Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by pandabearsfly
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
4.0
I did not expect to enjoy this book that much! I originally read the syllabus for my science fiction class, saw this title, and thought "huh, weird concept, but the execution will probably be boring." I was wrong! I'm a huge fan of creative worldbuilding, and I wouldn't never dreamt up myself! I also got a few good laughs out of this book: only a British author would extol the virtues of fog, a phenomenon that makes "sight recognition" possible.
The depiction of women and lower classes was also fascinating. It's debatable whether Abbott is satirizing Victorian social norms, supporting them, or both, but it's still informative to see how men in power (circles in this world) shape public discourse to preserve their own interests.
Note to self: listening to books at x2 speed on Librivox, with the physical book as a reference, is so nice, especially when I'm tired and start rereading the same page over and over again, unable to move on.
Spoiler
all these different worldsThe depiction of women and lower classes was also fascinating. It's debatable whether Abbott is satirizing Victorian social norms, supporting them, or both, but it's still informative to see how men in power (circles in this world) shape public discourse to preserve their own interests.
Note to self: listening to books at x2 speed on Librivox, with the physical book as a reference, is so nice, especially when I'm tired and start rereading the same page over and over again, unable to move on.