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| Some Nameless Place by Budgielover | 29 Review(s) |
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| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 8/27/2003 |
| Complete!!???? That took me totally by surprise, Budgie! What an amazing story. (You'll never live this one down, you know. Never.) This was amazing: “She is very beautiful, Boromir.” “I do not wish to discuss this, Aragorn.” “Breathtaking as the glow of the moon through milk quartz, those Harad women. I have heard –“ “Gimli, I do not wish to discuss this with you, either.” “Would you take offense if I compared her to an exotic bloom –“ “I would, Legolas.” Frodo smiled and snuggled himself deeper into the Ranger’s warm arms, and let the world drift away from him. Wondrous dialogue! Snuggling! Ashville! Another Budgielover extravaganza. Author Reply: You know how a story makes you grin as you write it? (I know you know.) SNP was one that did that to me. It seemed like it was hardly work at all. Thank you for telling me how much you enjoyed it - your comments mean a great deal to me. | |
| Iris Sandydowns | Reviewed Chapter: 25 on 8/27/2003 |
| Oh, this was the perfect ending. And I love the name you gave the town! LOL! That was very clever having Alissa kill the creature. I was seriously worried about how they were going to get Frodo back this time. Too bad she and Boromir will never actually meet in Minis Tirith. (but of course in AU anything is possible!) I enjoyed this story very much and I'll definitely be taking your advice and reading "Leavetaking" starting tomorrow. <3 Sandy Author Reply: Hi Sandy! Thank you so much for your comments. I really enjoyed writing SNP - I can usually turn my writing on and off, like a switch, but I couldn't with this story. It kept demanding to be written. I guess it was stimulated by everyones' reviews and comments. People were just so excited about the story. I find I keep putting in "what might have beens" for poor Boromir. The ending of the first chapter of "Snowball Fight" comes to mind, where he is carrying the lost Pippin back to the Fellowship, and musing about how he hopes to carry his own son so, someday. A hope that was never to be. Thanks! | |
| Iris Sandydowns | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 8/21/2003 |
| Budgie, what have you done to our poor Fellowship! This is a wonderful story, but I'm afraid the entire town will burn to cinders before we get to the end. :D I tore through the last 20 chapters in less than a day, just couldn't stop reading! And now poor Frodo has been taken again. I was clapping and cheering when he started kicking that foul creature and managed to get himself dropped. Now, hopefully he'll be out of harm's way when Gandalf and the creature go at it! What a wonderful, caring and compassionate family you have created to help Frodo. If only more people were like Marly, Peter, Rich and Brion, this world would be a much better place. I’m so glad Merry managed to surreptitiously leave them with enough money to repay their kindness. And leave it to Sam to remember the owner of the cellar where the hobbits hid and had their little feast! I await the next chapters with great anticipation! The only thing I ask is that you not burn down Marly & Peter’s house. That would be too tragic to bear! Oh, and one small thing, for some reason when you italicize a word (or make it bold), the remainder of your chapter is italicized (or bold) as well. If your HTML coding is correct, it might be a bug in SOA’s programming. Just thought you'd like to know. <3 Sandy Author Reply: Hi Iris. Thank you for the kind review. You read 20 chapters in a day? Wow, that is flattering. Thanks for the tip on the SOA bug - I went back and fought and fought with that chapter to get it to behave. I care very much that the story be right and appreciate you letting me know. It looks like SOA has correctd that now. Thanks so much and I hope you enjoy the finale. | |
| WestieLab | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 8/20/2003 |
| AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!! WHAT HAPPENS!?! I MUST KNOW!!!!!!!!!!! Author Reply: Hi WestieLab. In response to the desperation evident in your review (or should I call it an agonized scream? ;) ), I've finished the story. I hope you enjoy! | |
| Faervarya | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 8/19/2003 |
| Hurry, Hurry, Hurry. I need more!! I have read and Loved many of your stories. Humour, action, tenderness and great characterization - its all in every story. And I love this site - sooo much better than ff.net. So pleeease, huury with the next chapter - I am not sure I will be abble to breath until Frodo is back with the Fellowship. BTW, how about a happy little interlude story with lots of great fellowship interaction and no evel cliffies. Just a short one - it would be good for my heart. Author Reply: Hi Faervarya. Thank you so much for letting me know how much you are enjoying this story. And I agree with what you said about this site - it is wonderful. I've been thinking about what you said for a happy little interlude story (you are so right), and after "Some Nameless Place" is complete, be on the lookout for "Leavetaking." It is just a one-chapter humorous apology to all the people I riled with my cliffhangers. I'll give some more thought to a longer interlude story "with great Fellowship interaction and no evil cliffies." (Maybe just a few evil cliffies? Just one or two?) | |
| Ariel | Reviewed Chapter: 24 on 8/18/2003 |
| OK... Miss Cliffhanger... I have just about had enough of you stringing us along like this! :p I swear, you are going to be the death of me! No, really, really exciting. The action was well orchestrated and I was left knowing exactly what everyone was doing. It was very well done. Well, except that bit with Legolas and his bow... I think even for an elf that would be darned near impossible at a run! Still, I have swallowed far less plausible things in fanfic. Encore, encore! Ariel Author Reply: Hi Ariel! I hope this story won't be the death of you - I couldn't stand it! And think what a loss to the fanfiction world! (And the rest of the world, too, of course, but I am selfish.) I owe my thanks to Marigold for keeping all the action straight - this is the most involved, complicated story I've ever written. She makes me sit down and draw little diagrams of where everyone is and what they are doing. Thank God for unyielding beta-readers ... even sobbing and begging don't move her to let me sneak past with (many) errors... Okay, I agree with you on the part about Legolas stringing his bow at a run ... that was a tiny bit of humor injected there. I bow-hunted with a 32-lb Bearcat for many years and have tried that once or twice, never successfully. But I figured if anyone could do it, it would be Legolas. Thanks so much for the review. | |
| lorie945 | Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 8/6/2003 |
| I just *devoured* this story. I've glanced at your shorter works at ff.net, but because the pop-ups make it very slow I never chanced a longer work. (Hangs head to admit she never left review, either.) I admire very much how in the midst of aa thrilling adventure you manage to work in humor. The various fires had me falling out of my chair. And the Fellowship all seem very well characterized, and all have their part displaying their strengths and weaknesses. And now, I suppose I should join the number of people clamoring for more, soon. The cliffhanger will kill me... Thanks so much for hours of enjoyment. Author Reply: Hello lorie945. Thank you for the review, and you are absolved from guilt in not leaving one before. Lots of people don't, but we writers always appreciate the ones that do - they give us the incentive to keep writing. I'm glad you are enjoying the story so much. I've had more fun writing it, possibly more than any other of my stories. This one has been absolutely exhausting for all of us... (And I sincerely hope the cliffhangers won't kill you! What a loss!) | |
| tetshira | Reviewed Chapter: 23 on 8/5/2003 |
| The poor Hobbits!! You can feel their tiredness. When I thought they were going to get a night's rest poor Frodo goes and gets himself 'napped again. Will Merry ever get over his curiousity (he has used up at least two of his nine lives!) Author Reply: Hello Tetshira! Thank you for the review. Yes, this story certainly has turned into a drama. It started out with just an idea ... Fellowship goes into a town and accidently burns down a building ... but like the accidental fires, it got out of control... I'm plotting a story now in which Merry learns not to pick up strange objects like metal throwing stars or odd pieces of glass ("The Ruin of Men and Elves"). You should see it posted in a few months (there are other strories ahead of it, and I try to be somewhat disciplined.) | |
| Iris Sandydowns | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 8/4/2003 |
| Oooh, this is good! I'll definitely be reading the rest of the chapters. :) I loved how Merry could read Pippin's mind just by watching his face! And Pippin's reaction to the multi-storied buildings in the town was perfect. Author Reply: Hi Iris! So nice to hear from you. Thank you for letting me know how much you like the story. I am especially proud of this child of mine. I appreciate you letting me know you are reading it - and like it. | |