tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post7439497593778861775..comments2024-03-26T14:48:15.857-07:00Comments on Rocket Stack Rank: Everybody Loves Charles, by Bao Shu (translated by Ken Liu)Greg Hullenderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-35543216234313520192016-10-15T10:34:54.705-07:002016-10-15T10:34:54.705-07:00I felt like there were a least a couple earlier po...I felt like there were a least a couple earlier points where the story could have ended better. Unfortunately, it kept going, making less sense, and came to a horrible ending. The characters were pretty cartoonish. As you said, why would Lisa reveal everything and then how could she possibly expect his livecasts to go on with their former success? As for the sub-plot, I found Minami's interest in the hermit with no life pretty unbelievable.Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16119082365881285289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-74119260034393965462016-09-10T08:29:26.542-07:002016-09-10T08:29:26.542-07:00Some people aren't as sensitive to elementary ...Some people aren't as sensitive to elementary writing errors, but for most folks, a good story can't make up for poor writing. It is rare to find something this bad in a professional publication; slushpile readers usually discard them after just two or three paragraphs.<br /><br />"Preserve Her Memory" was another story that I found actually painful to read. I would say the author has good ideas but couldn't write his way out of a paper bag. But different people have different opinions. I'm told that even the "Hunger Tower" won awards in China.Greg Hullenderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16720604327299886491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-37387504527765270802016-09-09T15:24:17.798-07:002016-09-09T15:24:17.798-07:00I disagree strongly, this was a fun classic hard s...I disagree strongly, this was a fun classic hard sf novella. I don't find exposition and info dumps to be the unalloyed evil that seems to be the common wisdom nowadays. A story with exposition can be good or bad depending upon how it's done. (Likewise, a story that's near incoherent because it doesn't clue you in at all - well, that can be done well or done badly, likewise). In this story it didn't bother me, in fact, I hardly noticed it. The story had lots of interesting themes, and as a follow up from last year's "Preserve Her Memory" I think this is an author to watch.hblanchardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17075012733014672819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1390876285955310032.post-35950486414648860112016-02-02T04:30:50.658-08:002016-02-02T04:30:50.658-08:00Well, I didn't dislike it this much, but it ce...Well, I didn't dislike it this much, but it certainly had some major issues. I thought the subplot about his fan was well-played, even though it was fairly obvious. The element of satirising "reality" media was interesting. But yes, too much exposition etc.Markhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14035397577227908678noreply@blogger.com