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| And Where Are the Children? by Larner | 2 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 6/9/2025 |
| I hadn't thought of differences in table settings between the different classes in the Shire, but it makes sense! (Real-life anecdote: I remember my mom, who was a stickler for table manners and table settings in part because she came from a difficult background, talking about visiting an Italian family in the next neighborhood over in the early 1920s at dinnertime when she was very little. She still remembered that visit decades later because their customs were so different from her Irish family's: the helpers spread an oilcloth over the table and put forks around at every place, and then the cook (a mother or grandmother?) dumped a large pot of spaghetti into the middle of the tablecloth! Everyone sat down and used their fork to pull a large serving of pasta and meat sauce towards their place (my mom couldn't imagine not having plates, but their neighbors didn't seem to need any such thing, and she wished her own family could do the same!) and then ate. When the meal was over, someone washed the oilcloth with a wet cloth, someone else cleaned the forks, and when the oilcloth was dry, it was removed and folded and put away.) The evil plan (making hobbits slaves) reminds me of Sam's glimpse in Galadriel's mirror in the film. Clever Frodo! He sounds like an excellent guesser! (And I love Marjoram and her "Mister deputy Mayor" showing her obvious respect. As well as her spunky decision to leave the washing up!) And good for Sam! (Gotta love a stubborn hobbit in circumstances like these.) As the chapter goes on, Frodo's wisdom shines ever brighter. The children remind me of my story of Bolham the Red and his band who continued hiding in the Wood until Frodo took the trouble to go into the Wood himself and meet with them and convince them that the Troubles were over. If you're living in hiding, it can be hard to get fresh news! I'm looking forward to meeting Grandmother. She must be quite the character to have kept her grands safe and well through that terrible time. Will we also have the pleasure of seeing the father's reunion with his children? I hope so! | |
| Erulissé | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 6/6/2025 |
| Wow! This story is making me a little emotional! Your descriptions are so wonderful, I almost feel like I am present. How very clever Frodo is. I am so happy that the children will have a chance to be reunited with their father. I can’t wait to see how this ends! | |