Part of the premise of the fic is to make Harry "rational" and to treat his increased intelligent realistically. Sadly, like many stories involving attempting to increase realism, it gets a bit pessimistic. I've seen people complain that the story has Harry succeeding far too often, and too easily, but to me, part of the problem is that he never seems to really win. Every small victory leads to enormous consequences, or to him simply getting overwhelmed at how much is yet to be done. Overall, it paints a bleak picture of the world that all of the wonder of science can't redeem. I read through many chapters of the fic, but I just can't get through more. No matter how hard this Harry tries, he can't win, because the universe is "realistic" and thus arrayed against him.
Depressing
Part of the premise of the fic is to make Harry "rational" and to treat his increased intelligent realistically. Sadly, like many stories involving attempting to increase realism, it gets a bit pessimistic. I've seen people complain that the story has Harry succeeding far too often, and too easily, but to me, part of the problem is that he never seems to really win. Every small victory leads to enormous consequences, or to him simply getting overwhelmed at how much is yet to be done. Overall, it paints a bleak picture of the world that all of the wonder of science can't redeem. I read through many chapters of the fic, but I just can't get through more. No matter how hard this Harry tries, he can't win, because the universe is "realistic" and thus arrayed against him.