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3.64 AVERAGE
3.64 AVERAGE
funny
informative
lighthearted
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
N/A
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Racconto fantastico a più livelli di lettura.
Data la provenienza ecclesiastica dell'autore credo che la storia sia più che altro un invito alla fede, ma togliendola dal suo contesto penso che ognuno di noi possa vederci un qualcosa di diverso. Da una semplice storia di fantasia, ad una profonda riflessione sulla società e sulla natura umana. Noi solidi siamo sempre pronti a professare in giro la nostra conoscenza delle tre dimensioni, ma alla fine dei conti abbiamo la stessa mentalità chiusa di un quadrato o di una linea (anzi, in realtà la maggior parte di noi è un punto, che non riesce a concepire qualcosa al di là di se stesso). E dunque preferisco essere come il protagonista, una figura a due dimensioni, ma consapevole della vastità dello spazio, dell'inesistenza di limiti al nostro pensiero e sempre pronta ad accettare l'incredibile.
Data la provenienza ecclesiastica dell'autore credo che la storia sia più che altro un invito alla fede, ma togliendola dal suo contesto penso che ognuno di noi possa vederci un qualcosa di diverso. Da una semplice storia di fantasia, ad una profonda riflessione sulla società e sulla natura umana. Noi solidi siamo sempre pronti a professare in giro la nostra conoscenza delle tre dimensioni, ma alla fine dei conti abbiamo la stessa mentalità chiusa di un quadrato o di una linea (anzi, in realtà la maggior parte di noi è un punto, che non riesce a concepire qualcosa al di là di se stesso). E dunque preferisco essere come il protagonista, una figura a due dimensioni, ma consapevole della vastità dello spazio, dell'inesistenza di limiti al nostro pensiero e sempre pronta ad accettare l'incredibile.
This isn't the kind of book that gets stars. It's not really about plots or characters or any of the normal things that happen in books -- it's a mental game, not a novel. Kind of must-read if you're interested in SF, math, and stuff like that.
Interesting notes from the book to come back to:
- A world where physical laws are bound to the laws of geometry
- A mathematical retelling of plato’s cave
- A satire on nonsensical class differentiators, with complex rules that mimic our own
- Pursuit of science and transcendence of status quo as a religion, galileo-esque
- A world where physical laws are bound to the laws of geometry
- A mathematical retelling of plato’s cave
- A satire on nonsensical class differentiators, with complex rules that mimic our own
- Pursuit of science and transcendence of status quo as a religion, galileo-esque
[Edit: I read this book mostly to get a better context on this joke: https://xkcd.com/721/ which I came across years ago, and the joke is truly awesome (the tag mostly)]
Quite nice, albeit a bit basic for reading now. Would have done well in my early undergrad years when I had begun to question things, the scope of the reality around me and such using the most basic of the analogies. This is one of the classic cases where I don't know whether a work can be called Sci-fi or fantasy, though I found the world imaginative but lacking. I hope someone can make a good video game of it someday
Quite nice, albeit a bit basic for reading now. Would have done well in my early undergrad years when I had begun to question things, the scope of the reality around me and such using the most basic of the analogies. This is one of the classic cases where I don't know whether a work can be called Sci-fi or fantasy, though I found the world imaginative but lacking. I hope someone can make a good video game of it someday
adventurous
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
slow-paced
A re-read. Once read when I was in my teens and it had a lot more impact then. Now I catch more of the social satire and commentary than I did before.
Overall not as enjoyable as I remember, but still an interesting thought exercise in the second half (it also reads way easier then, too)
Overall not as enjoyable as I remember, but still an interesting thought exercise in the second half (it also reads way easier then, too)
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
This book was very old on my to read list, and I finally got around to it. The story wasn't very interesting, it progressed pretty slow. There was a lot of weird sexism which felt.... unnecessary? And random? And excessive. Even though the book was short it felt long. The more math focused parts are interesting though.