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A Beleriand Treasury of Childish Tales (5)

Aug 11, 2009 16:24

Title: A Beleriand Treasury of Childish Tales (5): The Gingerbread Cave
Author: clodia_metelli
Rating: K+
Summary/Prompt: Trolls, tea parties and a touch of literary theory.
Note/Warnings: references to trollish dining habits; a/n below. MEFA 2010 Honorable Mention in Genres: Drama: Incomplete (for chapters 1 ~ 8).

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char: trolls (oc), fic: a beleriand treasury, fanfic, char: melinna (oc), pastiche, mefa, char: erestor, fandom: discworld, fandom: tolkien

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someplacetobe October 6 2010, 10:24:03 UTC

Now I know where those horse thieves went!

I liked this but I also quite like Pratchett and fell into the story for that reason as well as the fact it was Tolkien and I had a good laugh while reading! I also shared this with a friend, knowing they’d like the Pratchett influence, and, when they recovered from the snickerfit of the beginning, they fell into the story as well and quite liked it.

And now, I feel, I should read Pyramids and re-read Small Gods; it's been a while since I've had the pleasure of the latter and I can't ever remember reading the former.

clodia_metelli October 6 2010, 22:52:07 UTC

//Now I know where those horse thieves went!//

What comes around, goes around...

//I liked this but I also quite like Pratchett and fell into the story for that reason//

Fantastic, I rather love Pratchett myself! There's never a bad time to reread Small Gods, which may just be my favourite, and Pyramids is a lot of fun. (It was completely random that those were the ones I used here: they were the only ones I could find in the library.) I'm so glad you and your friend enjoyed this!

someplacetobe February 3 2011, 11:32:43 UTC

Without reading the first part (the bit mentioning foreshadowing) to someone 8 years of age today - I thought they might like the general story.

Which they did.

And they had no sympathy for Erestor getting caught at all.

clodia_metelli February 3 2011, 12:35:19 UTC

Aw, that's lovely to know! Thank you so much for telling me. And Erestor deserves no sympathy, so clearly they read the story correctly. :D

someplacetobe February 3 2011, 16:42:02 UTC

You're very welcome! The someone I read it to was very enthralled by the story and felt it was a perfect afternoon treat.

clodia_metelli February 3 2011, 22:56:13 UTC

I think that's really the best compliment any story could have. *g*

someplacetobe February 4 2011, 11:30:35 UTC

It's joined the ranks of a very select few!

And this story? Was still being mentioned with very high, cheery spirits today! It’s definitely made a positive impression!

clodia_metelli February 4 2011, 17:31:59 UTC

Wonderful! And again, lovely to know. :)

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