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| When Winter Fell by Lindelea | 4 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 33 on 4/9/2026 |
| A good, Hobbity journey, filled with good meals and pleasurable company. And Bilbo wants to start over? Heh! Love the new walking cane. It should prove handy in many ways, even might be useful in disciplining his pushy older brother! Author Reply: This chapter reminds me (and maybe even came out of, originally) of riding Amtrak all the way across the country, coast to coast and back again. Even though we rode "coach" (getting beds in a sleeper car would not have fit our budget), at least the seats reclined, and the seats even had USB ports we could use to charge our phones (meaning I could play an audiobook all night with a droning reader to shut out train noises and get a fairly decent sleep). Between the West Coast and Chicago, the train had an "observation car" that was mostly big windows and offered a panoramic view, and I spent a lot of time there just marveling at the passing landscape. We met some interesting people, including a well-traveled pit bull. I wouldn't mind traveling by that means again. Thanks for taking the time to share your impression! I really appreciate it. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 33 on 4/15/2014 |
| Quite the roundabout route to Tuckborough, I must say. And the Hobbits must have been in great delight with so much good food to enjoy along the way! Author Reply: Definitely the scenic route! And our long car trips can resemble that journey somewhat, at least in the amount of snacks the tweens pack for their comfort... but then you can never quite fill up a tween. I'd love to be so organized as Bella and pack hampers of real food. (Though they wouldn't fit in our little car, not with all the baggage one must take, to a tournament or on a camping trip, and when the pup arrives, that'll be one more body and bag of supplies to contend with!) | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 33 on 4/14/2014 |
| Bilbo liked to look into the windows of the buildings they passed, almost like illustrations from a book, little slices of life. His true nature is revealed here, as a reader, writer, poet, and observer of life. I like this little detail very much. And now I'm *quite* hungry for my own breakfast! Author Reply: I hadn't thought of that! Lovely insight, thanks. I know, coffee is not enough of a breakfast. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 33 on 4/14/2014 |
| I love this little chapter of cozy family travel! Such a nice road trip so far; of course, Bilbo's an "only" so there'd be no sibling squabbles over sitting by the window! Author Reply: LOL! I hadn't even thought of the squabbles to sit by the window! How funny! Thanks! | |