(Superhero Humor) Dora wants to be a superhero’s sidekick, and she thinks a job running a rescue robot at the scenes of supervillain attacks is a way to get her foot in the door. (3,679 words; Time: 12m)
Rating: ★★★☆☆ Average
"The Smoke Means It's Working," by Sarah Pinsker [bio] (edited by Tricia Reeks and Kyle Anderson), appeared in Behind the Mask, published on May 16, 2017 by Meerkat Press.
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Pro: She definitely advances her plans by taking down a villain, even if she loses her robot-operator job.
There are a few funny lines, like “Wherever the arts are threatened, I am there.”
The robot is fairly plausible. It can do lots of things, but it’s dependent on a human operator for when it makes the wrong analysis.
Con: There isn’t a lot to the story. Nothing is at stake except Dora’s future career. And the jokes aren’t all that funny.
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There are a few funny lines, like “Wherever the arts are threatened, I am there.”
The robot is fairly plausible. It can do lots of things, but it’s dependent on a human operator for when it makes the wrong analysis.
Con: There isn’t a lot to the story. Nothing is at stake except Dora’s future career. And the jokes aren’t all that funny.
Other Reviews: Search Web, GoodReads.com
Sarah Pinsker Info: Interviews, Websites, ISFDB, FreeSFOnline
Follow RSR on Twitter, Facebook, RSS, or E-mail.
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