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Reviews for Ring Around the Merry

By : emma
  • From nekogirl1 on July 22, 2009
    wow, what a long & interesting take! Still tryihg to finish wheee
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  • From ANON - Melissa H. on October 28, 2004
    It's wonderful stuff, Emma! I had to let you know... don't let the flamers get you down.
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  • From Astron on May 02, 2004
    will you hurry up and update already? Your driving friggen insane! you story is soooooo good! But i cant help thinking, hasnt Sam forgotten something? didnt Merry say that they were leaving Crickhollow? Now even if Sam gets help, he doesnt know where Merry is going yet, and that just adds to the insanity of having to wait for you to update!
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  • From ANON - Lindsay on April 20, 2004
    This fic rocks!!! It's very addictive, can'it fit for the next chapter!
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  • From Astron on April 02, 2004
    im really enjoying the story, you seem to enjoy writing about merry turning evil and torturing pip. Great plotline, you can really see how merrys trying to luhe ohe others in with his mind work. cant wait to read the other chapters (when you put them up.) Glad pip finally got some sense knocked-- or should i say beat into him. Keep up the great work. I can honestly say, ive never read a peice of fanfic about lotr that i liked more then this one, maybe im just crazy though.
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  • From ANON - Megan on February 23, 2004
    I'd love to be Pippin in the thing, I just don't have time to, er...officialy sign up. D'ya think you could possibly send me an e-mail with details or a link to where I could sign up?
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  • From ANON - s on January 04, 2004
    You have talent. Very good. Keep on writing.
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  • From ANON - c on September 07, 2003
    mean merry! brave sam, dense pip! poor frodo.
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  • From ANON - Capella on August 16, 2003
    Well. I can't think of anything to say that hasn't already been said here -- you have a very nice writing style -- but aside from that, you might as well not even be writing in LOTR-verse. I mean -- honestly, now, if you wrote this story, changed the names, and said they were a whole bunch of guys living in a frat house together and that the Ring was actually the magiSpirSpirit Stick of Cheerleaders, none of us readers would think "Hmm, these characters have an uncanny reseblence to the hobbits from Lord of the Rings!" You offer no explanation for the twisting of Merry's character whatsoever. Even in an AU, this story would make little sense -- Merry obviously was not a demented person from the beginning, so why is he now? What explanation could you offer that would make this story seem in the least bit realistic? As a reviewer said before, this is purely torture for torture's sake. And while I have absolutely no problem with Frodo-torture -- in fact, I adore it -- I prefer a story with a bit more substance and a least an essance of believability (if that's a word). So please. It drags, it's unbelievable, it's OOC. Put the story out of its misery and use your talents for a more believable story.
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  • From ANON - TricksyHobbit on August 03, 2003
    First I'd like to congratulate you on the VAST improvement of the first two chapters. Your character evolution is much more believable and it's a great improvement to the fic. The added effort really shows in the writing and your talent is much more obvious.
    hat hat said, I have strong issues with your characters. Without worrying too much about Frodo (I don't have any serious problems with your Frodo) and setting aside your evil!Merry (I'm prepared to suspend my disbelief for the sake of the story), my main problem is with your portrayal of Pippin and Sam. Pippin's coming across as far too whiney and while you've captured his youth there's not much of his youthful exhuberance that makes the character such a joy to read about. Similarly, you've conveyed aspects of Sam's personality wonderfully but neglected others. You portray Sam's fierce loyalty very well and his love for Frodo is certainly shown. However, he isn't always recognisable since he often seems to be to to take the role of a 'heavy'. Sam's gentleness (which should not be confuseed with his goodness as you write that very well) isn't showing through here and that makes it difficult to associate the character with Tolkien's Sam. So the problem boils down to this - your Pippin is overly-vulnerable wheras yoam iam isn't vulnerable enough.

    You're a very good writer and with some adjustments this fiuld uld be worthy of your skills. Well done.
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  • From ANON - Iorhael on July 30, 2003
    That was so breathtaking - your new chapter 1! I don't know how you can come up with somthing so deep like that! You should write your own novel!

    Iorhael
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  • From ANON - Anna on July 29, 2003
    There's another fic here that is similar to this, so I'll basically say the same thing. Merry would never do such a thing. It's completely OOC, even if it is AU or whatever. Frodo bore the Ring for at least a year in the books before submiting to its power, and he was on the brink of death, weak from lack of food, water, and adequete sleep. Yes, he was tempted many times, but he never started torturing those who he held dear to his heart. I know, everyone has a different reaction to the Ring's lure, but I still doubt Merry would be so easily corrupted by a Ring he has never touched. Perhaps I could buy Merry giving into the Ring's temptation and tormenting his loved ones, but only over a longer period of time. Merry suddenly torturing his beloved cousins and friend is not realistic at all. As someone else mentioned, these are not Tolkien's hobbits. You've createmonsmonstrosity.

    You are a good writer, but you've chosen to write a very poor quality fic.
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  • From ANON - Iorhael on July 27, 2003
    Emma, I'm forced to review here as ffnet again is acting strangely. BTW, oh, poor, poor Frodo! I don't know what to say but I too craved for touch if being left like that. Please, please update sIor
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  • From ANON - Heather on July 20, 2003
    This is adorable! I love Pippin, and I love Frodo! And they care so much for each other!

    So, because Pip shivers when he hears his own name, does that mean that even on the subconcious end of his mind, he's terrified of Merry without realizing it? Well, until Frodo pointed it out.

    What is happening to Sam in all of this, and will Frodo meet up with him again, maybe as a "good for you" for staying awake without food or water?

    I hope that they get a chance to run away again, and that Pip goes with them. Merry is just a jerk. I know he doesnt mean to be, but he is.

    Continue quickly, okay?
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  • From ANON - Jen on July 19, 2003
    This is ridiculous. You should put this under original fiction, because these aren't anything like the hobbits Tolkein writes about. This is just torture for torture's sake, and while I'm sure the twelve years olds who don't need characterization or believability love it, the rest of us thing it's ludicrous. I agree completely with the reviewer that said to go back and change them so they read like Tolkein's characters. Merry is a HOBBIT, and tolkien says over and over again that Hobbits are practically incorruptable. You're telling me that Merry is just NEAR the ring and he's completely slave to it?

    Please, you write decently, but you need to put some thought into this. This is like a snuff film. It's like pron. You don't give it a plot at all, you just go from one scene of torture to another. Please, please, think about it before you keep going.
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