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| Thain Peregrin I: the First Days by Garnet Took | 65 Review(s) |
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| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/23/2014 |
| Ahhhhh. At last, a few peaceful moments to savour this latest installment. I'm sorry to hear this one is nearly done. It has been a delight! Good food and good conversation. I'm glad Pippin has the time for both. Nibbles that Diamond especially likes. Flowers. Bath preparations. Sounds like quite a plan! And all a surprise? Lovely! Mum's hand, or Da's? Sweet! Wanting to go all the way to Buckland in a few years? Sounds like there's a story to be told... Author Reply: Sorry it's taken so long to reply. I'm glad you liked this chapter and I'm a limitless sad that it's ending too, but there' another story I promised to have done by Memorial Day so I need to get busy on it. I hope the chapter I plan to post lives up to expectations. Thanks for hanging there for this whole thing. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/21/2014 |
| *grin* I love all his little preparations! Delightful! Author Reply: I was hoping that this would be fun. I'm thinking that the next chapter is going to finish this story except for the epilogue. I can't believe I've almost finished it. Then it will be on to finishing the last story in the trilogy about Pippin and Diamond trying to have children. That series needs a happy ending. :) Thanks for all your encouragement and sticking with me through my longest story ever so far. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 13 on 4/21/2014 |
| “Oh look!” exclaimed Egantine when she saw her visitors. “It’s my big lad.” She held out her arm to grandson. She then looked at his father. “And my giant lad too,” she laughed. What a lovely and loving scene. Oh my, I'm as eager as Pippin to experience the special moment he's planning. Author Reply: I just couldn't resist that image when it popped into my mind. :) I hope I can pull this off and keep it PG13 and tasteful (I'm so evil sometimes). I was going to make day eight two chapters but now I'm thinking it's going to be just one. That means just it and the epilogue. I can't believe a few paragraphs scribbled while I was at work five years ago turned into the longest story I ever wrote so far. Thanks for stiicking with me through it and I hope the ending is worth the ride. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 4/20/2014 |
| I just hate opening up my eyes on one of those days... Pippin's solution for the sheep farmers sounds wise and fair to all involved. He's still looking out for the Tookland, but not at the expense of everyone else. I love Regi's practical support and ideas for carrying out Pippin's plans. I've written him in a similar vein, myself -- he's not a planner, he's a doer. Both kinds are needed! And, speaking of plans... Pippin's sister? Is this a hint, or did I miss something earlier? (I'm assuming this has something to do with his surprise for Diamond.) Alas, poor Regi. Now he's going to worry about Pippin falling ill from malnourishment, or dying of starvation or somewhat, and then he'll be stuck with the Thainship. (jk!) Author Reply: Glad you liked the solution to the sheep farmers's problems. I have been hoping all along that my Regi isn't a copy of yours. They are very much alike. Pippin had written to his sister Pim to see if she could watch Faramir so that Pippin can pull off the surprise for Diamond. Regi is so happy being an assistant he's going to everything he can to avoid having to become Thain. Thanks for the review and thanks for sticking with me all the way so far. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 4/19/2014 |
| He's handled the first crises well, and will undoubtedly continue doing so. As Gandalf noted, they have all grown and are now among the great! Shire really ought to be capitalized, and Thain when used as the title, just as the Hill, the Water, and the Road are all capitalized because they are, to those who live near them, the proper names given them within the Shire. Author Reply: Thank, Larner. You're right, all of them are much more prepared than they ever would have been had they never left home. Thank for the capitalization help. You'd think I'd know these things but sometimes my brain takes a holiday. I was actually doing better than I thought then and made more mistakes in this chapter than I had in others. I'll have to go back through all of them though just looking at that one issue. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 4/18/2014 |
| Oh, I am so glad the meeting with the sheep farmers went well. Looks like Pippin has things well in hand! I do wish this story was slated to last a little longer! Author Reply: I'll be honest. I don't think I could take out past about the eight days. I was thinking as I was writing this chapter that I'm glad I can leave Pippin to get on with things without having to record it. He really had a job I would not want. :) Thanks for the complement. Knowing that someone wants a story I've written to go on is quite humbling. I think it's going to be three more chapters and an epilogue. Thanks for the review and the encouragement. | |
| shirebound | Reviewed Chapter: 12 on 4/18/2014 |
| “Is something wrong? I’ve noticed that you seem to skip at least one breakfast and either elevenses or luncheon almost every day.” Good old Regi, to be noticing such a worrisome thing. He's a good friend. Author Reply: Yes, and a true hobbit. He's got to look out for Pip. He doesn't want anything to hapen to him because to be Thain is the last thing Regi wants. :) Thanks for reading and reviewing. | |
| Larner | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/16/2014 |
| I love the manner in which these two communicate. Lack of communication causes the worst problems in relationships as people seek to second-guess one another and botch things up royally. Author Reply: I love these two also. I don't have any idea where I've got the model for their relationship. Maybe it's my ideal couple, I really don't know, but I love them together. The course of love isn't perfect for them. Just read "To Have or Have Not" and you'll see how they near fall apart but I'm working on curing their woes in a story that I intend to get back to work on as soon as this one's done. I so enjoy writing and reading Pip and Di in love. :) Thanks for the review. | |
| Dreamflower | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/16/2014 |
| Oh, I am sure that Diamond will like her surprise! *grin* I love the image of wheeling that money off in a wheelbarrow! LOL! Author Reply: I know that if I were her, I'd like it. Mmhm. :) I suddenly realized that they had a goodly sum of money there and no way to get it to where it needed to be. I thought there'd most likely be a wheelbarrow nearby so I went with it. Glad you liked the image. It is rather funny to think about. I wonder what people thought if they saw all those flour sacks being wheeled down the hall. Thanks for reviewing. | |
| Lindelea | Reviewed Chapter: 11 on 4/15/2014 |
| Pippin makes it obvious that Diamond is the most important part of his life. Lovely! (From the first part of the chapter, where he makes a point of keeping her informed, to the last few lines, it's very clear that she is his treasure.) Ah, Regi is so practical. All he needed was the right kind of leadership. Wheelbarrow and sacks! *snorfle* I like the way Pippin eats humble pie and apologises to his mother, and also the reference to Denethor. What a nightmare it must have been. And yes, it's easy to ignore and explain away signs in loved ones that we don't want to see. Continuing to enjoy this one. Looking forward to more. The meeting with the sheep farmers ought to be interesting, but at least Pippin seems to be well prepared. Author Reply: Pippin really needs Diamond to complete him and the fact that he nearly loses her in one of my stories set a few years after thos one is heartbreaking. I'm going to work to complete that series as soon as I finish this story. :) Regi is a true hobbit: well grounded and practical. He's a good ballance to Pippin. I really think Pippin is familiar with the taste of humble pie. He's had to eat it on more than one occasion in his life. He would never mean to hurt his mum. He's suddenly put it all together that his father was very sick and he sees how much like what happened to Denethor it is, even without any supernatural involvement. He's ready for that meeting. I just hope I'm ready to write it. That's going to be the hardest part of the little that's left to write on this story. Thanks for sticking with me through this one. I really appreciate the reviews. | |