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| Spellbound by shirebound | 134 Review(s) |
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| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/7/2005 |
| Bravo, Bravisimo!!! Wonderful:) Totally mavelous and wonderful!!! Thank you for telling the tale :) (I so glad the wallpaper pleases you :) enjoy! ) Author Reply: Thanks, Pearl! I really hesitated before beginning such a 'dark' story (which of course ended in fluff, what a shock), but it taught me a lot! Ohhhh, that wallpaper... bliss. :D | |
| SlightlyTookish | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/7/2005 |
| A wonderful ending! I love how their vision in the barrow comes to reflect their friend. The bit about Aragorn naming his children after the hobbits was just terrific! I'm so glad you wrote this story, it was enjoyable from start to finish! :) Author Reply: Thank you! I don't know *where* that ending came from, but it just started writing itself. :D | |
| aprilkat | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/7/2005 |
| Perfect ending to round out the story and bring in the meaning of what the hobbits saw at the Barrow! Author Reply: Thank you so much! :D | |
| Lily the Hobbit | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/7/2005 |
| “Meriadoc Telcontar” *ROFL* Merry is right about the name... isn't truely fitting :) I loved this tale, especially how you handed Tom Bombadil. I'm always scared when it comes to writing elves or Gandalf or any other member of the fellowship and I guess I would never dare to write anyone like Tom - and never would he be as well characterized. Very well done! Author Reply: Thank you, Lily. Writing Tom was more daunting to me than writing Barrow-wights! It's fun to stretch ourselves and see what we can do. | |
| Connie B. | Reviewed Chapter: 6 on 4/7/2005 |
| Cool chapter. I always hate to see a good story end, but all things must. The idea of the shared vision was probably one of the neatest ideas I've read. I always thought that Frodo and Pippin were gifted with some special ablities, but the idea that all four of them were so blessed, or cursed, is intriqueing. The reason I say cursed is that such a gift can definitely be a double-edged sword. As for other authors writing about these gifts that the hobbits may have, I have a story sitting unfinished on my hard drive that deals with Pippin and his talents. Hopefully I'll finish it sometime. This is a subject that I have thought about since the first or second time I ever read TTT, and that's been quite a while ago.:) Thanks for another great read. Connie B. Author Reply: Thank YOU! And Connie, I hope you'll let me know when you unleash your story! I've been fascinated by the subject of the hobbits' unique 'abilities' since "Mind to Mind", and would love to read more about it. | |
| illyria | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 4/1/2005 |
| Ohhhh... Do you know what I love the most about this chapter? I like how you describe the effect of Bombadil's voice and power against the wights, and I squee-ed at the mention of his heightened respect for Frodo. But what I adore the most is Frodo trying to comfort Merry, and his effort to take his friends' minds away from the nightmarish experience. That last line seemed like an attempt to recreate the happy, carefree atmosphere of the bath on the last night in Crickhollow. I love it! Thank you for this! | |
| illyria | Reviewed Chapter: 4 on 4/1/2005 |
| I've only caught up with Ch. 4 now, and my goodness, it's very riveting. I love the beautiful way you describe Goldberry's reaction, and you captured Tom's speech very well. But it's the scene at the Barrow that made me sqee, and cringe, and become hugely impressed. That Frodo's thoughts should turn to Bilbo at this moment is very apt, because I imagine the inside of the Barrow is very much like the tunnel under the mountain. And as always, the wight's thought is chillingly cruel. You managed to keep the suspense thick and involving throughout Frodo's struggle with the arm and the sword, and let the hope in the end come like sunshine through night darkness. Impressive! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 4/1/2005 |
| Oh, VERY well done. I find this story fascinating and am so glad you are writing it. | |
| Gentle Hobbit | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/30/2005 |
| Ah... I see that you were a little more specific than Tolkien was: only three hobbits cast off their cold rags and ran about on the grass. :) Only you can turn lingering horror into instant fluff and hobbity challenges and races on the grass. | |
| Pearl Took | Reviewed Chapter: 5 on 3/29/2005 |
| The wayward reader returns. This is marvelous!! You have done a marvelous job of extending Tolkien's tale, filling in his famous gaps in a style so much like his own. WONDERFUL!!!!! :) :) :) | |