tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post4207825278690842758..comments2024-03-26T14:48:15.857-07:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: Robot from the Future, by Terry BissonGreg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-60988834666153075452016-12-12T16:33:56.448-08:002016-12-12T16:33:56.448-08:00Sometimes I'm fine with nonsensical stories. ...Sometimes I'm fine with nonsensical stories. In this case, I felt like I should be able to make sense of it and was frustrated that I couldn't. This writer is probably just not for me. I wasn't a fan of "Bears Discover Fire" either.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119082365881285289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-86191312842922293082016-12-12T06:45:07.957-08:002016-12-12T06:45:07.957-08:00Now that you mention it, so did I!Now that you mention it, so did I!Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-31887244758892217562016-12-11T22:22:14.374-08:002016-12-11T22:22:14.374-08:00I think it was ok that we didn't really get a ...I think it was ok that we didn't really get a hint of what was going on because it was pretty much set up in the first sentence that we are dealing with a (deliberately) unusual kind of story structure. <br /><br />Also I had trouble not picturing the robot as Bender from Futurama for whatever reason.Cattfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03238337321213264601noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-87098245371683813572016-10-19T10:41:08.617-07:002016-10-19T10:41:08.617-07:00I agree that the kid's perspective is done rea...I agree that the kid's perspective is done really well. I suppose much of the seeming illogic is part of that. However, I don't like that we really get no hint of what's actually going on here. Or if we do, I completely missed it.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119082365881285289noreply@blogger.com