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Msg# 5149
Reviews Final as of 8/17/2005 part 63 Posted by Ainaechoiriel August 18, 2005 - 0:08:04 Topic ID# 5149Title: Prayer
<http://www.west-of-the-moon.net/servlet/ReadGenStory?storyID=184> .
Author: illyria-pffyffin
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=36
3> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 887
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=887>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:18:50 Score: 3
Merry learns what it means to pray as he sits by Frodo's side after the
Quest. The author wisely leaves all things to do with "religion" to one
side, a good choice, as JRRT said hobbits were not religious, and simply
shows him reaching out blindly in desperation.
Title: Hand in Hand <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2057941/1/> . Author:
illyria-pffyffin
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=36
3> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 888
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=888>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:19:24 Score: 2
A moment that cries out for a gap-filler. Bilbo observes Frodo's grief at
his parents' funeral, and reaches out to him. Very sweetly done, and showing
why Frodo came to love Bilbo so.
Title: Lightness
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge04/15353.html#cutid1> .
Author: Dana
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
4> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 1230
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1230>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:22:49 Score: 5
This is a Cormallen fic, but that doesn't half do justice to this author's
gorgeous lyrical prose. It shows Merry's painful thoughts in a wonderful
stream-of-consciousness style, as he waits for his Pippin to wake up, his
realization of all they have gone through to arrive at that point, that they
all yet live, and that they have all accomplished what needed to be
done--but he is not really complete until Pippin wakes, and Pippin's first
words are so perfect! This is a Merry-and-Pippin who are truly a part of one
another.
Title: The Diary <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2053419/1/> of Frodo Baggins
. Author: aelfgifuemma
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=59
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1243>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:23:24 Score: 2
A very melancholy recounting of the first few weeks after Frodo lost his
parents. His confusion, anger and pain are very clear, as well as the
fruitless efforts Saradoc and Esmeralda are making to help him.
Title: The Captain's
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3210> Last Charge .
Author: AmandaK
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=20
9> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: War of the Ring . ID: 81
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=81>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:23:54 Score: 2
Although movie-verse, this captures truly the spirit of weariness and sorrow
that Faramir must have felt when his father ordered him away once more. His
actions here as he prepares for what he is certain will be his last ride
ring true.
Title: For the Common
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=4035> Man . Author:
Anoriath
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=35
4> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: War of the Ring . ID: 661
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=661>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:24:21 Score: 2
A bit of irony here, and a wonderful examination of the difference in
perspective between the noble leaders and captains, and that of the ordinary
soldiers.
Title: Payment
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2486&cid=9769> Put Off .
Author: pippinfan88
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=33
1> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: War of the Ring . ID: 1038
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1038>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:24:54 Score: 3
A very unusual look at what it was like for Pippin after his injuries at the
battle of the Black Gate. He very nearly died, and his spirit fled; how was
it he survived? What made his spirit return to his body? The answer in this
story is very insightful, and makes use of other elements of Tolkien's
mythos.
Title: Sunshine
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge01/8967.html#cutid1> and
Laughter . Author: Anastasia
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=38
5> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: War of the Ring . ID: 1232
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1232>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:26:27 Score: 2
A very sweet story of Gandalf comforting Pippin's troubled dreams, as they
wait for the siege in Minas Tirith. I love the image of the Wizard calmly
directing the dream as he rubs the hobbit's back.
Title: Lost
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1828&cid=7613> and Found .
Author: Bodkin
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=41
1> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War . ID: 1253
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1253>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:26:57 Score: 2
I love this strong and elegant musing from Eglantine's POV; her thoughts are
so clear and her love for not only her son, but for her nephew and cousin
comes through beautifully.
Title: I Will Know <http://www.lotrfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?sid=4577>
Suffering . Author: Andy
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=36
4> Longwood . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Aman . ID: 704
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=704>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:27:21 Score: 1
Frodo finds love in Valinor in the Undying Lands; very lyrical and lovely
and angsty.
Title: Dreme <http://www.geocities.com/singeaddams/Dreme.html> . Author:
Singe
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=40
1> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Aman . ID: 858
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=858>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:27:52 Score: 4
This was wonderful. I loved the way Frodo's dreaming was a part of his
healing, and how gradually the good parts of his life begin to come alive
for him and the horrors of the Ring recede as if a dream. The touches of
humor, as Frodo believes his first awakenings to actually be dreams are
lovely--especially the part where he kisses Celebrian.
And the ending is perfect.
Title: Homeward bound <http://www.freewebs.com/aure/homewardbound.htm> .
Author: Marta
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=16
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=945>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:28:23 Score: 1
Very nice reunion of two old friends.
Title: Fear no more <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2071845/1/> . Author:
Cuthalion
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=40
7> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Gap-Filler . ID: 970
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=970>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:28:54 Score: 3
Absolutely gorgeous. Poetic and lyrical, and very true to the voice and
character of Faramir as depicted by JRRT, and the dream a very plausible
one, and true to the imagery used in canon. I liked this very much, and
could easily see this happening.
Title: Links
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=8126> . Author:
Forodwaith
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=50
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=23>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:29:18 Score: 1
Concise, with a real punch to it. I can see Frodo doing this.
Title: Just
<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/matthew.adams1/personal/isabeau_drabbles.htm#c
hop> A Bit Of Chop . Author: Isabeau
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
2> of Greenlea . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 30
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=30>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:29:44 Score: 1
Very funny. Poor Eomer.
Title: Seasong
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=1125> .
Author: Azalais
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
7> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 149
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=149>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:30:14 Score: 1
A very cute drabble; in the West, Legolas finds himself somewhat smitten.
Gimli approves.
Title: Blossoms
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3523&cid=13397> . Author:
ErinRua
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
7> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 287
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=287>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:30:37 Score: 1
Very sweet. I like a perceptive Legolas.
Title: A <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13125>
Long Awaited Party . Author: Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 1298
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1298>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:31:12 Score: 1
What a cute idea! I like the parallel between this and Bilbo's party.
Title: The
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3484&cid=13214> King's
Summons . Author: Tanaqui
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=40
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1392>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:31:39 Score: 1
I like this moment from Beregond's POV--very cute.
Title: The Old Dwarf and the Sea <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1819850/1/> .
Author: Isabeau
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
2> of Greenlea . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Incomplete . ID: 3
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=3>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:32:03 Score: 1
Chuckle. This is funny! I look forward to its completion!
Title: Coming Home
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1868> . Author:
SilverMoonLady
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=34
3> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Romance . ID: 1071
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1071>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:33:27 Score: 6
Among the many stories of the homecoming of the Travellers, this one stands
out for me from the first time I read it. Although it is primarily a story
of the romance of Merry and Estella, it is also a story of the strain
between Pippin and his father. For me, the most memorable chapter, and the
emotional climax of the the story, is chapter fourteen, in which, in order
to heal the breach between the Thain and the Brandybucks, Pippin recounts
the tale of Denethor, Boromir and Faramir. It is an emotionally wrenching
scene, and Pippin's equating Merry with Faramir is devastating to his
father. Yet that is not the end of the tale, and there is yet to be found
much suspense and adventure before the very satisfying end.
Title: Where Roses <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1832295/1/> Grow . Author:
pippinfan88
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=33
1> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire . ID: 589
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=589>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:34:27 Score: 4
This little AU story explores what might have happened if Pippin had ended
up a father right after returning from the Quest. It begins with a night of
drunken lust, and gradually developes from there. The author manages to
avoid most of the expected cliches, and the OC character of the unlucky
bride is very well done. It's very sad from the start, and ends very sadly,
as well, yet it is also a sweet and gentle look at Pippin as a young parent.
Title: The Masters of Buckland
<http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1591> Have Always Been Romantic
. Author: Saoirse
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
8> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire . ID: 624
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=624>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:35:02 Score: 2
I love a story with a gallant Merry showing his love for Estella, and this
certainly delivers, as Merry and his wife discover he is not the only
gallant Brandybuck to have graced Brandy Hall. Very sweet and funny as well.
Title: At Last <http://www.livejournal.com/users/maripo5a/35483.html#cutid1>
. Author: Mariposa
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=27
0> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire . ID: 808
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=808>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:35:28 Score: 3
Beautifully describes the intense emotions and feelings that, first Pippin,
and then Merry, have upon returning home and being once more with their
parents. For both of them the realization of how they have grown triggers
their reactions--very different ones.
Title: As Good As
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=2688> You . Author:
pearltook1
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=72
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=854>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:36:24 Score: 6
I loved this from the first time I read it. It is a wonderful picture of the
relationship between Paladin and Pippin, one in which they may have had some
difficulties, but were never estranged, as many writers make them. It is a
very realistic and painful conversation between father and son, as they
compare themselves one to the other, and both feel they have come up short.
Pippin finally comes to realize that he is up to the job of Thain, whether
he feels ready for it or not, and that possibly no one is ever really ready
for such a job, but can only do their best when it comes to them. Very
touching, sad and sweet.
[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]
<http://www.west-of-the-moon.net/servlet/ReadGenStory?storyID=184> .
Author: illyria-pffyffin
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=36
3> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 887
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=887>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:18:50 Score: 3
Merry learns what it means to pray as he sits by Frodo's side after the
Quest. The author wisely leaves all things to do with "religion" to one
side, a good choice, as JRRT said hobbits were not religious, and simply
shows him reaching out blindly in desperation.
Title: Hand in Hand <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2057941/1/> . Author:
illyria-pffyffin
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=36
3> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 888
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=888>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:19:24 Score: 2
A moment that cries out for a gap-filler. Bilbo observes Frodo's grief at
his parents' funeral, and reaches out to him. Very sweetly done, and showing
why Frodo came to love Bilbo so.
Title: Lightness
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge04/15353.html#cutid1> .
Author: Dana
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
4> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 1230
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1230>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:22:49 Score: 5
This is a Cormallen fic, but that doesn't half do justice to this author's
gorgeous lyrical prose. It shows Merry's painful thoughts in a wonderful
stream-of-consciousness style, as he waits for his Pippin to wake up, his
realization of all they have gone through to arrive at that point, that they
all yet live, and that they have all accomplished what needed to be
done--but he is not really complete until Pippin wakes, and Pippin's first
words are so perfect! This is a Merry-and-Pippin who are truly a part of one
another.
Title: The Diary <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2053419/1/> of Frodo Baggins
. Author: aelfgifuemma
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=59
> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: Hobbits . ID: 1243<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
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Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:23:24 Score: 2
A very melancholy recounting of the first few weeks after Frodo lost his
parents. His confusion, anger and pain are very clear, as well as the
fruitless efforts Saradoc and Esmeralda are making to help him.
Title: The Captain's
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=3210> Last Charge .
Author: AmandaK
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=20
9> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: War of the Ring . ID: 81
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=81>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:23:54 Score: 2
Although movie-verse, this captures truly the spirit of weariness and sorrow
that Faramir must have felt when his father ordered him away once more. His
actions here as he prepares for what he is certain will be his last ride
ring true.
Title: For the Common
<http://www.henneth-annun.net/stories/chapter.cfm?STID=4035> Man . Author:
Anoriath
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=35
4> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: War of the Ring . ID: 661
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=661>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:24:21 Score: 2
A bit of irony here, and a wonderful examination of the difference in
perspective between the noble leaders and captains, and that of the ordinary
soldiers.
Title: Payment
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=2486&cid=9769> Put Off .
Author: pippinfan88
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=33
1> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: War of the Ring . ID: 1038
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1038>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:24:54 Score: 3
A very unusual look at what it was like for Pippin after his injuries at the
battle of the Black Gate. He very nearly died, and his spirit fled; how was
it he survived? What made his spirit return to his body? The answer in this
story is very insightful, and makes use of other elements of Tolkien's
mythos.
Title: Sunshine
<http://www.livejournal.com/users/talechallenge01/8967.html#cutid1> and
Laughter . Author: Anastasia
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=38
5> . Books/Time: Gap-Filler: War of the Ring . ID: 1232
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1232>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:26:27 Score: 2
A very sweet story of Gandalf comforting Pippin's troubled dreams, as they
wait for the siege in Minas Tirith. I love the image of the Wizard calmly
directing the dream as he rubs the hobbit's back.
Title: Lost
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1828&cid=7613> and Found .
Author: Bodkin
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=41
1> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War . ID: 1253
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1253>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:26:57 Score: 2
I love this strong and elegant musing from Eglantine's POV; her thoughts are
so clear and her love for not only her son, but for her nephew and cousin
comes through beautifully.
Title: I Will Know <http://www.lotrfanfiction.com/viewstory.php?sid=4577>
Suffering . Author: Andy
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=36
4> Longwood . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Aman . ID: 704
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=704>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:27:21 Score: 1
Frodo finds love in Valinor in the Undying Lands; very lyrical and lovely
and angsty.
Title: Dreme <http://www.geocities.com/singeaddams/Dreme.html> . Author:
Singe
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=40
1> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Aman . ID: 858
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=858>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:27:52 Score: 4
This was wonderful. I loved the way Frodo's dreaming was a part of his
healing, and how gradually the good parts of his life begin to come alive
for him and the horrors of the Ring recede as if a dream. The touches of
humor, as Frodo believes his first awakenings to actually be dreams are
lovely--especially the part where he kisses Celebrian.
And the ending is perfect.
Title: Homeward bound <http://www.freewebs.com/aure/homewardbound.htm> .
Author: Marta
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=16
> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Gap-Filler . ID: 945<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=945>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:28:23 Score: 1
Very nice reunion of two old friends.
Title: Fear no more <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/2071845/1/> . Author:
Cuthalion
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=40
7> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Gap-Filler . ID: 970
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=970>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:28:54 Score: 3
Absolutely gorgeous. Poetic and lyrical, and very true to the voice and
character of Faramir as depicted by JRRT, and the dream a very plausible
one, and true to the imagery used in canon. I liked this very much, and
could easily see this happening.
Title: Links
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=1887&cid=8126> . Author:
Forodwaith
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=50
> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 23<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=23>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:29:18 Score: 1
Concise, with a real punch to it. I can see Frodo doing this.
Title: Just
<http://homepage.ntlworld.com/matthew.adams1/personal/isabeau_drabbles.htm#c
hop> A Bit Of Chop . Author: Isabeau
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
2> of Greenlea . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 30
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=30>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:29:44 Score: 1
Very funny. Poor Eomer.
Title: Seasong
<http://www.tolkienfanfiction.com/Story_Read_Chapter.php?CHid=1125> .
Author: Azalais
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
7> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 149
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=149>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:30:14 Score: 1
A very cute drabble; in the West, Legolas finds himself somewhat smitten.
Gimli approves.
Title: Blossoms
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3523&cid=13397> . Author:
ErinRua
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
7> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 287
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=287>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:30:37 Score: 1
Very sweet. I like a perceptive Legolas.
Title: A <http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3477&cid=13125>
Long Awaited Party . Author: Gwynnyd
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
6> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: General Drabble . ID: 1298
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1298>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:31:12 Score: 1
What a cute idea! I like the parallel between this and Bilbo's party.
Title: The
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterview.asp?sid=3484&cid=13214> King's
Summons . Author: Tanaqui
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=40
> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Gondor . ID: 1392<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1392>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:31:39 Score: 1
I like this moment from Beregond's POV--very cute.
Title: The Old Dwarf and the Sea <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1819850/1/> .
Author: Isabeau
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=18
2> of Greenlea . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Incomplete . ID: 3
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=3>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:32:03 Score: 1
Chuckle. This is funny! I look forward to its completion!
Title: Coming Home
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=1868> . Author:
SilverMoonLady
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=34
3> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Romance . ID: 1071
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=1071>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:33:27 Score: 6
Among the many stories of the homecoming of the Travellers, this one stands
out for me from the first time I read it. Although it is primarily a story
of the romance of Merry and Estella, it is also a story of the strain
between Pippin and his father. For me, the most memorable chapter, and the
emotional climax of the the story, is chapter fourteen, in which, in order
to heal the breach between the Thain and the Brandybucks, Pippin recounts
the tale of Denethor, Boromir and Faramir. It is an emotionally wrenching
scene, and Pippin's equating Merry with Faramir is devastating to his
father. Yet that is not the end of the tale, and there is yet to be found
much suspense and adventure before the very satisfying end.
Title: Where Roses <http://www.fanfiction.net/s/1832295/1/> Grow . Author:
pippinfan88
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=33
1> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire . ID: 589
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o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=589>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:34:27 Score: 4
This little AU story explores what might have happened if Pippin had ended
up a father right after returning from the Quest. It begins with a night of
drunken lust, and gradually developes from there. The author manages to
avoid most of the expected cliches, and the OC character of the unlucky
bride is very well done. It's very sad from the start, and ends very sadly,
as well, yet it is also a sweet and gentle look at Pippin as a young parent.
Title: The Masters of Buckland
<http://www.scribeoz.com/fanfic/story.php?no=1591> Have Always Been Romantic
. Author: Saoirse
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=26
8> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire . ID: 624
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=624>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:35:02 Score: 2
I love a story with a gallant Merry showing his love for Estella, and this
certainly delivers, as Merry and his wife discover he is not the only
gallant Brandybuck to have graced Brandy Hall. Very sweet and funny as well.
Title: At Last <http://www.livejournal.com/users/maripo5a/35483.html#cutid1>
. Author: Mariposa
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=27
0> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire . ID: 808
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=808>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:35:28 Score: 3
Beautifully describes the intense emotions and feelings that, first Pippin,
and then Merry, have upon returning home and being once more with their
parents. For both of them the realization of how they have grown triggers
their reactions--very different ones.
Title: As Good As
<http://www.storiesofarda.com/chapterlistview.asp?SID=2688> You . Author:
pearltook1
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=72
> . Books/Time: Post-Ring War: Shire . ID: 854<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=reviewsBrowse&show_all=n
o&navbar_page=0&markpage=66&form_story_filter=854>
Reviewer: Dreamflower
<http://gabrielle.sytes.net/MEFA2005/index.php?page=authorDetails&form_id=11
5> . 2005-08-15 19:36:24 Score: 6
I loved this from the first time I read it. It is a wonderful picture of the
relationship between Paladin and Pippin, one in which they may have had some
difficulties, but were never estranged, as many writers make them. It is a
very realistic and painful conversation between father and son, as they
compare themselves one to the other, and both feel they have come up short.
Pippin finally comes to realize that he is up to the job of Thain, whether
he feels ready for it or not, and that possibly no one is ever really ready
for such a job, but can only do their best when it comes to them. Very
touching, sad and sweet.
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