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| Remembering Anew by Pearl Took | 176 Review(s) |
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| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 3/29/2007 |
| *sniff, sniff*...how does one bid a most excellent story farewell? I have enjoyed this beautiful tale from the the first words until the last. Thank you so much for sharing your brilliant imagination! :-) LOL, I was sort of musing on how such malice could be passed from one generation to the next without dissipating as time went on, but you answered that question with your usual flair. All's well that ends well - and end *well*, it did! :-) Thank you so much! Pippinfan Author Reply: Thank you, dear PippinFan, for all your encouragement here and on chat. I'm so glad you enjoyed this so much :-) | |
| Bob's Your Uncle | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 3/29/2007 |
| Lovely story. I hope we will find out what punishment is bestowed on the Grittison and Caskbury families. Poor Rollo, I hope he is able to escape the curse entire and start a new life somewhere. I wonder how he escaped it - love for his sister overcoming the family poison? A dash of Took blood from the lasses who married into the family stifling the curse enough for Rollo to fight it when his beloved sister needed him? I'm curious to know what will happen to the younger Caskburys. The Voice of Saruman certainly explains the influence! Given how quickly the Master of Buckland seemed to strengthen himself without Longo, I wonder if the Thain is really as addled as advertised or if Grittison helped him get that way. The Restorers ought to look to Gondor for unaltered copies of the Red Book. I'm sure the folks there would be pleased to send them a copy. Either that or maybe one fell behind a bookcase in the library Pippin created at Great Smials - since he focused on books from outside the Shire its easy to imagine one copy being overlooked as future generations simply dusted the room and not read the books. Either that or a Took version of Jebiamac rebound the Thain's copy of the book and left off the title! Author Reply: The Epilogue is in the works and I hope to post it later today or tomorrow. The copy of the Red Book that was made in Gondor and sent to the Great Smials is still at the Smials, safe and sound waiting for the day when a certain English university professor finds it ;-) Thank you so much, BYU! | |
| Cuthalion | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 3/29/2007 |
| Beautiful, Pearl. This was a lovely, thrilling, surprising tale, and I enjoyed every bit of it. May the "restorers" keep the truth blooming, and thank you for writing! Cúthalion Author Reply: Thank you, Cuthalion, for reading, responding and all your kind words! I'm so glad you enjoyed it :-) | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 3/29/2007 |
| That was a nice ending, Pearl! And it revealed yet another well-kept secret of the Caskburys and Grittisons. That evil wizard! Like Lotho he tried to sew his seed, in a different way, of course. And time proved that Saruman's method was successful and long-living. And hadn't there been some green-eyed Tooks and some inquisitive Brandybucks the true story of the Four Travellers would have been lost forever. The Restorers smiled at each other, then Other remembered what Pippin had said. “Till we meet again!” he said with a wink. Other is indeed a Tookish Brandybuck and I hope there will follow lots of others after him! P.S.: I like the name the five hobbits were given, The Restorers, very appropriate! Thank you very much for this wonderful story Pearl! I'm looking forward to reading more :) Author Reply: You are welcome, Andrea, and thank you!! I'm so glad you enjoyed the story and that you thought the "Restorers" is a good name for the five hobbits who were the main characters. More? Who knows, I wasn't expecting this many stories out of Jebbin and Other to begin with! LOL | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 3/29/2007 |
| *applauds* Wonderful story, Pearl! :D Author Reply: Thank you so much, dear mentor!! | |
| Garnet Took | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 3/29/2007 |
| Pearl, this was a wonderful story. I have been following it with enthusiasm ever since you started it. I was just being very lazy by not logging in and reviewing. To be honest, I hate to see it end. I feel kind of like Other, I hate it that we won't see the ghosts again. At least Jebbin and Other have the consolation of knowing they'll meet again. I figured the power that Castbury and Grittison whelded had something to do with Saruman's voice. I love the characters you've created here. I would really like to know more about them and their later adventures, if they have any. Thanks for taking us on this grand adventure of rediscovery. Author Reply: Thank you so much, Garnet :-) It means so much that you enjoyed my OCs! At this point, I don't know if they'll be back - but then I never expected to write about them again after the first story, so who knows. Thank you for reading and for reviewing when you have :-) | |
| Daynawayna | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 3/29/2007 |
| FINIS?!?!? :O Say it ain't so! OH my goodness Pearl, it can't be over! I'm not done having fun yet! We still have to see what happend to Grittison: did Chalcy ever release him? :D And and the Took and Thain! Was he addle-brained due to his secretary or just old age? A-A-And, and... Rollo! How is he going to 'stay the curse'? And.. and... ::cries, but in a good sort of way:: We must know... precious! LOL Hugs all around to author, readers, the Professor... EVERYONE!! That was WONDERFUL Pearl! Absolutely Fabulous! I'm so sorry to see it come to an end! I so look forward to that email alert that says A new chapter of Remembering Anew has been uploaded to StoriesofArda.com by Pearl Took. Oh, how I'm going to miss that. ::sad sigh:: But I am so glad I came along for the ride... and even gave directions that lead to new and exciting roads. ::wink:: Thank you so much for writing such an amazing story for us to share in. I hope to see Jeb and Oth again in the (near) future, because I KNOW you can't keep Brandybucks with Took blood out of God Bless and thank you soooo much for giving us this Gem, Dayna Author Reply: Well . . . there is an epilogue :-) I'm hoping to post it Friday or Saturday. There are still a few loose ends to tie up. I'm so very glad you enjoyed this, Daynawayna :-) Thank you for being an important nudger that sent me down this path. You are very welcome! Warm Hobbity Hugs, Pearl | |
| Grey Wonderer | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 3/28/2007 |
| Now that was a much better out come. This trial made up for the last one. Bravo! And now I wonder what will happen. I guess I'll just have to wait won't I? This has been a very magical story so far. Author Reply: Thank you, GW :-) Yes, a real trial, not a farce. I'm posting to day so you won't be waiting long - though we aren't quite to the end, there's an epilogue after the new chapter. Thank you, I like magical :-) | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 3/27/2007 |
| I am proud of those present, that they failed to overwhelmingly condemn Longo. Very much a descendant of both Lotho and Ted, I fear. And love Delphinia and have compassion for Rollo. As for poor Jebiamac--poor, confused ghostling that he was. And I'm still proud of our four for standing by quietly, letting the living deal with the present. Why do we need such reawakenings in order to appreciate things rightly? Author Reply: Hi Larner :-) I am too. Yes, he is. Thank you, I do too. LOL! Yes, it took him a bit to sort things out. They really understand about having to learn to do things for yourself. Because, we often aren't very bright. (that's why there's nothing new under the sun) An interesting response :-) | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 3/27/2007 |
| Well, at least the Master and I have agreed on one thing: that Longo Caskbury is CRACKED. Yes, Tollo *should* be placed in the same room as his father! The Shire/Buckland would never know he's missing. I hope that arse gets his due, if for nothing else, for beating his little daughter. Well, dear friend, as I've said all along, you have a lovely gift. Most of us readers had the Master pegged as a spineless, witless, good-for-nothing arse. I just came from BS so I can't use language *too* strong (at least until tomorrow morning when I get to work!). Now you have us all eating out of the palm of your hand - now viewing him as a hobbit who's recovered his wits and backbone (and some other male body parts). I see that as the talent of an excellent writer. :-) Brilliant story, brilliant author. :-) I'm looking forward the the next chapter! PF Author Reply: Thank you so much dear Pippinfan :-) I'm glad the change in Macimas seemed right to you, I was hoping it would. "other male body parts" LOL LOL You are, as always, too kind. Thank you! | |