How would you rate the quality of these as compared to published fiction? I mean to ask how you’d compare time spent on the above with, say, some of the recommendations in the fiction section.
In Memoriam and Halkeginia Online are every bit as good as typical published fiction, if not better, and I’ve bought things that turned out to be significantly worse. I might add To The Stars (Puella Magica) to that list, but IIRC it was already recommended in a previous thread—I can’t check at the moment, my internet connection is like unto wet string.
Uchibi Sasuke is pretty much pure crack. Amusing, but if you’re asking that question you shouldn’t read it.
Game Theory and Overlady are harder to judge. They’re competently written, certainly, and I by no means regret spending time on them; however, my judgement is compromised by wanting to see more of the characters used. A lot of fanfiction is like that—you get attached to particular worlds, and want to expand on them. If that doesn’t happen to you, there are better options in ordinary fiction. Of the two, Overlady depends more on comedy; Game Theory is straight drama.
...You didn’t have to. Even now with this discussion in the results, you still could have found on-LW recommendations of “To The Stars” via hit #3:
Aug 1, 2012 - All in all, I would rather reread “Shinji and Warhammer 40k”, “To the Stars”, or other really good fanfiction than bother rereading HPMoR.
or hit #5
Mar 2, 2013 - To the Stars (Madoka fanfiction). Vote up; Vote down. Reply; Permalink. Comment author: paper-machine 01 March 2013 07:02:25PM 3 points …
or hit #7, where one of the replies to
Apr 4, 2013 - Fanfiction Thread. Vote up; Vote down ….. I finally watched Puella Magi Madoka Magica, its extremely good. It isn’t exactly rationalist fic, but is …
Ah! We are disagreeing on the definition of “recommendations.” I had in mind something a little meatier—a dedicated post, or at least a plot/concept summary.
How would you rate the quality of these as compared to published fiction? I mean to ask how you’d compare time spent on the above with, say, some of the recommendations in the fiction section.
In Memoriam and Halkeginia Online are every bit as good as typical published fiction, if not better, and I’ve bought things that turned out to be significantly worse. I might add To The Stars (Puella Magica) to that list, but IIRC it was already recommended in a previous thread—I can’t check at the moment, my internet connection is like unto wet string.
Uchibi Sasuke is pretty much pure crack. Amusing, but if you’re asking that question you shouldn’t read it.
Game Theory and Overlady are harder to judge. They’re competently written, certainly, and I by no means regret spending time on them; however, my judgement is compromised by wanting to see more of the characters used. A lot of fanfiction is like that—you get attached to particular worlds, and want to expand on them. If that doesn’t happen to you, there are better options in ordinary fiction. Of the two, Overlady depends more on comedy; Game Theory is straight drama.
To the Stars hasn’t been recced yet, according to the site search.
Googling
"to the stars" OR (madoka fanfiction) site:lesswrong.commay help.First thing I checked, but then again I didn’t go past the first two pages or so.
...You didn’t have to. Even now with this discussion in the results, you still could have found on-LW recommendations of “To The Stars” via hit #3:
or hit #5
or hit #7, where one of the replies to
reads “Relevant fanfic, for those interested.”
Ah! We are disagreeing on the definition of “recommendations.” I had in mind something a little meatier—a dedicated post, or at least a plot/concept summary.
? I recall recommended it in May and think I’ve seen it recommended in a different media thread.