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It's like a geometry lesson crossed with Victorian-Era social class commentary although in the last third the book is redeemed somewhat by some ideas that were quite revolutionary at the time of publication in 1884.
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Feb 07, 2010
Fabian
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This book does not aim to entertain through literally beauty but to open the reader's mind. Using the description of the Flatland's society the author explain his point of view of our own world in different aspects that go from politics to religion. Especially fascinating is the encounter among beings of different dimensions... "Either this is madness or it is Hell." "It is neither," calmly replied the voice of the Sphere, "it is Knowledge; it is Three Diemnsions:", in a clear allusion to our ow
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