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| An Unexpected Adventure by KathyG | 1 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 5/9/2025 |
| The chapter does a good job of weaving quotes from the book and film into the narrative! Bits I especially loved included Sam noticing the ropes and the part about Gimli's gift from the Lady. Seeing this familiar part of the story through the children's eyes brings a new freshness to the scenes. I was wondering about the loud singing. But this makes sense: Boromir is a warrior; he will silence the singing when we have gone a few more miles. A tiny quibble: Though "rowing" would be an accurate term for the galley ships Boromir talked about, it seems the Company would have been paddling, not rowing. I actually went back to the original text as I was writing this because I wanted to make sure I wasn't simply remembering the trip down the River through the movie lens. The description in the original text reads: The boats were moved and steered with short-handled paddles that had broad leaf-shaped blades. If you look at a picture of someone using a rowboat (which uses "oars" for propulsion) and a picture of people paddling a canoe, you can see the difference. Thus, "He concentrated on his rowing" threw me right out of the text because it conjured the sudden vision of Kevin in a rowboat. I managed to power past the rest of the mentions of "row/rowed/rowing" but had to give up on forming a mental movie as I read the chapter. At least they get out of the boats at the end of the chapter, so no more rowing to mess with my (silly, it feels like, but I can't always control how it works) imagination. I hope you might find this feedback helpful. When they stop to camp, it sounds like everyone is irritable or uncomfortable, which makes me wonder how much power the Ring is exerting on everyone in its vicinity. (And as I read on, Legolas confirmed my suspicions.) But eeeep! The Breaking of the Fellowship is just around the corner... Author Reply: It sure is! Thanks for the feedback regarding the rowing, er, paddling (whichever it is!). Glad you enjoyed the chapter! | |