Reviews for "The Diary"

Fri Jul 04, 2003 7:39 am

Yeah!!! Another hobbit author! I thought I was alone here! Not to worry - I started reading this on ff.net, but will gladly finish it here! Thank you for posting your works!

Ariel

Fri Jul 04, 2003 1:31 pm

You're a wonderful writer. Great story, interesting idea, and you had me in tears, something that is extremely hard to do.
Riel

Sun Jul 06, 2003 2:27 pm

Ariel said
> Yeah!!! Another hobbit author! I thought I was alone here! Not to worry - I started reading this on ff.net, but will gladly finish it here! Thank you for posting your works!
>
> Ariel

Yes, we hobbit writers are increasing in number I think, at least there seem to be more of us at many of the sites than there used to be. I'm very glad to be here and hope this site continues to grow. Thanks for the welcome!

Sun Jul 06, 2003 3:07 pm

Gabriel said
> You're a wonderful writer. Great story, interesting idea, and you had me in tears, something that is extremely hard to do.
> Riel

Thank you so much for the great compliment! I'm glad the story touched you, that is what I write for, what all of us write for. Thank you.
Pearl Took

Wed Jul 16, 2003 3:52 pm

Oh brother, was I in tears after I read this! I love stories that make me cry. This was well written and beyond moving. I'm much more of an elf-fanatic than anything else, but this was wonderful.

Thu Jul 17, 2003 5:14 am

sheraiah said
> Oh brother, was I in tears after I read this! I love stories that make me cry. This was well written and beyond moving. I'm much more of an elf-fanatic than anything else, but this was wonderful.

sheraiah,

Thank you! I'm so glad my story touched your heart and that you enjoyed my hobbits.
Pearl Took

Fri Aug 01, 2003 3:17 pm

I do like Hobbit fics as a rule, I just never particulary liked Frodo... but hell, now I'm converted. Wonderful job- it truly touched me. And as for the ending... wow.

Thu Sep 11, 2003 3:52 pm

This was a beautiful story; I loved your artistic choice to tell the story through Frodo and the diary, rather than through Bilbo directly. Still, even in the diary form, you've captured Bilbo's voice so well. It's incredible. Only two things struck me as odd in the whole thing: First, Frodo's reaction when he realizes that Bilbo's romance could not have ended happily. Frodo is a very sensitive hobbit, but I thought that dropping the tea pot and sitting down in absolute shock was a bit too feminine a reaction. I can see how he might have had the thought, sat slowly, and pondered it. And then finally come to the conclusion that he didn't want to read any more. Also, Frodo talks to himself -- in quotes -- a lot. Some of those quotation marks may not be necessary, if he's just thinking those things. Or is he really saying them aloud? I don't generally think of Frodo as a hobbit who wanders around talking to himself. But maybe that's just me. Smile smiley face

In all, this was an exquisite piece of writing, and it included some of the finest characterization in fic. But then, you are talented that way. Smile smiley face

Thanks for posting and letting me read.

Mon Dec 08, 2003 8:02 pm

I've always wondered when someone would taek advantage of this plot! I think you wrote this story in such a way that the readers can COMPLETLY believe this could happen to poor Bilbo! Adding that extra twist TOTALLY won me over! Good Luck with you next hobbit fanfic!,

Queen of the Shire

Thu Jan 22, 2004 1:57 pm

this was an excelent story. It almost seems as though it could have happened, as Bilbo is not known until later in life, and it would explain why he never married. Very sad, but hopeful also. Beautiful.

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