tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post7395617280821471754..comments2024-03-26T14:48:15.857-07:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: Our Talons Can Crush Galaxies, by Brooke BolanderGreg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-48024584836315070992017-04-27T19:54:40.953-07:002017-04-27T19:54:40.953-07:00I missed that bit. :-)I missed that bit. :-)Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-50606436910474980742017-04-27T18:58:03.776-07:002017-04-27T18:58:03.776-07:00Certainly it's very angery, but there's hu...Certainly it's very angery, but there's humor too -- like becoming mortal for cigarettes and shawarma.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119082365881285289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-25964767989612097272017-04-27T13:07:36.517-07:002017-04-27T13:07:36.517-07:00It just sounds too much like a revenge fantasy for...It just sounds too much like a revenge fantasy for me to see much fun in it. To me, it comes across as bitter.Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-13136128725763725602017-04-27T08:09:38.746-07:002017-04-27T08:09:38.746-07:00Like June, I liked it better than you. But to me ...Like June, I liked it better than you. But to me it's just a quick bit of dark fun -- not really a stand out. I'm surprised it's gotten so much attention. Of course, the villain is unnamed and a complete caricature. The whole point is that he's every privileged asshole who thinks they're doing you a favor by noticing you. I think it's balanced by the fact that the protagonist is one-dimensional too. She's *literally* a shrieking harpy! She's every victim of unwanted attention of any degree taken to the extreme.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119082365881285289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-49960375678786970602017-02-12T14:34:09.740-08:002017-02-12T14:34:09.740-08:00The trouble I have with the story is that there is...The trouble I have with the story is that there isn't anything to it except for the emotional content. And it's the cheap emotional rush of seeing a 100% evil bad guy (who isn't even named) utterly destroyed by a supernatural being of limitless power. Beyond that, there's no plot, no dialogue, no other characters--nothing at all.<br /><br />As for "Mary Sue," I like Django Wexler's definition that it's a character who enjoys such favoritism from the author that it destroys suspension of disbelief. I've read this story three times now, and I still cannot see what there is to like about it.<br /><br />You're right about the Greek Gods, though. They <i>were</i> a petty bunch. Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-42617436005424307072017-02-11T21:12:59.940-08:002017-02-11T21:12:59.940-08:00I had to have a read of this story when it was vot...I had to have a read of this story when it was voted by Uncanny readers as their favourite for 2016. It is very short and freely available online, so that bit was easy.<br /><br />I liked it a lot better than you. This story is emotionally powerful, and it has a way of reaching out to the reader on an emotional level. I think that is why it stood out in the memory of readers. I personally don't think it is a "Mary Sue".<br /><br />As for the pettiness from such a powerful being...<br />The Greek gods from Greek mythology were very petty towards themselves and towards mortals for a lot less.Junehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08645772819461388524noreply@blogger.com