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| Pearl of Great Price by Lindelea | 3 Review(s) |
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| Lady Forlong | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 5/24/2025 |
| This chapter was well named. And at least in the end, it was actually true ;) "holekeeper" LOL makes sense. BTW, you could never bore me with your "ramblings." Also got me looking forward to reading more of your other stories. I've got you bookmarked :) Author Reply: I'm relieved to hear my rambles don't bore you when they break out. Whew. And thank you for your encouraging words! You're right, it finally came true at the end! (I don't know why, but whenever I revisit this chapter, I can hear Chevy Chase in the back of my mind, intoning, "General Francissimo Franco is still dead." That's from the very old Saturday Night Live days, in case the reference was too obscure. Oddly enough, the go-to around here when dealing with infirmity or illness is "I'm not dead yet! I'm getting better!" from Monty Python and the Holy Grail, so I'm not sure how SNL crept into the background in this case.) And now I shall go whistling to the housework... with any luck at all, I'll be able to knock it all out ("Spit-spot!" as Mary Poppins used to say, though I never quite knew what she meant by that) quickly and come to the end of the day with spare time to read a few more chapters on my want-to-read list. "Too many stories" someone said? May it never be! Author Reply: (and I might have got Franco's name wrong in the quote above, come to think of it. Maybe it was "Generalissimo" rather than "Francissimo". In any event, the pertinent part of the quote was "is still dead".) | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 1/8/2004 |
| I wouldn't want to be in Pearl's shoes, er, feet, having to answer the same questions day after day after day. I feel so sorry for everyone at this point in the story and I can't wait to see how they manage to get on with things. Author Reply: Thanks for the review. The next chapter after "Resting Comfortably" is a nice respite before the angst rears up again. | |
| Lyta Padfoot | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 1/8/2004 |
| Two weeks is a long time to be ill - especially for one who is no spring chicken. Wonder if there will be complications or if I'm mixing your story with one lurking in an unfinished state on my evil hard drive where Ferumbras becomes incapable of fathering children after an illness. Lalia seems more hobbity and vulnerable in this chapter. A friend of mine (who hates to review) that I forced to read this story and "Flames" thinks that Lalia and Thain Paladin have a lot in common. They are put into positions of authority where the only checks are distant and no one can really gainsay them and really aren't prepared. So they are corrupted. Not as bad as Denethor, but as close as hobbits really can get without losing hobbitness. 'Resting Comfortably' seems to mean the same thing as my sister's 'fine' which includes everything from an inch shy of dead to doing well. Author Reply: Thanks for the faithful reviews! I am suffering bronchitis at the moment and the reviews are very cheering. I think I would just chuck the writing until I feel better, if I didn't have the concrete evidence that people were reading each new chapter. And I must admit that the process of writing brings a satisfaction that helps me to feel better anyhow. You forced a friend to read "Pearl" and "Flames"? LOL. I don't know quite why but this strikes me very funny! I hope your friend didn't suffer too terribly. Very insightful comment from one who hates to review... Yup. "Resting comfortably" means "still breathing" I think... and I doubt Lalia was fooled. | |