Reviews by GypsieRose

A Short Rest · Wed Nov 24, 2004 11:25 am

What a cute and fun little story! I think you caught Bilbo's speech patterns quite well, and I like the relationship between Estel and his "brothers." Just one thing, though--for purposes of the story I can accept that none of the Rangers of the North had visited Rivendell during Estel's stay there, though it seems hard to believe that no one had stopped by in ten years; but Elladan and Elrohir should certainly know what hobbits are if they spend time in Bree. Bree is inhabited by both hobbits and Men, remember. I think your idea about who "the friends from Rivendell" are is quite brilliant, though! Smile smiley face

--Rose

The Heirs · Thu Oct 28, 2004 6:02 pm

Loved it! And finding a way to get around all that silly dishwashing is a very sensible idea in my opinion. Very Happy smiley face

--Rose

The Mark of a… Warrior? · Mon Oct 11, 2004 4:19 pm

Aha, I see you did find a way to work Gandalf in after all. It's so, so wrong and yet so, so right....

--Rose

Bill's Evil Plan to Take over the World · Sun Oct 03, 2004 9:36 pm

Hilarious!! I've managed to miss this one up to now, so I'm glad it was Story of the Day. Thanks for a good laugh! I particularly liked the problem that arose from the fact that Bill has hooves. Very Happy smiley face

--Rose

Dropping Eaves · Thu Sep 30, 2004 10:52 pm

I liked this very much! The spider...and Sam's amazement at the size of Gandalf...and the deft foreshadowing of events to come. Well done! Smile smiley face

--Rose

Brothers · Tue Sep 28, 2004 3:41 pm

I enjoyed this! It was interesting to have a glimpse of Fëanor at such a young age, and Finarfin is one of those characters that you really want to know more about. The picture you've drawn is very plausible, though slightly sad.

--Rose

Impasse · Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:15 pm

Let me be the first to review! I like the realness of this story and the way there is no simple solution. I so badly want to reach into the story and somehow make things work out, and there's just no way to do it given the personalities of the people involved. Poor Denethor!

--Rose

Repentance · Mon Aug 30, 2004 10:55 pm

I really like the repeated descriptions of memories in the opening paragraph, especially the phrase "lilies and lavender." The sound of the words and the images they bring up is effective.

I like Boromir's moment of reflection, but personally, I think Faramir would be more sympathetic than that. He sounds impatient here, like he doesn't really understand what Boromir's feeling--"we have gone through this before," "enough is enough," "come now to sense." That doesn't strike me as the same guy who could give the dead Haradrim speech in the movie.

The ending sounds just a little abrupt to me too, although I like the ideas in it. Overall, I think this is a very promising piece with an interesting premise, which could just use a little polishing.

--Rose

Pipes After Supper · Thu Aug 26, 2004 9:03 pm

Lovely! My exposure to "harem-fic" has been limited so far, but I'd say this is something that even someone who didn't know about the history of the harem could appreciate. And I adored Sam and Frodo's contrasting speeches about love and desire. The thoughts and "voices" sounded so right for each of them. I liked the idea of Merry's special pipeweed too.

--Rose

You in Your Small Corner · Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:37 pm

I enjoyed this very much! I especially liked the scene between Adrahil and Boromir. I can definitely see Boromir trying so hard to be grown-up at this point. The unexpected niceness from Denethor at the end was a pleasant surprise too--I'm always happy when he's not a monster in fanfiction. Well done!

--Rose

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