape4Gondor | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 7/22/2013 |
| Very much enjoying this tale, though I am unable to post after every chapter. I am reading it voraciously, chuckling at times, and feeling sorrow at others. Nicely written. You are very gifted. And it is a delight to read Boromir. Author Reply: I'm so glad you enjoyed it, Agape, and that you were able to respond to this chapter, at least. Some of the preparation for this epic journey must have been at least a bit funny, if the nine Walkers were not go to mad with anticipation and dread; and I'm certain that Elrond and Gandalf were both glad to see the Hobbits and Boromir particularly doing their best to distract themselves as they could. And I am so honored! I didn't write much about Boromir at all for so long that this tale that focuses so much on him has been a relief! | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 7/22/2013 |
| Pippin is carry a package of nothing? That is too funny. What's even funnier is that he really believes it weighs more that 20 pounds. It's amazing what the imagination will do. Author Reply: Oh, yes, our imaginations are very important to how we perceive the world, and I'm certain that Bilbo and Frodo capitalized on that capacity for belief on more than one occasion to try to keep young Pippin distracted from possible disasters or to remind him of proper decorum when he'd gone past even their endurance. Heh! Thanks so, Tari! We have a talking scale we bought one summer when touring Britain in search of antiques and oddities, and it tells aloud how much what is being weighed is in stones and pounds. It got a good deal of attention from the people who heard us weighing their packages they were sending via U.P.S. on it! But as all of our electronics spoke for the benefit of my blind spouse, our shop was always getting repeat visits from those who wanted to see what new gadgets we'd been able to find. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 7/20/2013 |
| How fascinating! I found this to be a very interesting read, and will be thinking about the power of imagination today. Author Reply: It has been long said that in sex, a good imagination is an important part of enjoying and treasuring the intimacy shared, and I know from far too personal experience how imagination can work against us when we are afraid. Why this idea struck me for this story I don't know, but I certainly had a lot of fun with it! Heh! Thanks so, Shirebound! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 26 on 7/20/2013 |
| This is absolutely hilarious and adorable! Thank you for such a fun start to my day--I'll be giggling about it all morning long! Poor Boromir! *snerk* This kind of reminded me of Grey Wonderer! Author Reply: It was great fun to write it, believe me! The idea first hit me about four days ago, and yesterday, in spite of all I'm SUPPOSED to be writing, I had to write it out before it had a chance to gnaw my leg off! Heh! And to be compared to GW's masterful comedy is a wonderful compliment! Thank you so, Dreamflower! Glad I could give a few giggles! | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 11/10/2012 |
| Nice to see another chapter and how well provisioned the Company is! I certainly would join in with Boromir's enjoyment of a real bed for the last time in a long time. The journey begins at last... Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: I would expect that Elrond's people would all do their best to see that the Fellowship was well prepared for whatever bad weather they might face during the first portion of their journey, at least. And several of these had reason to know just how treacherous winter journeys can possibly be. Thanks so, Antane. | |
| Tari | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 11/7/2012 |
| Bill is not the only one carring a heavy burden. Frodo's burden is far greater than any living creature has ever born. Well done Author Reply: I doubt very much that Bill thinks of his load anywhere as heavy as Frodo does his own. Bill, at least, is doing precisely what he expects of his life, and travels with those he now knows and loves. And his burden grows largely lighter by the day, unlike Frodo's. | |