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Msg# 7527
Reviews for 27 October - part 1 Posted by Rhapsody October 27, 2006 - 13:39:13 Topic ID# 7527Title: Of Herbs and Stewed Rabbit · Author: Altariel · Genres: Drama:
Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 91
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 06:46:34
A well done cross-over between two of my favourite worlds!
-----------------------------------
Title: Both Beholden · Author: Dwimordene · Genres: Drama:
Pre-Fellowship · ID: 180
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 06:52:02
I had never before considered the posssibility that Boromir and Aragorn
had gone off together after the Council. This story gave me a lot to
think about.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Story of a Garden, by Frodo Baggins · Author: GamgeeFest ·
Genres: Drama: Pre-Fellowship · ID: 713
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 06:54:36
This is lovely, and I could very much imagine that young Frodo had
written this for his new friend Sam!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Gift of Gold · Author: pippinfan88 · Genres: Drama:
Remembering · ID: 267
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:00:39
This is a beautiful story, about such a simple thing - a gift from the
heart. I loved the backstory behind the hair ribbon, and that Marigold
passed it on to Bell's grandaughter, whom she had never known, was just
perfect. I really enjoyed this glimpse of the Gamgee's and the way their
lives had changed after the Quest.
-----------------------------------
Title: How the Eorlings Ride · Author: NeumeIndil · Genres: Humor · ID: 213
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:13:30
A wonderful story! I am so happy to see a story portraying the hobbits
as the adults that they are. When Merry took the second girl upstairs I
laughed out loud, and then when she came down for her friend! Oh my! I
loved this, very much!
-----------------------------------
Title: In a Pig's Eye · Author: Lindelea · Genres: Humor · ID: 747
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:15:02
I love Pippin's utter joy in this story!
-----------------------------------
Title: Two Snippets · Author: Glassadar · Genres: Humor · ID: 983
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:15:59
Well done! I am looking forward to another story soon!
-----------------------------------
Title: Dinnertime Folly · Author: Cathleen · Genres: Humor · ID: 733
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:21:40
A fun story! I especially like Boromir's interest in hearing the hobbits
stories, showing that he is eager to get to know them better.
-----------------------------------
Title: What Goes Around · Author: GamgeeFest · Genres: Humor: Children ·
ID: 188
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:28:09
A nice glimpse of the Post-Quest hobbits extended families, with a very
funny tale-within-a-tale!
-----------------------------------
Title: Bedtime Story · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres: Humor:
Children · ID: 355
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:31:25
What a wonderful image! Little Eldarion pretending to be a hobbit! I
loved the last line, about Gollum!
-----------------------------------
Title: Of Squirrels and Stolen Pies · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres:
Humor: Children · ID: 305
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:51:39
I can so imagine Pippin's face upon being handed a pie out of the Blue!
I loved Pippin's chatter here, but what I like best about this story is
the way that Merry knows Pippin so very, very well! I really enjoy
little glimpses of family interaction in hobbity stories and so I also
liked Merry's revelation that his father knows how to talk to Pippin
too, but I have no doubt that Merry knows him better than anyone! Grey
Wonderer writes their relationship so well, especially as children.
The original characters were well written, and I really enjoyed the way
the whole conversation went full circle until Pippin was actually given
the pie for his very own - at least until Merry insists upon his share!
A really enjoyable story!
-----------------------------------
Title: Just a Little Shove · Author: Inglor · Genres: Humor:
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 798
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:03:59
Wonderful! Every time I see that scene in the film I wonder the same
thing! You would think that Elrond was wise enough to have thought ahead
just a bit!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Consequences of Curiosity · Author: A L Milton · Genres:
Humor: Gondor · ID: 153
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:11:22
Oh my! I really enjoyed this! Perfectly suited indeed! I loved Faramir's
enthusiasm about his activities, and the length of time it took for
Aragorn to finally understand what Faramir was saying. The names for
their various scenarios have caused me to speculate in a most unseemly
manner!
-----------------------------------
Title: Theme and Variations · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres:
Humor: Gondor · ID: 784
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:23:29
I really liked this glimpse of Faramir, Aragorn, and Post-Quest Gondor.
I don't usually read stories about Men, but I am very glad that I read
this one!
-----------------------------------
Title: Frodo's Exciting Day Out · Author: Llinos · Genres: Humor: Parody
· ID: 829
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:50:50
Such a simple solution to such a big problem, but if Tolkien had written
it this way the book would have been very short! Llinos answers a
question that many of us have had why didnt the Eagles simply fly
Frodo to Mount Doom so that he could cast away the Ring? Perhaps the
Eagles had a foreboding of what that day would have been like and simply
stayed away! I think it is certain that they would have had they
realised that Merry and Pippin would be coming along for the ride!
Limited to a timeframe of a single a day she still manages to skillfully
include every single major event and character in the book, and to do
that in just a short story is no mean feat. But the events certainly
dont play out exactly as they do in the book! Every situation is
depicted in the clever, witty, and humorous style that this author is so
very skilled at. I think that my favourite parts have to be the
inadvertent slaying of the WitchKing, Sarumans musings, and the
references to the Paths of The Dead. Aragorns query to Pippin [ You
liked the dead people - now didnt you? ] still sets me to laughing
whenever I hear or read it. There is some incredibly funny dialogue in
this tale, and I especially like Merry and Pippin in this.
And what more hobbity way to end the day than with a party back at Bag
End! I am certain that Gollum much prefers this ending to the story!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Unexpected Guest · Author: pippinfan88 · Genres: Humor: The
Shire · ID: 635
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:58:31
Oh! There are so many funny images in this! Eglantine and Pimpernel's
reactions to seeing naked Pippin in the wardrobe, the jumper and the tea
saucer, and Mrs Goldlocket at the end! Well done Pippinfan!
-----------------------------------
Title: In a Tent Somewhere Near Whitwell or The Truth About Merry ·
Author: grey_wonderer · Genres: Humor: The Shire · ID: 472
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:00:46
When I gave GW this starter I never guessed that she would come up with
such an hysterically risque story! My favourite part has to be when
Merry wakes up in all of his early morning glory! I reread this one often!
-----------------------------------
Title: Inside Out · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres: Humor: The Shire ·
ID: 636
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:02:33
GW's Merry knows Pippin very well, but as this story proves, Pippin also
knows Merry inside out! Another GW story that makes me laugh aloud!
-----------------------------------
Title: Concerning Hobbit's Feet · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres: Humor:
The Shire · ID: 828
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:21:12
OMG! I laughed and laughed out loud at this! It's fantastic, every line
of dialogue is just right! The story progresses perfectly, every line
adding to the ones that went before to create a simply hilarious
situation. To think that eventually even staid Frodo was willing to drop
his drawers for a comparison! Freddy's cameo was priceless!
Merry's voice in this was spot on perfect. This story is a real gem!
-----------------------------------
Title: Strike While the Iron is Hot · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres:
Humor: The Shire · ID: 234
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:22:27
The situations in this tale are wonderfully funny! Well done GW!
-----------------------------------
Title: A Bad Day Gone Good · Author: MysteriousWays · Genres: Humor: The
Shire · ID: 229
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:26:35
A lovely glimpse at a character we don't often see much of! I enjoyed
the bits about his siblings as well!
-----------------------------------
Title: You Never Know · Author: MysteriousWays · Genres: Humor: The
Shire · ID: 701
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:27:22
A *very* interesting dream!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Courtship of Peregrin Took · Author: pippinfan88 · Genres:
Romance · ID: 275
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:30:22
A lovely version of how Pippin met his Diamond! Very detailed and
entertaining, and long enough to really immerse yourself in.
-----------------------------------
Title: Respite · Author: Nesta · Genres: Romance: Gondor · ID: 750
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:33:26
This is lovely. I think that the language is beautiful. I am glad to see
both Eowyn and Faramir so deservedly happy.
-----------------------------------
Title: To Tell a Tale · Author: Anso the
Hobbit/Beruthiel/Bodkin/Dreamflower/Elendiari22/Jay of
Lasgalen/Lindelea/Pearl Took/pipkinsweetgrass/Rabidsamfan/Shirebound
CoAuthors · Races: Cross-Cultural: Incomplete · ID: 973
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:40:46
A wonderful premise, and I enjoyed all of the stories told to entertain
Pippin! A terrific collaboration!
-----------------------------------
Gondor Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 91
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 06:46:34
A well done cross-over between two of my favourite worlds!
-----------------------------------
Title: Both Beholden · Author: Dwimordene · Genres: Drama:
Pre-Fellowship · ID: 180
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 06:52:02
I had never before considered the posssibility that Boromir and Aragorn
had gone off together after the Council. This story gave me a lot to
think about.
-----------------------------------
Title: The Story of a Garden, by Frodo Baggins · Author: GamgeeFest ·
Genres: Drama: Pre-Fellowship · ID: 713
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 06:54:36
This is lovely, and I could very much imagine that young Frodo had
written this for his new friend Sam!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Gift of Gold · Author: pippinfan88 · Genres: Drama:
Remembering · ID: 267
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:00:39
This is a beautiful story, about such a simple thing - a gift from the
heart. I loved the backstory behind the hair ribbon, and that Marigold
passed it on to Bell's grandaughter, whom she had never known, was just
perfect. I really enjoyed this glimpse of the Gamgee's and the way their
lives had changed after the Quest.
-----------------------------------
Title: How the Eorlings Ride · Author: NeumeIndil · Genres: Humor · ID: 213
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:13:30
A wonderful story! I am so happy to see a story portraying the hobbits
as the adults that they are. When Merry took the second girl upstairs I
laughed out loud, and then when she came down for her friend! Oh my! I
loved this, very much!
-----------------------------------
Title: In a Pig's Eye · Author: Lindelea · Genres: Humor · ID: 747
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:15:02
I love Pippin's utter joy in this story!
-----------------------------------
Title: Two Snippets · Author: Glassadar · Genres: Humor · ID: 983
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:15:59
Well done! I am looking forward to another story soon!
-----------------------------------
Title: Dinnertime Folly · Author: Cathleen · Genres: Humor · ID: 733
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:21:40
A fun story! I especially like Boromir's interest in hearing the hobbits
stories, showing that he is eager to get to know them better.
-----------------------------------
Title: What Goes Around · Author: GamgeeFest · Genres: Humor: Children ·
ID: 188
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:28:09
A nice glimpse of the Post-Quest hobbits extended families, with a very
funny tale-within-a-tale!
-----------------------------------
Title: Bedtime Story · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres: Humor:
Children · ID: 355
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:31:25
What a wonderful image! Little Eldarion pretending to be a hobbit! I
loved the last line, about Gollum!
-----------------------------------
Title: Of Squirrels and Stolen Pies · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres:
Humor: Children · ID: 305
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 07:51:39
I can so imagine Pippin's face upon being handed a pie out of the Blue!
I loved Pippin's chatter here, but what I like best about this story is
the way that Merry knows Pippin so very, very well! I really enjoy
little glimpses of family interaction in hobbity stories and so I also
liked Merry's revelation that his father knows how to talk to Pippin
too, but I have no doubt that Merry knows him better than anyone! Grey
Wonderer writes their relationship so well, especially as children.
The original characters were well written, and I really enjoyed the way
the whole conversation went full circle until Pippin was actually given
the pie for his very own - at least until Merry insists upon his share!
A really enjoyable story!
-----------------------------------
Title: Just a Little Shove · Author: Inglor · Genres: Humor:
Fixed-Length Ficlet · ID: 798
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:03:59
Wonderful! Every time I see that scene in the film I wonder the same
thing! You would think that Elrond was wise enough to have thought ahead
just a bit!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Consequences of Curiosity · Author: A L Milton · Genres:
Humor: Gondor · ID: 153
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:11:22
Oh my! I really enjoyed this! Perfectly suited indeed! I loved Faramir's
enthusiasm about his activities, and the length of time it took for
Aragorn to finally understand what Faramir was saying. The names for
their various scenarios have caused me to speculate in a most unseemly
manner!
-----------------------------------
Title: Theme and Variations · Author: Gandalfs apprentice · Genres:
Humor: Gondor · ID: 784
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:23:29
I really liked this glimpse of Faramir, Aragorn, and Post-Quest Gondor.
I don't usually read stories about Men, but I am very glad that I read
this one!
-----------------------------------
Title: Frodo's Exciting Day Out · Author: Llinos · Genres: Humor: Parody
· ID: 829
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:50:50
Such a simple solution to such a big problem, but if Tolkien had written
it this way the book would have been very short! Llinos answers a
question that many of us have had why didnt the Eagles simply fly
Frodo to Mount Doom so that he could cast away the Ring? Perhaps the
Eagles had a foreboding of what that day would have been like and simply
stayed away! I think it is certain that they would have had they
realised that Merry and Pippin would be coming along for the ride!
Limited to a timeframe of a single a day she still manages to skillfully
include every single major event and character in the book, and to do
that in just a short story is no mean feat. But the events certainly
dont play out exactly as they do in the book! Every situation is
depicted in the clever, witty, and humorous style that this author is so
very skilled at. I think that my favourite parts have to be the
inadvertent slaying of the WitchKing, Sarumans musings, and the
references to the Paths of The Dead. Aragorns query to Pippin [ You
liked the dead people - now didnt you? ] still sets me to laughing
whenever I hear or read it. There is some incredibly funny dialogue in
this tale, and I especially like Merry and Pippin in this.
And what more hobbity way to end the day than with a party back at Bag
End! I am certain that Gollum much prefers this ending to the story!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Unexpected Guest · Author: pippinfan88 · Genres: Humor: The
Shire · ID: 635
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 08:58:31
Oh! There are so many funny images in this! Eglantine and Pimpernel's
reactions to seeing naked Pippin in the wardrobe, the jumper and the tea
saucer, and Mrs Goldlocket at the end! Well done Pippinfan!
-----------------------------------
Title: In a Tent Somewhere Near Whitwell or The Truth About Merry ·
Author: grey_wonderer · Genres: Humor: The Shire · ID: 472
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:00:46
When I gave GW this starter I never guessed that she would come up with
such an hysterically risque story! My favourite part has to be when
Merry wakes up in all of his early morning glory! I reread this one often!
-----------------------------------
Title: Inside Out · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres: Humor: The Shire ·
ID: 636
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:02:33
GW's Merry knows Pippin very well, but as this story proves, Pippin also
knows Merry inside out! Another GW story that makes me laugh aloud!
-----------------------------------
Title: Concerning Hobbit's Feet · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres: Humor:
The Shire · ID: 828
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:21:12
OMG! I laughed and laughed out loud at this! It's fantastic, every line
of dialogue is just right! The story progresses perfectly, every line
adding to the ones that went before to create a simply hilarious
situation. To think that eventually even staid Frodo was willing to drop
his drawers for a comparison! Freddy's cameo was priceless!
Merry's voice in this was spot on perfect. This story is a real gem!
-----------------------------------
Title: Strike While the Iron is Hot · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres:
Humor: The Shire · ID: 234
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:22:27
The situations in this tale are wonderfully funny! Well done GW!
-----------------------------------
Title: A Bad Day Gone Good · Author: MysteriousWays · Genres: Humor: The
Shire · ID: 229
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:26:35
A lovely glimpse at a character we don't often see much of! I enjoyed
the bits about his siblings as well!
-----------------------------------
Title: You Never Know · Author: MysteriousWays · Genres: Humor: The
Shire · ID: 701
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:27:22
A *very* interesting dream!
-----------------------------------
Title: The Courtship of Peregrin Took · Author: pippinfan88 · Genres:
Romance · ID: 275
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:30:22
A lovely version of how Pippin met his Diamond! Very detailed and
entertaining, and long enough to really immerse yourself in.
-----------------------------------
Title: Respite · Author: Nesta · Genres: Romance: Gondor · ID: 750
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:33:26
This is lovely. I think that the language is beautiful. I am glad to see
both Eowyn and Faramir so deservedly happy.
-----------------------------------
Title: To Tell a Tale · Author: Anso the
Hobbit/Beruthiel/Bodkin/Dreamflower/Elendiari22/Jay of
Lasgalen/Lindelea/Pearl Took/pipkinsweetgrass/Rabidsamfan/Shirebound
CoAuthors · Races: Cross-Cultural: Incomplete · ID: 973
Reviewer: Marigold · 2006-10-13 09:40:46
A wonderful premise, and I enjoyed all of the stories told to entertain
Pippin! A terrific collaboration!
-----------------------------------
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