NancyLebovitz comments on Open Thread April 8 - April 14 2014 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: JoshuaFox 08 April 2014 02:14:12PM 7 points [-]

What's so special about HPMoR?

Some people seem to think that it is more than just a decent read: that it genre-breaking, that it transcends the rules of ordinary fiction. Some people change their life-pattern after reading HPMoR. Why?

For some context on who is asking this question: I've read 400 pages or more of HPMoR; as well as pretty much everything else that Eliezer has written.

Comment author: NancyLebovitz 08 April 2014 07:50:51PM *  4 points [-]

One more thing-- it's got is tremendous emotional range and intensity.

Comment author: Frood 09 April 2014 06:47:02AM 4 points [-]

One of the first things that I tell people is that it's the most powerful story that I've ever read. I've never cried or laughed as hard as during HPMoR.