tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post1342286456461378764..comments2024-03-26T14:48:15.857-07:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: Inquisitive, by Pip CoenGreg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-46228490617004396332018-05-03T17:42:18.898-07:002018-05-03T17:42:18.898-07:00I also got the impression Saffi was supposed to be...I also got the impression Saffi was supposed to be autistic, but because we (as readers) as inside Saffi's head, I didn't think that was the cause of her lack of feelings for others. Yes, she made some changes when told to, but (to me) that seemed to be under pressure, not because it was something she wanted to do.<br /><br />If you buy the change in her, though, I can see how this would be a very powerful piece. That's probably the only place we really differ on it.Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-839480968763044882018-05-03T15:35:49.534-07:002018-05-03T15:35:49.534-07:00I get your take and respect where you're comin...I get your take and respect where you're coming from because she is a problematic character but I saw her differently. I can't diagnose her with correct clinical terms but she struck me as more autistic than psychopathic. She's definitely self-centered and lacking in social connections and doesn't see the sense in much social lubricant but she's not willfully malicious or evil. I think some groundwork for the end is laid in bits like where she insults people by telling the truth but is reprimanded for it and then does try to modify her behavior to tell the truth less forcefully and cause less distress. So her brokenness also relates to her not being able to understand or feel her mother's love but, when she finally groks it, it changes her. So I bought it, anyway, but I can see how it strains s-o-d.<br /><br />While we were very close on most stories, you seem to have liked all but a couple of stories a little more than I did and this was one of the two I liked more - it was probably my favorite of the issue if I had to pick one, though Dozois' was right there with it (with its character that ultimately was a *very* bad person).Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03793855028511864174noreply@blogger.com