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Waiting for the last few books on my to-read list to come in. Open to suggestions, particularly for more recent books.

I cannot recall who asked me to read the Rational Harry Potter but it has defeated me. May I review something else?

Date: 2016-03-30 03:48 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sanskritabelt.livejournal.com
Makes total sense if you remember that (a) Harry is a stand-in for the author and (b) some of Big Yud's opinions on the matter are as unfortunate as you might expect.

Date: 2016-03-30 10:16 am (UTC)
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Makes more sense if you remember that Draco is an 11 year old boy who is parroting the banter of the teenagers and adults he has known -- all of whom are servants of Evil in a fantasy universe.

Date: 2016-03-30 11:12 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sanskritabelt.livejournal.com
It's been several years since I tried to read HPMOR, but that would require a level of subtlety that I'm not sure Yudkowski's capable of.

Date: 2016-03-30 04:23 pm (UTC)
From: [identity profile] selki.livejournal.com
It's how I read it. I didn't see it so much as subtlety as, evidently Draco was around people who thought that's how you talk.

Date: 2016-03-30 04:50 pm (UTC)
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From: [identity profile] beamjockey.livejournal.com
Since I have known his father for a very long time, I would have difficulty thinking of E. Yudkowsky as "Big Yud."

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