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Title: Shelter · Author: Shirebound · Times: The Great Years:
Post-Sauron's Fall · ID: 217
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 04:51:20
I loved the idea behind this story and I completely enjoyed Aragorn and
Pippin in this one. This was very sweet and filled with lots of comfort
and healing.
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Title: Once Upon a Memory · Author: pippinfan88 · Races: Hobbits:
Friendship · ID: 665
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 04:55:21
After reading this one, I found myself wishing that this author's
original character, Hattie actually had her own series of adventures.
She is a marvelous character and she is such a darling! I love her
personal sense of style and her dialogue. The author makes her come
alive and that is very difficult to do with an original character. It's
just one of the reason that this author is so talented. I always enjoy
her Hobbits and this story is full of lovely hobbit dialogue! You gotta
read this one.
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Title: You Never Know · Author: MysteriousWays · Genres: Humor: The
Shire · ID: 701
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 04:56:42
This was entirely too funny! I enjoyed every word. Very entertaining!
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Title: The Courtship of Peregrin Took · Author: pippinfan88 · Genres:
Romance · ID: 275
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 04:59:15
I love Diamond in this story. She is truly the perfect match for Pippin
in every way. The author writes a lovely romance here with a few
interesting twists along the way. There is one moment with Pippin that
involves him getting hit on the head by some falling books that has me
laughing even now when I think about it. Great romance, wonderful humor,
and excellent Hobbits!
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Title: The Path · Author: AngieT · Races: Hobbits: Hurt/Comfort · ID: 638
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 05:03:39
The discriptions in this one were wonderful and I loved all of the
little details that the author included in this story. I won't give it
away but this has a very entertaining surprise ending!
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Title: A Message and a Bottle · Author: Larner · Genres: Drama:
Featuring Pippin or Merry · ID: 89
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 05:07:57
This is a plan that just begs to be tested and Pippin is just the Hobbit
to give it a try. I adore all of this author's stories and this is one
of my favorites. It is full of hope and I only wish that Tolkien had
allowed something of this sort to occur. It seems to be so right in
every respect. I also adored all of the characterizations in this story.
This has so much hope in it and it is such an imaginative idea! I adored it!
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Title: The Unexpected Guest · Author: pippinfan88 · Genres: Humor: The
Shire · ID: 635
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 05:18:35
i am completley like Miss Goldlocket, who appears in this story, I find
myself grinning just thinking about all of this! This is wonderful and
entirely too funny! I love the part of this story involving a certian
saucer and Pippin and Eglantine is splendid in this one. She almost
manages to steal the story from Pippin but not quite! What can I say
without spoiling it except this is very revealing in an amusing way!
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Title: Merry Yules · Author: Marigold · Races: Hobbits: Fixed-Length
Ficlet series · ID: 114
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 05:21:42
I adored every one of the Yule nights and the interaction between Merry
and Pippin was wonderfully written. You can see their friendship grow
over the years as they mature. Very entertaining!
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Title: Little Lad Lost · Author: Citrine · Races: Hobbits: Children ·
ID: 895
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 05:23:15
This was adorable and I enjoyed Lobelia in this! How often can you say a
thing like that? Seriously, Lobelia is wonderful in this story and the
author does a great job with her character.
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Title: On Being the Youngest · Author: Bodkin · Races: Cross-Cultural:
With Hobbits · ID: 45
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 05:28:05
I enjoyed the conversation in this story between Pippin and Legolas very
much. I loved seeing their friendship in this and the dialogue is
wonderful. I haven't read too many stories that allow Pippin to interact
with Legolas on his own and this is a welcome surprise. Legolas is so
entertaining in this story and I enjoyed the fact that even at his age
he is still young among elves.
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Title: The Acceptable Sacrifice · Author: Larner · Genres: Drama:
Featuring Frodo or Sam · ID: 775
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 05:31:59
A wonderful story! I love this author's writing and I found this story
very insightful and very moving. So much of what Frodo went through on
the quest left its mark on him and in this story the author attempts to
explore exactly what that might have meant for Frodo and for those
closest to him. Aragorn is wonderfully written in this. There are
chapters that bring tears to your eyes and there are moments that will
surprise you as Frodo proves that in spite of all he has endured he
still has some fight and spirit left in him. A great story by an amazing
author!
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Title: Gimli's Tale · Author: Pearl Took · Races: Dwarves · ID: 934
Reviewer: grey_wonderer · 2006-10-24 05:38:02
I love Gimli in this and I also enjoyed hearing him talk about his love
of stone. Pippin was adorable here as well and I enjoyed this very
entertaining story a great deal.
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Title: Stones · Author: Marigold · Races: Hobbits: Friendship · ID: 571
Reviewer: Raksha the Demon · 2006-10-24 06:23:58
A gentle story of healing, and the strength of love and memory. Pippin
and Merry are written sensitively, they are a little older but still
joyful, curious hobbits.

I especially liked the last lines, which are beautiful: [ Merry bent
down and selected a small greenish stone, almost a perfect flat oval,
and put it in his pocket. He would never forget this day, but it was
nice to be able to hold a memory in his hand&]
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Title: Of All the Pretty Little Horses · Author: Oshun · Genres: Humor:
Gondor · ID: 736
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-10-24 08:36:37
What a fun little story, and a funny misunderstanding. I love the double
talk and how each phrase could be applied to the subject that either of
the men were talking about. I think it's especially funny that Eomer was
talking about the girl and Faramir talking about the mare. Well done!
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Title: Of Squirrels and Stolen Pies · Author: grey_wonderer · Genres:
Humor: Children · ID: 305
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-10-24 08:42:15
Pippin, of course, is most unlikely not to be in the middle of any
trouble and so when I saw the summary on this one, I just had to read.

I absolutely love how Pippin ends up with the Pie. Great job!
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Title: House of Reeds · Author: The Bookbinder's Daughter · Races: Elves
· ID: 660
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-10-24 08:47:39
This is very nice, understated yet very visual. I especially enjoyed the
voice and the style. I liked this delightfully unusual view of
Glorfindel and his coming back to know Middle-earth again.
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Title: Memorabilia and Other Useful Things · Author: Illwynd · Times:
The Great Years: The Fellowship · ID: 714
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-10-24 08:52:51
What a lovely mix of humor and sadness in the memories attached to each
item. Good for Pippin for collecting those little things and keeping
them, but I imagine his pouch might get a bit heavy before he gets home.
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Title: Gandalf's No Good, Rotten, Really Bad Day · Author: Gandalfs
apprentice · Genres: Humor: Parody · ID: 146
Reviewer: Súlriel · 2006-10-24 08:58:04
I remember reading this one before and laughing so hard that by the end
I had nothing left. Poor, poor Gandalf and poor Barliman. Thanks
goodness it didn't really happen that way.
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Title: Black Hour · Author: Nesta · Times: The Great Years: Gondor · ID: 92
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2006-10-24 09:09:59
Normally I am not much for AU stories - and I do think that Faramir's
frame of mind is at least somewhat AU here - but this was a very
well-written piece. Tight and concise prose, very reasonable premises,
and Faramir's character itself (loyal, strong, noble) stays true to
canon. The historical perspective was smoothly worked in, and the author
convinced me that, yes, it *could* have happened this way.
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Title: The Still Point · Author: stultiloquentia · Times: The Great
Years: Gondor · ID: 87
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2006-10-24 09:10:11
The author smoothly takes this story from playful lightheartedness
through dramatic changes within Arwen, into serious and painful
considerations undertaken in the light of a new day. The pacing never
falters, the language is beautiful, and the difficult discussions on the
morning after are handled very well. I liked the glimpses of humanity
that must be behind the perfect, iconic figures of Tolkien's world, and
thought the images used to portray Arwen's sundering from her
immortality were particularly insightful and creative.
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Title: Unmeant Bitterness · Author: Aramel · Times: The Great Years:
Gondor · ID: 171
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2006-10-24 09:10:24
This very nicely gives a kinder twist to the harsh words and actions of
the book. Denethor's interior dialogue is well done and cleanly blended
into the quoted material, and that was a clever take on their parting
words. A good reminder that there are at least two sides to the story!
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Title: The Hours of Waiting · Author: Nesta · Times: The Great Years:
Gondor · ID: 909
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2006-10-24 09:10:42
Nesta has written a lovely, charming gap-filler that gently flows along,
treating this difficult time with respect but never getting bogged down
with unrelenting angst. I liked how the quotes from the book are
reflectively woven into the narrative. The interactions between Faramir
and Eowyn were marvelous, with in-character dialogue and enlightening
interior monologues throughout.

I thought the way Faramir intensely appreciated the beauty around him
despite the seemingly inevitable end was an excellent method of showing
the wise, gentle side of the warrior; and how this subtly and inexorably
draws Eowyn out of her bitter despair. The caged bird allusions felt
fresh even though I have seen them used many times before, and I
especially liked how the robins were utilized at the end to show the
future to come. The discussion of Dernhelm/Eowyn led well into the final
compromise between the she and Faramir.
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Title: A Length of Haradric Silk · Author: annmarwalk · Times: The Great
Years: Gondor · ID: 69
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2006-10-24 09:11:31
Beautiful and evocative description of the silk - I had such clear
images of the Shire in my mind that I almost missed it as much as Sam
obviously does. Very sweet and charming ending, and Sam's
characterization felt spot-on.
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Title: Earth's Daughter · Author: Aramel · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond:
Gondor · ID: 170
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2006-10-24 09:53:30
Gorgeous descriptions of the Elves; the entire scene has a soft, glowing
vision quality to it, and is framed well as a story told by an old
woman. The young girl's reasons for rejecting the Elven proposal put a
well-appreciated positive spin on the Gift of Men (as does Cirdan's
approving comment), as opposed to the rather bitter flavor of the
original poem.
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Title: Legend · Author: Raksha the Demon · Times: Fourth Age and Beyond:
Gondor · ID: 933
Reviewer: dkpalaska · 2006-10-24 09:53:51
I like how this story is framed as a reminiscence by an aged Eowyn, as
the wisdom she has gained over the years gives a powerful retrospective
of that day. Barahir gives a charming link to the future even as she
sifts through the past, and I love that she would do it all again to
protect her family - a good life has done nothing to temper her fierce
and courageous nature.
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