tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post4183936019178294353..comments2024-03-26T14:48:15.857-07:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: Caspar D. Luckinbill, What Are You Going to Do? by Nick WolvenGreg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-67058106151207797302016-12-12T01:25:44.371-08:002016-12-12T01:25:44.371-08:00Catfish, agreed, it did a good job of portraying t...Catfish, agreed, it did a good job of portraying the character descending through horror into being almost desensitized to it all.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035397577227908678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-87366089951139470012016-12-11T21:07:06.983-08:002016-12-11T21:07:06.983-08:00Although you did feel for the guy when he was goin...Although you did feel for the guy when he was going through his issues, I thought that part was well done.Cattfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238337321213264601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-16818019729444152542016-10-16T03:57:03.662-07:002016-10-16T03:57:03.662-07:00Funny at first, but the joke got tiresome. And as...Funny at first, but the joke got tiresome. And as you said, the problem just went away because...money?Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119082365881285289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-47528854137039403562016-04-05T18:02:16.264-07:002016-04-05T18:02:16.264-07:00My favorite story of his is "No Placeholder f...My favorite story of his is "No Placeholder for You, My Love." http://www.rocketstackrank.com/2015/09/no-placeholder-for-you-my-love-by-nick.html<br /><br />By the way, if you click on the small label names at the very bottom of the review (e.g. "Nick Wolven"), Blogger will show you all the stories by him that RSR has reviewed.Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-87513424796640515722016-04-05T14:55:10.444-07:002016-04-05T14:55:10.444-07:00Hmm, I preferred this to "We're So...&quo...Hmm, I preferred this to "We're So..." but it certainly wasn't up to Robo-Bulls for me - needed more gonzo. I wonder if after he sold that first story the editor said "more of the same, thank you"Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035397577227908678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-12862409420490731242016-04-05T11:43:13.095-07:002016-04-05T11:43:13.095-07:00It's topical, but doesn't really go any fu...It's topical, but doesn't really go any further than "exaggerated portrayal of online media nuisance" -- so it feels to me kind of like an extended piece of net humor.<br /><br />I wish he'd go a little further afield, particularly as this story feels so very, very similar to his "We're So Very Sorry For Your Recent Tragic Loss" a few issues back.Standbackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10877817311001333712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-62321556274331565352016-02-02T04:23:31.306-08:002016-02-02T04:23:31.306-08:00I liked this clever satire, but the ending really ...I liked this clever satire, but the ending really rushed the job, so I'd have a hard time arguing with the rating. His "On the Night of the Robo-Bulls and Zombie Dancers" was more successful.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035397577227908678noreply@blogger.com