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| Slightly Muddled by Lindelea | 42 Review(s) |
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| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 8/19/2004 |
| I like Boromir's last remark. It sounds just the way I feel about joyous ditties like Ten Green Bottles and One Man Went to Mow. Author Reply: "joyous ditties"! snarf! (chortle) Thanks. | |
| RogerGamgee | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 8/19/2004 |
| Oh my god....this is priceless! I was cracking up over all these slang references. 'You da man!' 'Excedrin headache number fifty seven'....makes me nostalgic for the 1980s all over again. I wonder if Legolas is going to pull something before they finish their song. Keep up the great work! Author Reply: No, the Legolas-torment is scheduled to take place in Chapter 8, which I hope to post on the morrow. Thanks! | |
| pebbles66 | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 8/19/2004 |
| This has been a really funny story. My daughter doesn't like fanfics, but I've been reading bits and pieces of this to her. Looking forward to more. Author Reply: Well, glad we could sort of *ease* your daughter into appreciating fanfic... Thanks! | |
| Auntiemeesh | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/18/2004 |
| Oh my god! Like, totally radical, dude! This last bit so totally took me back to my early teens. Yay! Merry's turned the corner! Hopefully the worst of the effects will wear off soon and the others will be able to understand the hobbits again (at least as much as they ever understand the hobbits). Author Reply: LOL. The hobbits will never cease to surprise them. Now you get to see the effects of the muddlewort wearing off at different rates (just as it manifested itself). We aim for realism in the midst of absurdity... Thanks for commenting! | |
| Lamiel | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/18/2004 |
| "'Dammit, Jim, I'm a hobbit, not a doctor!" Snort! And then later, "He's dead, Jim" - ha! Laughed and laughed. Oh, but there actually is some real angst in here, yet the way those poor hobbits express their angst is so, so funny. Brilliant. Author Reply: Yes, it's fun to try to write just as close to canon as possible while doing... odd things... and making them sound almost plausible. Thanks! | |
| Thundera Tiger | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/18/2004 |
| *splutters helplessly with laughter* Oh, three cheers for the Classic Trek references. I'm a big fan of both Spock and McCoy, so this made my day. Beautiful! And I love just how many strange Americanisms you've throwing in, some of them completely outlandish, some of them cliches, some of them old movie references, and some of them fairly normal things to say that just don't work with Tolkien's world. The sheer variety is amazing. Oh, please continue! This is too good to let lie! Author Reply: Thank you so much! Yes, the Trek lines seemed tailor-made for this situation. The story will continue, right up through chapter 8 (whereupon serious Legolas fans might try to do something to my computer. Hope they remember the tranks.) Glad you're enjoying the story! (and I'm enjoying the reviews!) | |
| Joyce | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/18/2004 |
| I love Legolas' response - what in the over heaven?! Wonderful juxposition in the story especially the way the hobbits don't "suddenly" start speaking in Americanisms which would sound forced, but with each sentence the slang gets worse ( or better!) Only makes it all the more amusing as they hit their stride. Poor Merry though - medicine blown up your nose sounds revolting. Author Reply: I got the medicine blown up the nose from some Star Trek fan fiction I read years and years ago, if you can believe. Looked it up and it's real--some medicine is easily absorbed that way. Yes, the muddlewort takes some time to take effect, and some time to wear off again. Tried to show that. Thanks for commenting! | |
| Viresse | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 8/18/2004 |
| I found this yesterday, and have been eagerly waiting the next chapter. How wonderfully mad. Looove it. It's *awesome*. Author Reply: Thank you. Must check to see if *awesome* appears in text. If it doesn't, perhaps it ought to. Debated collecting modern slang but realised old-fashioned slang would go better with Tolkien's old-fashioned tone. Glad you stopped by and left a note! | |
| Thundera Tiger | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 8/17/2004 |
| *snort* *snicker* *guffaw* Oh, this is priceless. So very, very priceless. And as yet another American writer trying to approximate Tolkien, thank you for a wonderful laugh! Absolutely hilarious. The contrast in tone between the affected hobbits and the rest of the Fellowship is brilliant, and the characterization is excellent. At one point I wondered if Legolas sounded *too* formal, but while taking a closer look, I realized it was simply masterful juxtaposition. And the base idea for this story was inspired. Do you realize what an original piece of humor you've got on your hands? I'm so grateful I stumbled across it, and I will be watching eagerly for more updates. Thank you for such a treat! Author Reply: It was my pleasure. Thanks so much for stopping by! (And at least no one's likely to notice any accidental Americanisms.) | |
| Bodkin | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 8/17/2004 |
| Way cool. Author Reply: You got it. | |