Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

Paperback, 203 pages

Published March 14, 2015 by Fanfiction.net.

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4 stars (43 reviews)

In this alternative version of J.K. Rowling's famous tale, Petunia Evans marries the biochemist Michael Verres. The couple adopts her orphaned nephew. Christened "Harry James Potter-Evans-Verres," he is raised in an environment of science, knowledge, and rationality. Upon discovering the wizarding world, he prepares to turn it upside down with his keen intellect.

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Une histoire décente malgré la culture limitée de l’auteur

2 stars

Une fan-fiction qui a sa petite célébrité et a été citée dans divers journaux à son époque (elle a été terminée en 2015). Elle est disponible gratuitement en ligne. Je l’ai lue en anglais, il existe une traduction française, mais en lisant quelques lignes du chapitre 1 elle m’a semblée mauvaise, donc je n’ai pas poursuivi.

Dans cette histoire alternative, Harry a été élevé par des parents aimants (notamment un père professeur de biologie à l’université) et est un nerd absolu, un je-sais-tout qui ne jure que par la méthode scientifique et la psychologie évolutive.

Le jour où il est intronisé dans le monde de la magie, il n’a de cesse de se servir de son éducation scientifique pour, d’une part, découvrir les véritables lois de la magie et, d’autre part, mettre sens dessus dessous le monde des sorciers.

L’intrigue reprend les personnages et des évènements de la série d’origine, …

Review of 'Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality' on 'Goodreads'

2 stars

I was tipped of to this after a long online HP rant elsewhere.
The first few paragraphs showed me that Rowling, while not necessarily a good writer, is better than some other, and that the editing of HP, something i complained about, too, was solid, if not perfect.
Then i read most of the first three chapters, and it’s quite clear that the author has an axe to grind, something less like “the world building in the Harry Potter books is inconsistent and not thought through” but closer to “suspension of disbelief is silly and i want to show that magic can’t work in this world”. I’ll leave him at it without reading on.

Review of 'Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

After countless reddit recommendations I had to give HPMOR a try and I'm very glad I did. This was the first and likely the only fan fiction I will ever read but I definitely recommend it.

Hard to describe what makes HPMOR work so well. Trying to understand magic using science. Intelligent characters outsmarting each other and acting in their best interest, not the interest of the plot. Teaching readers to think rationally.

Seriously, give it a try.

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