Ritalin comments on Rationalist fiction: a Slice of Life IN HELL - Less Wrong

7 Post author: Ritalin 25 March 2014 05:02PM

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Comment author: Ritalin 25 March 2014 06:12:33PM 4 points [-]

Indeed. Although, frankly, what I've seen of Worm so far seems to designate it as very similar to my idea of Hell; every accomplishment is either made moot or cost something irreplaceable and possibly of superior value, every victory is short-lived, every mistake is paid for dearly. Every situation is desperate, every problem urgent. By the time a conflict reaches its resolution, another is at its peak, and two more are right around the corner. Perhaps it's even worse; hardship, instead of building character, corrupts it.

For the characters, it must be like a nightmare they can't wake up from.

Comment author: Protagoras 26 March 2014 12:24:07PM 0 points [-]

Yeah, Worm is pretty bleak. I tend to find that a bit overwhelming at times myself; I like the series because of its other strengths (diverse and interesting characters, intelligent plotting, deep and rich setting) with the oppressive tone being a small strike against it for me.