skeptical_lurker comments on Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality discussion thread, January 2015, chapter 103 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: skeptical_lurker 29 January 2015 10:02:09PM 8 points [-]

Some stories work very well with endings that quickly escalate.

If he manages to fit everything in the last arc, then never mind 'quickly escalate' its going to be a literary singularity.

Comment author: Baughn 31 January 2015 01:25:57PM *  3 points [-]

The final arc is 90,000 words. That's a fairly large book on its own; there's time enough, if he's even halfway terse.

Comment author: Alsadius 01 February 2015 03:32:32AM 0 points [-]

90,000 words. That's a fairly large book

I don't think you read as much epic fantasy as I do.

Comment author: Baughn 01 February 2015 04:20:20AM *  1 point [-]

I've read Worm. Does that count?

However, getting your point across with fewer words is also a skill. 90,000 is enough to describe quite a lot of things happening.

Comment author: skeptical_lurker 01 February 2015 12:17:47PM 3 points [-]

EY for better or worse is generally quite verbose, although out of the whole of HPMOR the only part I felt was superfluous was Hermine vs the bullies.

Comment author: Alsadius 02 February 2015 04:51:00AM 0 points [-]

It does, but my comment was intended as a joke.

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