Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality in LessWrong

Dec 10, 2011 Hussain Elius rated it it was amazing

Shelves: favourites, 2012-books, fantasy, psychology, humor, young-adult

This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers. To view it, click here. Imagine Harry Potter being replaced with a Harry Potter with combined talents of Ender Wiggins, Artemis Fowl and Yagami Light and put him in world much darker than Rowling envisioned. Yep, that's what this book was. No Ron or Hagrid to distract you, this is a Machiavellian Harry who manipulates people to his own ends, with powers the Dark Lord knows not, and the ambition for world domination (or, as he would call it, world optimization)

It is a HUGE book and still ongoing. Took me three days stra ...more

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Jan 20, 2012 Jayesh rated it really liked it

Shelves: fantasy

Eliezer has completely turned the story around with a fabulous mixture of real science and JKRverse. The book is peppered with real life use of rationality , Bayesian Logic and psychology. It’s quite a learning experience, especially if you look up the bits you don’t understand.

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Sep 06, 2012 Eric Herboso rated it it was amazing

Shelves: hard-fantasy, fanfiction, rationality, rational-fiction

Not only is this the best fanfiction I've ever read, it is among my favorite novels of all time, and so far I've only been able to read up to chapter 85.

This is a reimagining of the canonical novels of Harry Potter where the main character is extremely rational. Although he is a preteen, this version of Harry Potter has a mind on par with an extremely gifted 18 year old, and it shows. His nemesis, Voldemort, is similarly increased in intelligence by a dramatic amount. The Tom Riddle of this fanf ...more

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Mar 15, 2012 Ben Pace rated it it was amazing

Shelves: lw2, worldview-shaping

This fan-fiction is a didactic work, covering ideas about decision making and related psychology through the uncanny medium of Harry Potter. The author's writing is gripping, and I have personally found it influential in my day-to-day decision making. This book has made me laugh out loud like no other, and also ask myself questions like no other. The self-questioning is not written badly, you are simply forced to ask yourself important questions to decide what you think of a character.
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Jan 03, 2012 Harsh Pareek rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy

I did dislike some parts of the book which seemed like pandering to the audience, but overall, for the fundae he gives and the plot, it is quite worth the time.

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Feb 16, 2013 Yasiru rated it really liked it

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Jul 16, 2012 Andy McKenzie rated it really liked it

Shelves: rationality_lit

It's been great so far, but it's much easier to set up a complicated plot than it is to convincingly finish one. If he does so successfully, I will up this to five stars. ...more

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Jul 21, 2012 Brian rated it it was amazing

When I first found this book several years ago I clearly remember feeling as though it was written for me specifically. It somehow combined my love of the Harry Potter universe with my love of science and rationality. Now, years later, I find that this HPMOR universe has mostly replaced canon in my mind.

I definitely don't think it's for everyone, and I wouldn't suggest reading it if you aren't pretty familiar with canon, but if the description sounds at all interesting to you I think it's defini ...more

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