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| Pearl of Great Price by Lindelea | 2 Review(s) |
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| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 12/27/2003 |
| I feel so sorry for Pearl missing her family and afraid that they won't be able to get there through the snow. I hope they make it as she really needs to see them or at least some of them. Author Reply: As Isum said, Paladin is the most determined hobbit he knows besides Mistress Lalia! Besides, Eglantine would probably nag him mercilessly to ensure Pearl is not "alone" at Yule. (Even though she'd be surrounded by Smials Tooks, it wouldn't be the same without her own family!) Thanks! | |
| FantasyFan | Reviewed Chapter: 14 on 12/26/2003 |
| Isembold is living up to his name, isn't he? Pearl seems to be settling in well at the Smials. She's made friends among the girls and attracted the attention of the lads. Lalia is proving managable, and there's enough work to make Pearl feel useful as the Yule approaches. I love seeing a younger version of Everard - he's just as serious as he will be later. This whole chapter is a lovely character study - all the personalities are clear, except for Ferdi. He's still in his own world, and although we know he will recover, even later he has a tacturn and reserved quality to his speech, doesn't he? It's nice that you're writing these Yule scenes at Christmas time. The scent of cinnamon and pine in the background just seems to fit. Author Reply: I think she caught his eye on that first visit of his to the farm with Thain Ferumbras at the beginning of the story. D'you suppose he was one of the people who said a good word to Lalia about here when the subject of choosing a new companion came up? I love to hear your thoughts about the impressions the characters make on you. I find it so helpful to see them through someone else's eyes! I have to admit, it's been fun to imagine how Yule might be celebrated in the Shire. In the Great Smials, at least! I may have to think about how a farmer's family in a smallholding or an innkeeper or a craftsperson or a healer might celebrate, or what differences there are between the Tooks' and the Brandybucks' observances... Thanks! | |