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sophiespurr2 's review for:
Sophie's World (SparkNotes Literature Guide)
by SparkNotes, Jostein Gaarder
Sophie's World is great if you want an accessible source to understand western philosophy.
The same cannot be said for the plot.
The novel lacks a strong storyline and strong characters, the second half was somewhat stronger the beginning but still not great. It is concerning that this book is written for young readers when the storyline focuses around Sophie receiving letters from, corresponding with and then meeting in a very sketchy way a middle-aged man. At first, being secretive with her mother about it and also showing no fear or caution for this stranger. Alberto strongly came off as if he was grooming Sophie, and Sophie just went along with it.
The main characters did not seem to have any motivations outside of philosophy and the secondary characters had no characteristics or anything that drove them.
The same cannot be said for the plot.
The novel lacks a strong storyline and strong characters, the second half was somewhat stronger the beginning but still not great. It is concerning that this book is written for young readers when the storyline focuses around Sophie receiving letters from, corresponding with and then meeting in a very sketchy way a middle-aged man. At first, being secretive with her mother about it and also showing no fear or caution for this stranger. Alberto strongly came off as if he was grooming Sophie, and Sophie just went along with it.
The main characters did not seem to have any motivations outside of philosophy and the secondary characters had no characteristics or anything that drove them.