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Dead Link Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus by The Carnivorous Muffin

Discussion in 'Trash Bin' started by Stan, Jan 16, 2015.

3.8105263710022/5, 95 votes
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  1. Ferdiad

    Ferdiad Unspeakable

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    Dec 15, 2015 #81
    Latest chapter was vaguely depressing but looks like Lily will stop moping around now.
     
  2. throwaawy

    throwaawy Fifth Year

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    Dec 18, 2015 #82
  3. Coffee Break

    Coffee Break First Year

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    Dec 19, 2015 #83
    The author outright admits in the ch1 closing note that's she's never seen or read Naruto and all her knowledge of the show comes from fanfiction.

    Generally I would stop reading such a story on principle, yet... why does it have to be so much fun to read? :rolleyes:
     
  4. Drake

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    Dec 20, 2015 #84
    That dip into the Naruto-verse was fun. Looking forward to when Lily gets killed and then just gets better.
     
  5. isaacssv552

    isaacssv552 Squib

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    Jan 5, 2016 #85
    I'd give this fic 4/5. Great concept and very engaging at the start. Past about chapter 30 it starts to drag a bit, which is a common issue with longer fanfics (especially humor).
     
  6. Dark Minion

    Dark Minion Bright Henchman DLP Supporter Retired Staff

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    Mar 2, 2016 #86
    Finally an update, with chapter 37:


    I really enjoyed her approach at Quidditch, though the author bends the rules a bit. I also liked Lily's musing about the Hermione-Problem. In a way, this half-year old sidefic expands the chapter and Lily's thoughts: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11499939/1/Merrily-We-Roll-Along

    Oh - and we learn how far the author is following canon:

    The Chamber of Secret is opened.
     
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  7. hp1764

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    Mar 9, 2016 #87
    Always a good laugh, but with enough plot to make it highly interesting.
     
  8. Stan

    Stan Order Member

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    Aug 9, 2016 #88
  9. Abhorsen

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    Aug 28, 2016 #89
    As my first vote on the site, I must give this a 5/5. Why? Because it meets my requirements for the 4/5, namely that "I genuinely enjoy reading this", and that the story has a tone to it, one that clearly identifies the story. The absurdity and surrealism of the story is what holds it all together, and I love the story for that.
     
  10. Ched

    Ched Da Trek Moderator DLP Supporter ⭐⭐

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    Dec 10, 2017 #90
    So... just glanced back through my own previous comments in this thread. They go something like this:
    • No idea WTF is going on with this but it's fantastic, 4/5
    • This has the potential to get old but hasn't yet.
    • I haven't quite started to lose interest but for those that have it looks like it will pick up soon.
    ...and then I actually did start to lose interest, only I didn't wander back in here to say it. But it's not the author's writing style that started to lose me so much as this particular story. I started to enjoy updates of Minato Namikaze and the Destroyer of Worlds more (which is a crossover between this story and Naruto). Then I started to enjoy some of the one-shots and off-shoots of this story.

    And now? Now there's a POKEMON crossover that the author says will be a full-length story on its own. I have high hopes it will turn out to be of similar quality and interest to the Naruto crossover above. But I find myself checking the author's ffnet profile more often than I check for updates to this original story in hopes that something new will have popped up. There's only two stories in that fandom I've really enjoyed so far, here's hoping this one can be a third.

    I think my issues with Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus center around how Lily has no real allies except Lenin, and once he was out of her head... well, I expected that to be a point that generated MORE interest in the story but for some reason the opposite happened. Lily's Hogwart's friends aren't really friends in that she doesn't rely on them or really trust them or need them for much of anything. She was stuck with Lenin and those interactions were fun, but now she's no longer stuck with him. Dumbledore is strange in this story, as he can't really challenge Lily and only tries to control her, so he's not really a threat or an ally.

    But more than that... IIRC (and I could be wrong), the goal is still to get rid of Voldemort. Only it's Lenin that cares more about dealing with that entire situation than Lily does. Lily just sees the world as a stage she's forced into playing her part on. So if Lily doesn't really care it's hard for me to care.

    As much crazy fun as this story is I guess that's where I've been at with it lately. It's more fun seeing this ridiculous character (Lily) shoved into other worlds than it is to read about her in her own.
     
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  11. Socialist

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    Dec 14, 2017 #91
    Have any earlier plot points actually been resolved? Like the void creature that slowly becomes human or Harry's presence at the station?

    I gave up on this like 100k words in, out of frustration. The author is undeniably talented, producing a wholly magical prose that is a rare find indeed. However he has the nasty habit of constantly introducing interesting plot threads that he then proceeds to ignore in favor of introducing even more interesting plot threads, and so on, and so forth. It makes you want to pull your hair out.
     
    Valor, Hakairyu
  12. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    Sep 13, 2018 #92
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 57
    Words: 346,039
    Updated: 2018-09-13 01:27:13 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: about 2 months ago

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    Rollsofthetongue, Dryops, Paradise
  13. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    Jan 17, 2019 #93
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 58
    Words: 350,728
    Updated: 2019-01-17 00:24:11 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: 4 months ago

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  14. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    Jan 21, 2019 #94
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 59
    Words: 355,922
    Updated: 2019-01-21 04:08:39 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: 4 days ago

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  15. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    Feb 10, 2019 #95
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 60
    Words: 360,323
    Updated: 2019-02-10 20:36:54 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: 21 days ago

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  16. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    Apr 17, 2019 #96
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 61
    Words: 366,636
    Updated: 2019-04-16 21:32:42 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: 2 months ago

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  17. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    Apr 29, 2019 #97
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 62
    Words: 370,649
    Updated: 2019-04-29 01:10:46 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: 12 days ago

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  18. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    May 27, 2019 #98
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 63
    Words: 374,236
    Updated: 2019-05-27 01:18:41 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: 28 days ago

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  19. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    Jul 18, 2019 #99
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 64
    Words: 380,086
    Updated: 2019-07-18 00:11:56 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: about 2 months ago

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  20. Xion

    Xion Robot Overlord Admin

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    Sep 16, 2019 #100
    Lily and the Art of Being Sisyphus has been updated with a new chapter.

    Story Stats
    Chapters: 65
    Words: 385,242
    Updated: 2019-09-16 02:36:01 UTC
    Published: 2013-12-09 03:47:58 UTC
    Previously updated: 2 months ago

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