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| Moments in Time by Larner | 19 Review(s) |
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| Inkling | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/30/2007 |
| "...here where the Creator planted him." Just so, and nicely put! This had me thinking of the old maxim, "East, West, home's best." Rosie seems to know this deep down, despite her fretting… Author Reply: Yes, that maxim's so true. (Larner quietly taps her heels together and chants "There's no place like home....) Thanks so much for the comments, Inkling. | |
| harrowcat | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/30/2007 |
| It must have been hard for Rosie knowing that, no matter how truly he loved her, part of Sam wanted to be elsewhere. Author Reply: Yes, it must have been somewhat difficult; but she also knew he loved her as much as he loved his Master. Thanks so much for the comments, and hug Jet for me. | |
| Radbooks | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/29/2007 |
| Very nice. It must have been difficult at times for Rosie to know Sam's feelings for Frodo and yet I'm sure she was also totally secure in his love for her. Sam was basically such a down to earth sort of hobbit and she had to know that even with what he'd seen 'out there' that it was the good tilled earth of the Shire and the love of his wife and children that kept him grounded and content. Nicely done! Author Reply: Sam was a solid soul, and knew where his priorities lay. Having made his commitment to Rosie, he was tied to the Shire for as long as she lived with him as his wife; only when she was gone did he go to find the healing he needed, needed for what the Ring had done to him, for the loss of one dearer than brother he'd seen through horrors only to lose at last to the need for a Light brighter than what the Shire could give him, and for the loss of the one who'd kept Bag End and the Shire home for him for over sixty years. Thanks so much, Radbooks. | |
| Armariel | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/29/2007 |
| Sounds very like the thoughts of a returning soldier's wife. ("How ya gonna keep 'em down on the farm/After they've seen Paree"....) Which, in a sense, she is. I can see how she might fear he would find things a bit dullish on the home front...and yet he must truly cherish the land he helped to save all the more and the peace and quiet he helped to bring about. Lovely writing, as always. ~~~{~@ Author Reply: Oh, very much that, although I'll admit I hadn't thought of what I've read of thoughts of military wives after WWI and WWII. But Sam and Frodo were first intending only to save the Shire--that they'd do so for the whole of Arda wasn't what they'd thought to do, not when they left the Shire. And thanks so much for the vote of confidence--it's well appreciated, you know. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/29/2007 |
| A very perceptive glimpse into Rosie's heart and thoughts. Author Reply: I'm so glad you agree, Shirebound. Thank you! | |
| Raksha The Demon | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/29/2007 |
| An excellent vignette from Rosie's P.O.V. It couldn't have always been sunshine and flowers for her; knowing that part of Sam's heart belonged to things she could barely imagine and rarely, if at all, experience, as well as his lost "Master". Her love for Sam shines through, as does her compassion even for Frodo. It's an interesting contrast to Denethor's refusal to accept "halved" love - Rosie is a warm-hearted person who can share what and whom she loves; Denethor could not. Author Reply: No, not always sunshine and flowers; yet she's the one who has him NOW, which is the important thing as far as she's concerned. And she knows love shared is love multiplied in the end. You're right--the antithesis to poor Denethor. Thanks for the comments. | |
| Antane | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/29/2007 |
| And yet, for all most of his heart is here, here in Bag End under the Hill, she still catches him paused, his eyes turned westward, for an important part of his heart is there, waiting for his coming one day. I think the only time Sam's heart wasn't torn in two was when he could look over both halves of his heart, either before the Quest or after it. Sam knows quality - either in his Frodo or his Rose. My heart ached a bit for Rose to think that Sam would not think her anything after all he had seen. I hope he told her, I'm sure he did, that his thoughts were with her. Namarie, God bless, Antane :) Author Reply: Oh, I'm certain Sam never let Rosie forget she was what he came home to and for. He's as whole as such a one as Sam can be, now that he's in the Shire and has found his full place within it, and she's willing to accept that Sam's heart is capable of embracing far more than just her and the children. Glad you enjoyed this one, Antane. | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/29/2007 |
| It must have been difficult sometimes for Rose. I think she would have had times when she felt a bit left out of it all. This is lovely. Author Reply: Sometimes she indeed must have felt left out, but I'll bet that just as often she was glad to let Sam do his work so she could do hers, which was to love as many as she could as fully as she could. Thanks so for the comments, Grey Wonderer. | |
| Telpethoron | Reviewed Chapter: 30 on 4/29/2007 |
| This is a wonderful story from Rosie's POV. For all that Sam has seen and done, it's the simple things that ground him and fulfill him. Beautifully done, as always! Author Reply: Oh, you are so right, Tepethoron--Sam has found that which keeps him grounded and fulfilled indeed. And thanks so much for the compliment! | |