Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality

This is a study on how cognitive biases effect everything we do. People like to say that Harry in this book is intelligent and rational but the whole point of the book is that he is an idiot who doesn't think through the consequences of his actions even though he may be extremely “intelligent”

Eliezer Yudkowsky is an AI researcher and it shows. Harry is closer to being an AI than a typical 11 year old. He is an insufferable dickhead with no conception towards other peoples feelings. He focuses on the problem at hand and will throw any solution that works at it no matter the consequences. If you were never a self aggrandizing kid who thought they knew everything then you probably will not like this book. I am, I was, I loved it. Like most self published web novels it needs serious editing.

One thing I loved about this was that any mystery in the book is fully solvable before the reveal. If you keep your eyes open and look for clues and piece them together you can fully put together the ending before it happens.