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by sixhobbits·10y ago·view on hn ↗
> I decided to pen a magnum opus of my own opinions

"magnum opus (noun) a large and important work of art, music, or literature, especially one regarded as the most important work of an artist or writer."

Considering that this review has a word count of 3708, describing it as a magnum opus (something I associate with a work that takes close to a lifetime to complete) rankles.

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I only counted 3705 words. I might need to count them again, damn fingers.

Did you include the comments? I didn't myself, but thats sure to bump up the count. We should investigate what the cutoff limit is, maybe 10,000 words would qualify?

I'm struggling weather to classify the work as art or literature, maybe both? Its definitely a seminal piece.

Yes, I feel the same. Akin to becoming a PhD by scanning the spines of books in a library. It's by no means bad work at all, but not a Magnum Opus.