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| All Work and No Play by Lindelea | 15 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 8/24/2025 |
| He's learning more of the nature of his smaller companions than he'd looked to know. Gimli and Legolas will add experience to this exploit that will be appreciated by the two Men involved. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 8/24/2025 |
| Aha! So Diamond doesn't know as yet! No wonder he's let his tea go cold! Now to see if he's as good at convincing his wife as he was with his sister! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/24/2025 |
| 1Yikes! It's so long ago that I read that story. A terrible memory for both of them. Excellent strategy from Pippin for the two to meet and start a meaningful discussion. Bravo the Thain | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/24/2025 |
| At least she knows her husband travels with the best bowman in the whole of the Hobbitry at Arms. Heh! Ferdi, at least, will have a Hobbit to rely on along the way, as well as the King's appointed guards. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: Prologue on 8/24/2025 |
| And just how many times will both of these stewards find themselves asking one another, "And just what did my cousin get me into?" Heh! | |
| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 22 on 8/16/2025 |
| I don’t know if it was you or me accessing it differently, but as I said, I liked this chapter. Also Ferdi mentioning how skinny it was, and Haldoron pretending to have the stone. Author Reply: I was away from the laptop all day, so whatever was wrong must have fixed itself! I'm glad you were able to access the new chapter. Thanks so much for trying again, and reading, and pausing long enough to mention the things that you liked about the chapter! | |
| Fimbrethil | Reviewed Chapter: 22 on 8/16/2025 |
| Awwww heehee (about Haldoron lifting and offering to do so. Also that he remembered doing it with his son. Author Reply: Yes, one of the goals I have with this story is for Haldoron to find healing for the hole in his heart. Thanks! | |
| Fimbrethel | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 8/16/2025 |
| You are welcome. I see you have posted the next chapter, but unfortunately I can't access it. Perhaps if you could edit it a bit so parental controls don't block it? If not, that is ok. It is a very good story. But poor Haldoron, how his son died. Author Reply: I'm glad the problem resolved for you later. I have no idea what happened, or why you couldn't access the latest chapter for a time. I didn't do anything different when I posted it. The loss of Haldoron's son had a devastating impact on him. He might have remained hard and bitter for the rest of his life except for Elessar's intervention ... and hobbits... Thanks so much for stopping to share your thoughts. I really appreciate it. | |
| Fimbrethel | Reviewed Chapter: 21 on 8/9/2025 |
| When will you next upload, please! I love this story! I really, really, really, want to get to Rivendell and meet Bergil again. If Gimli, Legolas, and the sons of Elrond are there, even better. (Besides, Halboron and Ferdi conversing is usually quite funny.) Author Reply: I'm so glad to hear you're enjoying the story! My uploads have been delayed the past week or two due to the challenges imposed by real-life circumstances, but I'm hoping to get back into a steady rhythm of reading and writing and editing rather sooner than later. I appreciate your letting me know what you're looking forward to seeing! I find such feedback quite helpful and motivating. Thanks for reading and pausing to share your thoughts! | |
| demeter d | Reviewed Chapter: 17 on 5/31/2025 |
| Three days later! Haldoron may have thought himself wanting compared with others with more of the healing gift, but his will and effort proved more than enough. And yet another testament to the resilience of hobbits, like Merry of old, Ferdi was up and around the next day. Staying at the outpost seems to be giving the young Hobbits a chance to work with the young Rangers, as well as having Hal and Ferdi learn to work together. This trip is having even more benefits than first planned. I can relate to Taurion's and Hal's perception that "the new recruits are getting younger". I work at a chain restaurant, which advertises itself as being 'America's favorite first job'. I am in the latter half of my third decade working there. Most of the rest of the crew have not LIVED close to three decades! Author Reply: It's funny how time works. I don't feel all that older, but the people I encounter when I'm out and about keep looking younger... I love the thought JRRT put into the way the described Hobbits versus Men, like their rate of recovery, intake of food, even the developmental differences in terms of their ages. It's always interesting (for me, at least!) to contemplate such comparisons, which is an added benefit of writing a Man-travels-with-Hobbits story, I guess. I like to think Haldoron's effort to save him from the recurrence of the Black Breath made a deeper impression on Ferdi than Ferdi lets on here – at least at this point in their relationship. That said, the draft contains a scene in Gondor where the two of them are drinking together and have something of a heart-to-heart talk. (I don't know yet if it will be in the finished version. We'll see.) It's good to hear from you! Thanks so much for taking the time to share your thoughts. Stay well! (((hugs))) | |