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| The Multi-Faceted Mr. Frodo by Gentle Hobbit | 35 Review(s) |
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| Finny | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/28/2005 |
| I absolutely *adore* these two lines: "O what is a library to a hobbit? "An odd and dangerous place where Shirefolk seldom go." Especially the second one...it just speaks to me, somehow. More poetry than prose, it feels, and that is somehow fitting, of Frodo at least, though I can't quite explain how. Great job! Author Reply: Thank you! I enjoyed writing this one. I wanted to achieve a cadence in it, almost like a chant, or rhythmic echoes of a call and answer. I'm glad you liked it. | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/28/2005 |
| Wow! The last one was great! Of course, everyone in Middle Earth considers his home the best place ever. But Cirdan knows of Tol Eressea and the joy of living there! I believe that Frodo found a new home there for the rest of his life. | |
| Armariel | Reviewed Chapter: 8 on 6/27/2005 |
| These are all enchanting. There is such richness and pure emotion in your writing, and you do it all in so few words. Can't really decide which one I like best, but I was hooked from the very first. xoxox Armariel~~~{~@ Author Reply: I realize this reply is awfully late, but thank you for your lovely words! I'm so glad you like these "ficlets". | |
| GamgeeFest | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 12/26/2004 |
| Sam is so thoughtful! What a lovely gift for our Ringbearer. Author Reply: Thank you! Sam may be a down-to-earth hobbit in his profession and his manner, but his imagination takes flight among the very stars themselves. | |
| lovethosehobbits | Reviewed Chapter: 7 on 12/25/2004 |
| Oh this was so lovely. What a wonderful and loving thing for our Sam to do for his Mr. Frodo. A bittersweet and sad note surrounded it as well, especially when 1420 was mentioned. So beautiful, really. Author Reply: I hesitated on including the 1420 date as I thought that that might be too angsty for a hopefully comforting Yule ficlet, but after all, I'm glad that I kept it in. Thank you, Lovethosehobbits! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/9/2004 |
| As a calligrapher, I love not only the words themselves, but the shape and beauty of them, the "letter arts" as they are called. And then there *are* the words. We've lost just a little something now that all writing is no longer done by hand. I love these, a tribute to the way it once was. Author Reply: I agree with you - there is something about holding a letter from someone written by hand that just has a lot more meaning and import to it. Email is too transient and done on a whim to be treasured in the same way. Thank you for your thoughtful and lovely review! | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 10/9/2004 |
| These are lovely, just summing up how I think it must have been for Frodo, and for his three friends; so frustrating for them, not to have him properly appreciated, so comforting to him to sink into obscurity. Author Reply: I always felt sad when reading the descriptions of the Travellors after the Scouring of the Shire. And as you say, even though Frodo was probably just as happy to "sink into obscurity", it is so frustrating for the others (and for us!) to see that happen. | |
| esamen | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 10/9/2004 |
| Oh, these are just gorgeous little gems. You have a real talent for bringing to life a wonderful moment in time. I look forward to reading more of them! Author Reply: Thank you, esamen! I love the way you phrased that: "bringing to life a wonderful moment of time". If you feel that I do that through writing, then I feel very flattered. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 9/4/2004 |
| Oh, I just love how you're weaving these themes together. I especially love this description: "...eyes that were unnaturally bright and a voice that spoke each word as if it were tasting every tantalizing letter." Author Reply: Thank you! You picked out my favourite line right there! I have always loved listening to a reader who does that, or I enjoy doing that myself. | |
| esamen | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 8/28/2004 |
| Beautiful . . . I loved reading them, especially the last one.Tender, yet full of the tension of the quest. Can you make that into a longer story? I would love to read it. Author Reply: Make the last one into a longer story? Or all of them? That would make for interesting writing, but somehow I think that it lends itself more to individual scenes rather than a plot-based story. But I have to admit I loved writing those ficlets. Thank you for your review. | |