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| Pearl's Pearls - A New String by Pearl Took | 102 Review(s) |
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| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 10/30/2009 |
| So chilling--and plausible! And how horrible Merry created the mocking rhyme! And no wonder Pippin was never the same! Poor children, both of them! Author Reply: Thank you, Larner. This is the sort of thing that does happen, a child does something that they don't realize can injure or kill their friend. This would have been a tragic event for everyone, so I'm glad it is totally AU. | |
| PIppinfan1988 | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 2/8/2009 |
| This is a lovely story -- and without realising it, there's a lot actually going on inside this tale. Each is seeing the poem from his own perspective and how it fits into the puzzle of time, or better yet, *their* time. I rather liked Pippin's; his perspective would often lead him back home, to the simple and beloved things closest to his heart. And yet each one's perspective had hope. I liked that. :-) Author Reply: Thank you, m'dear Pippinfan :-) I'm so glad you enjoyed this. It was one of those fun stories that just came to me in one piece. Thank you for reading it :-) | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 2/7/2009 |
| My god, what a tragedy! But from my point of view, this is absolutely in-character. I'm just glad that this never happened :) Author Reply: I'm glad it didn't as well, Andrea! Thank you for reading and I'm glad you felt it was in character :-) | |
| Garnet Took | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 2/6/2009 |
| This gave me cold chills. What a devistating AU. Author Reply: Thank you for being brave and reading this, Garnet. It would have been horrible indeed. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 20 on 2/6/2009 |
| Ah--indeed a sad AU, and especially knowing neither of these will be going with Frodo when the time comes! Fascinating might-have-been! Author Reply: Thank you for reading this Larner. So many things could have happened, but hopefully not so extreme. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 1/29/2009 |
| I love this realization of the changes going on in the world as seen by these three within Fangorn! Peaceful, thoughtful, curious but for the moment passively accepting until all reports are in and action is needed. And Pippin is beginning to truly see the world through the eyes of others, and appreciate other points of view, I think. Love it! Author Reply: Thank you so much Larner :-) The Hobbits had a lot of time to contemplate what had been happening to them, and others, while they were on their way to Treebeard's home. And, of course, Ents are usually long, slow thinkers anyway. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! | |
| eiluj | Reviewed Chapter: 19 on 1/28/2009 |
| I liked how Treebeard realizes the so-young hobbits yet have a certain racial age to them -- and trust him to recognize their earthiness! Meanwhile practical Merry determinedly counts trees to keep the dark possibilities from his mind. And Pip luxuriates in a series of reassureing and quintessentially hobbity memories of home -- and simply refuses to consider any dark future. Author Reply: Thank you so much, eiluj :-) I found myself drawn into the song and the setting and this was what came out. I'm glad you enjoyed it! | |
| Andrea | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 1/10/2009 |
| “Using ‘bloody’ again, sir?” LOL!!! Somehow I like a swearing Ringbearer! Maybe it's because he seldom looses his temper. And I liked Gandalf here! He would make a good Sherlock Holmes ;-) Thank you for posting! Author Reply: Thank you for reading and responding, Andrea :-) I like a Frodo with a bit of grit, I'm glad you did too. I agree about Gandalf. | |
| Sunny | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 1/10/2009 |
| "Then I will retire to my chambers with a novice level book of instruction in doing proper examinations of patients." *giggles* Usually, when Aragorn is depicted doing something healerly, he tends to be described as the second best Healer ever. The best, of course, being Elrond. Seeing him screw up is, ahem, unusual. :-) Author Reply: Very true, but no one is perfect. If Frodo isn't, Aragorn needn't be either. ;-) I'm glad you enjoyed the story, Sunny! | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 18 on 1/10/2009 |
| I love this--shades of trying to put a simple bench together! Heh! Poor Frodo--not precisely the handyhobbit here, between lack of experience and missing a finger! Author Reply: I'm sure the missing finger didn't help. I think most of us see him as not very handy with tools, other than the ones used for writing ;-) Thank you, Larner! | |