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| The River by Indigo Bunting | 12 Review(s) |
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| Anso the Hobbit | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 3/17/2006 |
| Several people has recommended this story and finally I come to it! And what a story it is too! Full of lots of lovely moments, hobbity for the most part, and excitement too! I am very eager to read more of this! | |
| puppypersonLOTR | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/26/2006 |
| Rock, Parchment, Dagger.......that's awesome! Author Reply: Ha ha! I'm glad you liked it. There's not really a good deal of levity in this story, but I got to inject a little bit at the beginning. Thanks for dropping by! | |
| Ariel | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 1/25/2006 |
| Oooo! How exciting! Give me a well written adventure or h/c story any day! Thank you! Author Reply: Welcome, Ariel! Thanks for stopping to leave a review (and on the first chapter, too! Since there are ten chapters so far, that was really thoughtful of you.) I hope you like the rest of the story! | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/3/2005 |
| This is off to a wonderful start! The scene you set with the plans for a cooked meal was wholesome and heartfelt, and then you plunge us, quite literally, into a very suspenseful scene. Flash floods are devestating and dangerous, especially for two small hobbits. I'm also wondering what happened to Legolas that he never returned from scouting. Author Reply: Thanks, GamgeeFest, and welcome! Yes, exactly – this is one reason why the river is the stuff of Sam’s nightmares. I can vaguely imagine what it must be like to be caught in something like that, but I can swim, at least. If you read on, the question of what happened to Legolas is answered in chapter 4. Chapter 2 is mostly just action. I hope you'll enjoy the story; it's mostly about Sam, after all, and judging from your name, that's what you want. | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/26/2005 |
| Oh! Great beginning. I just sat down to read this, and I'm as hooked as those fish right now. You've got everyone's voices and personalities so well and so distinctly, this is a great pleasure to read. Looking forward to more. Author Reply: Thanks, French Pony! I’m glad you’re finding the story to be so engaging. I really like writing the whole Fellowship together. They’re such a mixed bag of interesting personalities. | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2005 |
| Bery exciting! I loved all of the teasing and joking with Gandalf getting a laugh on Pippin and Legolas teasing Aragorn. I can't wait to see what happens next. Frodo was very observant to notice the water rising but maybe not in time. Wonderful chapter and I look forward to more! Author Reply: Thank you, Grey Wonderer! That’s a fun name you’ve got there. Thanks for mentioning the bit of teasing. I still have mixed feelings about it, as I’m not much of a humorist, but I think it came out okay. Some people are really, really good at writing funny stories; I have to work at it. | |
| Starfire_Moonlight | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2005 |
| *bites nails* Oh crap, they is caught in the river. Don't leave us hangin! Author Reply: Thank you for leaving a note behind! Oh, I’m glad you think it’s suspenseful. I’ve worked hard at that. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2005 |
| This is WONDERFUL!! I'll be pacing impatiently until Chapter 2 appears. Author Reply: Thank you so much, shirebound! Your enthusiasm is really heartening for me. I hope you continue to enjoy the story! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2005 |
| Oh my goodness! This is just wonderful--I love the slow build up to your cliffie, and the nice believable banter between the various members of the Fellowship. Everyone seems to be right in character, as well. I'll be on pins and needles to see what happens next. And by the way, I love your name. That's one of my very favorite of birds! Author Reply: Welcome, Dreamflower, and thank you very much for your review! These “Wow, exciting!” comments are great. :-) I’m so glad you think that everyone in the Fellowship is in character. Some of them are less well defined in Tolkien’s works than others, which give me more to play with. It is my opinion that of all the Nine Walkers, the characters of Legolas and Gimli are the least developed by Tolkien, Legolas even less so than Gimli. It doesn’t really seem to matter, though. All of the characters have certain defining traits that we’ve all come to expect to see, and the rest is all clay in the author’s hands. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 10/17/2005 |
| Cliffhanger! Cliffhanger! Well written, lovely imagery, and I can certainly see the width of the river and the shallowness where they start to cross, followed by the horror of seeing the flood upon them. Now, was it Aragorn or Boromir who caught Frodo? Most likely Boromir, I think. Author Reply: Hello, Larner, and welcome! The cliffhanger shouldn’t last too long. Chapter 2 ought to be up on Wednesday. Thank you very much for saying that you think the story is well-written; that means the world to me. Hopefully it will continue to be so. As for description, I do enjoy writing it, but it often ends up being more challenging than I think it will. First off, I’ve got to get others to see at least some part of what I see in my mind’s eye. Also, I sometimes find that the details really do matter because they influence the narrative. I find myself spending quite a bit of time mulling over things like how wide the river is, how high the cliffs are, how far the Fellowship can walk in one day, etc. They all affect the timeline and the placement of the characters at every point. As for who snatched up Frodo, I don’t think I ought to say, but chapter 2 answers that question right off. I’m really pleased that people seem to be wondering, though! | |