Swampertrox
Since: Oct, 2010
06/30/2015 00:00:00
It's definitely not the longest work in English - the longest one I know of is the fanfic linked below, which at 4 million words long is at least twice as big as Homestuck. However, Homestuck is effectively far longer than the word count implies: if a picture's worth a thousand words, then several-minute flashes are worth even more.
https://www.fanfiction.net/s/4112682/1/The-Subspace-Emissary-s-Worlds-Conquest
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You've likely heard a lot about Andrew Hussie's Homestuck by now. Multimedia Web Original, primarily comic? From what I've seen, yes. Coming of age story with Time Travel? Accurate enough. Formulated from pure Internet and the tears of a thousand fake imaginary wizards? Sure. The longest written work in the history of the English Language? Absolutely. Matter of fact, this critic lost track of exactly when it reached that word count, but it's there by now. However you wish to describe Homestuck, I whole-heartedly recommend it, but I advise you to exercise caution. The rather tedious First Act can be attributed to Hussie training his previous fan-base: namely stragglers from Problem Sleuth. After that, it gets intense, and then difficult to follow. It requires a strong pan of attention to bring yourself up to speed. Also keep in mind that there are times when it lives up to Multimedia. With full flash animations, music, game updates, and even its own game coming out soon, the sum is... daunting to say the least. To say nothing of the devoted (sometimes rabidly so) fan-base. But I digress. All in all, I'd have to say it's a trial, however the experience is well worth it.
Just don't mention shipping in a room crowded with Homestuck fans. You'll figure it out.