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Going Home  by Linaewen 4 Review(s)
sassyReviewed Chapter: 1 on 11/12/2012
Great story i loved it!!!!!!!!

LarnerReviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/17/2012
And indeed he does go home, but not the one he'd hoped for perhaps. Poignant and sweet. Thanks for this one.

Agape4GondorReviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/13/2012
Beautifully written. You knnow, I had my kleenex in hand as I read it. 'Going Home' is one of the songs I've picked for my own funeral - warrior or no.

There are so many nuances in this tale. I just kept finding new things to ooh and aah about.

I wondered if Boromir sighed at the sight of the closed door for another reason too... Why wasn't he on the other side? Personally, I think he should have been, but who am I?

Leave it to Pippin to be acutely aware of Boromir's mood. And Boromir having to swallow that impatience to keep fear from the Hobbits.

I loved Pip's misunderstanding. That was a fun paragraph to read. One thing with Pip - you can't bring something up and expect it to stop there. He will hound you until you explain yourself!

I really had to shudder at Boromir's statement - the soon we begin... the sooner I will be going home. Oh dear. So many times I find myself wishing things would get moving only to find I wish they had stayed the same!!!

I think the lines that hit me most were 'work all done, care laid by, going to fear no more.' For what Gondor has suffered, for what suffering Boromir has seen, these would be potent words.

Then, of course, I had to giggle and snort over Pip's comments! Delightful.

"Indeed, no more longing for the day!" he said with a grin. "Wide awake, with a smile -- I am going home!"

Just made me weep some more!

PraveenReviewed Chapter: 1 on 7/13/2012
Well, there is a deeper meaning in the story as well. In retrospect, Boromir was indeed going home - He was going to die! It is as if Mandos speaks through him when he sings this song and then says "I am going home". Nicely done! Also reminded me of the movie Gladiator.

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