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| Wherever the Prompt Might Lead by Larner | 228 Review(s) |
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| Baggins Babe | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/27/2008 |
| What an amazing series of stories, Larner! How you managed to fit them to the prompt I don't know but I am very impressed. iwould have reviewd them all individually but my phone/internet connection was down for some time. It was fun picking out the various 'worlds' in this last story and I was particularly pleased to see one of my personal favourites, the Librarian from Unseen University! Oook! indeed! Poor Frodo, what a confusing dream. The monkey in several of the stories reminds me of the one in 'Pirates of the Caribbean' and is just as mischievous. Thank you for these and a Merry Christmas to you and yours. P.S. I notice in your review of another story that you mention beavers as not being native to Britain. Actually the European Beaver was a native of Britain for a long time although it was later hunted to extinction in this country. However, they are now being reintroduced in selected areas, and nature reserves, and we hope they will be successful in making their homes here. Author Reply: Thanks so, Baggins Babe! It was a very interesting project, trying to make eacy one fit! As for internet connections being down or just wonky--I can certainly relate! Oh, I'm so glad you recognized the Librarian! I love him, too! Since monkey was on the list of words to be worked into the ficlets, I found I had to keep writing such things into the story. Nancylea ended up writing a series of stories in which one character had a monkey; in mine I had a few different monkeys, one of them being the one on Isengar's ship, of course. Monkeys and parrots are both almost stereotypical pets of sailors, I've found, so it was fairly easy to include them as long as I had to keep working wharves and finally boats into the stories. And they can be very mischievous. When my parents were stationed in Costa Rica the neighbor's pet monkey would slip into the pantry and pour out the flour and cornmeal and sugar and coffee all over the place, or would get into what food it could find. I didn't realize there had ever been beavers in Britain! I know they were almost hunted to extinction here in North America and they've only now begun to make a resurgence in population. And a joyous Christmas season to you as well. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/26/2008 |
| That was some dream! I recognized a lot of that very crowded and diversified landscape but not all - went to your livejournal for the references. That was cute to see Gilligan among all the others and our queen will love the references to Little Women. Too bad Mr. Darcy did not show up - I think it's around when Frodo is about to knocked over by Merry and Pippin in the film I think he's dressed just right for that period and except for height would fit right in. :) Frodo may deny it or even not be aware of it but there certainly is Elvishness about him. :) :) Namarie, God bless, Antane Author Reply: Am glad it gave a chuckle! It was suggested I throw a little Austin in there, but to be honest although I know the stories of all the books at last, I've not read any of them more than once. And although Frodo has an Elvish nature to him, I DON'T think it's a house elf's nature! Heh! Thanks so for the comments! | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/26/2008 |
| Absolutely hilarious! And there I wondered if I had mixed up "A Christmas Carol" with "Oliver Twist"! But in fact only the first boy was Dodger, right? And I'm glad that Ron warned Frodo to go in the direction of Aragog. Just imagine what might have happened! Thank you for posting! Author Reply: Yes, we had the Artful Dodger at first, before the sight of Scrooge and the delightful boy who fetched the poulterer for him! As for Frodo meeting Aragog's descendants--I shudder at the thought of it! I think he's had more than enough to deal with without more giant spiders! | |
| Kitty | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/25/2008 |
| Larner, that was hilarious! There were a few literary references I didn't get, but I enjoyed it immensely! And what a fun way to include all the words in a story again! Maybe I should find out what's in my teas - sometimes my dreams are equally disjointed, jumping from location to location and topic to topic without any sense. Have been waking up annoyed more than once because it didn't make *any* sense *grin* But Frodo's dream was even more crazy than mine. Author Reply: I've detailed the entire list of references in my LiveJournal: http://blslarner.livejournal.com/ I was on a pain med after surgery that did this to MY dreams, and I quit after the second night of disjointed dreams--could not stand it. I found plain old aspirin did as good a job at controlling the pain, but without the disruption to my dreaming. Thanks so for the comments! Heh! | |
| Bookworm | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/25/2008 |
| Oh that was utterly hilarious, thankyou! Whatever was in that tea, I want some! (although some of my dreams are strange enough). Author Reply: Am glad it gave you a good laugh, Bookworm. It was fun to write. Thanks so much for the feedback. | |
| Independence1776 | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/25/2008 |
| *bursts out laughing* This was a wonderful story! I recognized all the fandoms save for a couple (the dormouse at the end being one). I don't envy Frodo what was in that tea. My dreams are weird enough already! ~ Indy Author Reply: Actually, the dormouse is also from Alice in Wonderland. If I recall correctly, during the tea party with the Mad Hatter and the March Hare the Dormouse at one point fell asleep IN the teapot itself! The full list of references are in my LiveJournal post for today: http://blslarner.livejournal.com/ Enjoy! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/25/2008 |
| Oh, this was a blast! What fun to try and figure out all the different fandoms scattered throughout! I especially loved Frodo's reaction to Mary and Bert! He's a romantic at heart, LOL! Author Reply: Thanks so, Dreamflower. It was fun to write! Yes, I suspect he's as much a romantic in his way as is Merry, if a good deal more subtle about it! Heh! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/25/2008 |
| Da da Da da Da da Da da, Da da Da da Da da Da da.... Howling with laughter! My goodness, whatever *is* in that Elvish tea? Merry Christmas, Larner, and may 2009 bring you continued delightful inspirations. Author Reply: Glad to give you a good belly laugh! I dunno, but it does fracture poor Frodo's dreams, doesn't it? | |
| 6336 | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/25/2008 |
| Oh, what a delightfull peice of nonsense! Just what I needed! The Orclings have landed,my 3 1/2 year old grandaughters and all is chaos, the cats have headed for the hills and I am hiding in the den waiting for the sweet potatoes to finish cooking so I can go and take a nap! I think I got almost all of the carecters bar a couple! Happy Holidays, Lynda Author Reply: Ah--what a wonderful description of young relatives! Heh! And the cats have fled for their sanity, have they? Wise cats, probably! I'm glad you enjoyed it. With all the words I had to work into this series, for days I had the urge to write a different scenario for each day. And I'll do a listing on LJ, I think, to help those who haven't figured them all out. Most Americans should get most of the references, at least. Enjoy your nap--I need one, too, but am not likely to get one! Heh! | |
| Sunny | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 12/25/2008 |
| Seems that Frodo has fallen down a rabbit hole. Or perhaps Morpheus (not Irmo; Gaiman's creation, the one who looks like Námo after the Ninny-incident) has gotten just a leeetle bit confused, maybe drunk a bit of Frodo's tea XD Loved it, and not only because I am particularly fond of the Cheshire Cat (the image of him quietly disappearing, until only the grin remains, hanging in mid-air is ... irresistible :-D Author Reply: Oh, Morpheus has been around quite a long time, as you know! Heh! I had the image of Frodo meeting the Scarecrow from The Wizard of Oz and the Cheshire Cat, and things started snowballing from there. I HOPE one doesn't HAVE to be an American to get some of these references! Heh! And what WOULD most folks do when confronted by the Cheshire Cat's grin hanging in the air, anyway? Glad you loved it. I had one pain med after an operation I stopped taking after two nights. The dreams weren't bad--just so disjointed and simply weird I couldn't stand them! And aspirin worked fine! | |