ktbshaw 's review for:

Sophie's World: A Novel about the History of Philosophy by Jostein Gaarder

3.0

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I'm finally done reading this blasted book. It's not a bad book. It's more of a "Brussels sprouts" book. I felt like it was good for me, and I ought to read it, but I didn't particularly enjoy it. There were some clever plot lines, but some of it was a bit too absurd for my taste. My biggest issue was that I have never taken a philosophy class and felt the need to understand and remember all the philosophers and philosophies woven into the book. It seemed more like work than pleasure. And yet, there were several passages I underlined, a few I quoted on social media. There are parts of this book that will stick with me and affect how I think about the world. Isn't that the hallmark of a really good book?