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| The Acceptable Sacrifice by Larner | 19 Review(s) |
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| Szepilona10 | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/10/2008 |
| Yippy! Hardorn can laugh! God Bless! ~Szepilona10~ Author Reply: Oh, yes, he can. Am glad you got to see him here, too. | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 1/3/2006 |
| LOL I loved it! Every minute of this one was a joy. Frodo may have been caught off guard but he recovered and won the day! I loved his answers and his final reply. Great closing line! Author Reply: So glad you enjoyed it. Poor Frodo is trying not to laugh out loud at this fool, and is able to do Angrapain one better, much to the Umbari's embarrassment. And glad you liked the closing line as well. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/17/2005 |
| I think, Frodo had the situation completely under control - with or without Aragorn. I'm always fascinated with his politeness! "... but Frodo found he could no longer feel insulted." That's right. Instead he tries hard not to laugh out loud, because the situation is so ridiculous. And with so many important witnesses Agrapain will never try to approach him again, I'm sure. Author Reply: Yes, this time Frodo has it under control. As for no repeat offenses--well, today's chapter will explore that possibility. And yes, this situation has become totally ridiculous, and it's all Frodo can do to keep from laughing aloud. I'm rather proud of him, actually! Thanks so much for your comments! | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/17/2005 |
| I just got the reply to my review, and I had to come and leave another. I should probably have sent it in a private email, but the rash, passionate part of me wants this to be in plain view to everyone. If this is your way of defying slash, then more power to you!!!!! The thought of it just makes me so mad I don't know what to do, and for a while I've been contemplating a good come-back. I'm perhaps cruelly anxious to see what becomes of that wretched Angrepain, but I'll try to restrain myself and wait. :-) I admire your courage and strength of mind and determination to be able to create such a character. I honestly don't think I'd be able to do it, or at least not without flinching and cringing. Keep it up! God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: I do like a very few slash stories I've read, and mostly the satirical ones. Have refused to review a few on HASA because with my preferences against such things I would not be fair to the writers. But I don't think JRRT would have approved of them at all. And I don't know about courage leading to the creation of nasty characters--such people simply exist, and need to be present often in good stories for others to deal with, or so I've found. I have seen a few creep into my stories--Mertirio, Merdirion, Varondil, Landrion.... And they tend to get their due when the time comes. | |
| Radbooks | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/17/2005 |
| I think Aragorn should just take Angrapain out and hang him now and save himself the trouble of having to do it later. But then of course he would have to feel the consequences of that so I suppose he couldn't do that. He just makes my skin crawl and makes me shudder and I don't want him anywhere around the hobbits - or anybody else either. But still I suppose Aragorn learned a lot about him in what he heard and will be watching him even more closely. And Frodo found mushrooms! :) Very well written creepy man and a well written chapter. I loved the ending of the chapter where Hardorn laughed, he doesn't do that often. Author Reply: We all find we hate Angrapain, I think. He'll get his comeuppance soon, and in a way he'd never expect. Now we know where it is they have always found mushrooms here in the sixth circle, and it will be a popular place any time Hobbits visit Minas Tirith from now on. And I, too, enjoy seeing Hardorn laugh from time to time. Altogether too serious, Aragorn's cousin! | |
| grumpy | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/16/2005 |
| Well Angrapain is one slimey character. One track mind if nothing else, must be how he deals with things. Mushrooms, and morels too, I used to live in northern Michigan, where if you knew where a patch of morels were at, you kept it as your secret stash. I myself do not like fungi, must not have any hobbit blood in me. Author Reply: I love mushrooms, properly prepared, of course. And I'll admit this was the only variety I could think of that had a name that MIGHT be mistaken for that of a woman. Angrapain is indeed the slimiest of the slimy, and deserves what eventually happens to him. | |
| Armariel | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/16/2005 |
| Ewwwwww Angrapain...ick, what a bag of slime! I'm surprised Frodo didn't turn and scoot at the sight of him--*I* would have! Eek!!! But he stood his ground beautifully...Morel, hah! ~~~{~@ Author Reply: Glad folks have loved the mushroom incident! And we have another individual we love to hate. Poor Angrapain--he has no idea what's in store for him. | |
| Queen Galadriel | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/16/2005 |
| Larner, I haven't left a review for a while (because more often than not I'm left speechless), so I thought I would drop a line to say I'm enjoying this. I especially liked the bit of humour at the end of Chapter 28. Frodo really needed that! I don't think it would be the least bit unwise for Aragorn (and all others) to distrust these Umbarians. I tried to be open-minded about them, but after what I've just read I think they ought to be banished at once, and that vile Angrepain ought to be hanged! Oh, how I would dearly love to wring his filthy, immoral neck!!!! To make such assumptions about Frodo, the Ring-bearer...! Forgive me. Keep up the good work! God bless, Galadriel Author Reply: So glad you appreciated the last chapter, Queen Galadriel, both the pathos and the humor. It's what we love so about the originals, after all. And it's fun to see how furious we become with Angrapain as he starts messing with OUR Frodo! He'll get his comeuppance, but in a fashion he'd not have anticipated. And I'll admit that in part this is my own reaction to some of the slash fic out there. I think Tolkien would NOT approve of it at all. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/16/2005 |
| Oh, and I forgot to say--I hope Frodo gets to go back for the mushrooms!! (How could I forget the most important thing of all!! 8-D Author Reply: The mushrooms will NOT be forgotten, BTW. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 29 on 11/16/2005 |
| *snerk* In spite of wanting to smack Angrapain upside the head, I got a kick out of this chapter. You *do* like turning certain, shall we say, "non-canon conventions" on their heads, don't you? Tweaking noses is fun. Anyway, that aside, the man may be intelligent enough, but in a lot of ways, he's an idiot. He doesn't know enough about hobbits and hobbit-society to be making the kind of assumptions and insinuations he was making. I like the way Frodo handled him, and if Aragorn and the others had not arrived, I've no doubt he'd had dealt with it on his own, with a Look. I don't think even that slime-ball would have dared touch him, not at this point, anyway. But having Aragorn overhear his proclivities is perfect--and definitely let's the King know just what to look out for. I hope this pervert hasn't taken a fancy to our hero. But mainly for Frodo's sake, as it would be very distressing. On the other hand, it would be immensely satisfying for any other member of the Fellowship to catch the scuzzbucket making a move on Frodo. Maybe Pip, with Trollsbane handy? Or, Merry's borrowed Sam's sword, hasn't he? As for Sam, he wouldn't even need a sword--just a rock to throw or a handy frying pan. On the other hand, Legolas could probably throw him twenty feet without breaking a sweat or he might try a new look with Gimli's ax parting his hair. Or we might *finally* get to see if Gandalf *really* knows how to turn people into something "unnatural", LOL! Ah, the prospects are endless... Author Reply: It's so frustrating NOT knowing if the Wizards were able to actually turn folks into something "unnatural"! I've so wondered how they got this reputation if there's no real evidence. Certainly Gandalf has made capital out of it, though! Believe me, several are going to want to part Angrapain's hair with odd instruments shortly. The man is definitely a pervert of the first order! I, too, have enjoyed seeing this chapter write itself. As for interest in slash fic, I've actually read one or two I liked, mostly satirical ones and one by Baylor that was quite nicely done; but mostly I find it a turn off, and I think Tolkien would find it totally objectionable. And, yes, in part this is a protest against much of the worst of it. So glad you enjoyed it. | |