OOC, what are some pieces of fiction of similar length that you consider peak human level?
I found both of these interesting and quite good. Not earth-shakingly good, but enjoyable. The sentences in the second had a simple, Ernest Hemingway quality I liked (the ending was of course visible a mile away, but that is IMO fine for many stories).
Very different registers, but for short stories under 1000 words, I like Chiang’s story in Nature. Also Kafka’s Before the Law (which might be the most parable-like) is something I’ve liked for over a decade now. Kafka also has other short stories like The Imperial Village.
OOC, what are some pieces of fiction of similar length that you consider peak human level?
I found both of these interesting and quite good. Not earth-shakingly good, but enjoyable. The sentences in the second had a simple, Ernest Hemingway quality I liked (the ending was of course visible a mile away, but that is IMO fine for many stories).
OOC = Out of Claude? :P
Very different registers, but for short stories under 1000 words, I like Chiang’s story in Nature. Also Kafka’s Before the Law (which might be the most parable-like) is something I’ve liked for over a decade now. Kafka also has other short stories like The Imperial Village.
I also like Bjartur’s story on height-pill (https://x.com/BjarturTomas/status/2011956126041210900), and Rules of Quidditch (not saying he’s at the level of the greats just yet, just that Bjartur’s someone who comes to mind easily especially today). Oh, Gaiman’s “Nicholas Was”(https://ramblingatthebridgehead.wordpress.com/2017/12/24/nicholas-was-by-neil-gaiman/) was very memorable to me especially considering how short it was.
I might update this with other stories that comes to mind.
(Hyperlinking on LW seems glitchy atm)
I also quite like Everything is Green by DFW