Harry Potter and the Methods of Rationality is a fan fiction which takes a bit more scientific look at the saga of Harry Potter. While happening in Harry Potter universe, it also introduces the readers to basics of scientific method and sees Harry trying to apply it to magic. It also takes a stab at explaining common fallacies in thought patterns and describes some of the groundbreaking psychological experiments of the last century, all the while keeping up with the fantasy plot.

Sounds boring? Doomed to failure? It could be both, but Methods of Rationality pulls through. It starts with criticizing low hanging fruits like quidditch. However, as the story evolves - and boy, does it evolve: two more chapters were published this week - it goes from "Rowling with modifications" into an ambitious story of its own. The characters grow, the plot thickens, and it turns into a thought-provoking work of literary art.

Of course, there are things that occasionally annoy. Harry Potter is too adult for his (and probably story's) own good. Being fan fiction, the book takes occasional, completely unrelated side steps, and almost 80 chapters into the book, the plot still doesn't seem to be converging into any kind of resolution.

Still, on the whole, this is definitely worth reading, and one of the best Harry Potter books I've read ;)