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| On The Great River by Anso the Hobbit | 27 Review(s) |
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| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 3 on 4/13/2005 |
| It's very cousin-y of Merry to not frighten Pip about why they need to conserve provisions. Your hobbits are so sweet with one another. Author Reply: Thank you! Merry always does his best to not frighten or upset Pip, and running low on food is a scary thing for hobbits. :) | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 4/10/2005 |
| It's nice to get Merry's perspective on events, but this chapter seemed strangely passive and detached. Almost as if Merry was just observing while interesting events were going on just around the corner. But I suppose that leaving Lothlorien must be kind of like that, like coming out of a dream. Author Reply: I see what you mean. Tolkien writes Frodo`s thoughts and what Gimli and Legolas are talking about, but I think that Merry would not hear what they are saying and he could of course not read Frodo`s thoughts. I picture leaving Lothlòrien as coming out of a dream, and I`m glad that came through. More action is coming though. :) | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 2 on 4/10/2005 |
| It's wonderful to hear Gimli referred to as "a fine and sensitive person". And I really like this a lot: "This was all too grand for him to put into words, and when Frodo and even Merry failed to describe the beauty of it adequately, then Pippin had decided he`d not even start to try and would simply try to remember the beauty as best he could with his heart and mind." Your lovely story reminds me of one I wrote three years ago called "Whispers of the Dragon" (which was largely AU). I need to get around to posting it on this site someday! The Fellowship spent so many days on the River, and it's fun to imagine what they might have talked and thought about. Looking forward to more! :D Author Reply: Thank you! I think Gimli has his sensitive spots and the hobbits bring out the emotions in the rest of the Fellowship so I`m guessing he is getting in touch with his more and more as they travel. I`d love to read your story on it. I can`t say I`ve read it before! More to come soon! | |
| French Pony | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/8/2005 |
| Very nice. I like your use of Merry's point of view. He really does seem like the thoughtful, intelligent young hobbit that Tolkien made him out to be. He's got a good perspective on his surroundings and his situation, and he's beginning to understand something of his position with respect to the rest of the world. I can well believe that this is the Merry who will be so changed and matured by the time the story ends. Author Reply: *blushes* Thank you for such nice words! | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/7/2005 |
| You describe Lorien so beautifully! And of course I adore this particular detail: "Elves came with food three times a day, and after the first days understood that hobbits needed to eat more often than that, so they provided bowls of fruit and small tarts and cakes in between." I enjoy "seeing" all this through Merry's eyes and thoughts. He always struck me as very practical and thoughtful, and given less attention and respect than he should have. I'm glad you posted this here, and am looking forward to future chapters. Author Reply: Thank you! :) | |
| daughter of Apollo | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/7/2005 |
| A very nice take on that moment of the Quest from the hobbits' point of view. The part on the memory of Gandalf is a very deep one: Merry pushing his grief back for the sake of Pippin and Frodo is so very true to his character! And the last line gives me the shivers... very good job!!!! Author Reply: I try to write as close up to what Tolkien wrote and in this part of the story he leaves much detail but little of what the Fellowship thought or felt. Merry will have to come to terms with his grief for Gandalf, but as long as he has to think about Frodo`s and Pippin`s safety and wellbeing he will push it back. Thank you! | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 1 on 4/7/2005 |
| "Oh, pretty much the usual. You know, just the Golden Wood" So hobbity! When one cannot put deeper feelings into words, and retreats into lightness. It is interesting to read this from Merry's perspective. Makes it much less impersonal-sounding than I seem to remember from reading the original. Or maybe my thoughts are influenced by the film, where everyone seemed to be on some sort of drug in that scene with Galadriel and Celeborn. Merry didn`t say much, he mostly listened, trying to picture the road before them from his memory of the maps he had studied in Rivendell. This sounds exactly like Merry! Chuckling at Sam's reaction to Merry's outburst. (Boats were as bad as wild horses) Author Reply: Thank you! :) The book is not saying so much about the thoughts and feelings of everyone and I felt a need to delve into that a little. Lol, yes. Sam has a troubling time with the boats and Tolkien says that Sam thinks the boats are like wild horses. | |