tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post3505316002544692065..comments2024-03-26T14:48:15.857-07:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: Onyx Woods and the Grains of Deception, by D.A. Xiaolin SpiresGreg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-12899717707035904552019-09-05T13:47:34.835-07:002019-09-05T13:47:34.835-07:00I wondered if that was supposed to have some sort ...I wondered if that was supposed to have some sort of symbolic meaning, but, yeah, that was pretty silly if you take it literally. <br /><br />I often wonder why authors put things like that into their stories. Things that just make no sense if you think about them, things that pop a thinking reader out of the story but which end up having zero importance to the plot.Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-88284234614881466912019-09-05T08:06:04.781-07:002019-09-05T08:06:04.781-07:00What about the bad (statistical) science? Exactly ...What about the bad (statistical) science? Exactly 100 ax strokes to fell a tree? Always? The lack of variation among the trees could probably be explained within the context of the story, but lack of variation in stroke strength? We know the characters do get tired...SSSimonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16335369786568823170noreply@blogger.com