I don’t like reading books on a screen but… it is hard to pass up free - then again, libraries also exist and THIS BOOK IS WORTHWHILE.
I could barely put it down the entire time I read it, it just consumed me.
Just a note, it is actually so offensive to a woman’s role in society that many (most? I have no idea) scholars think that it was so over-the-top that it must have been meant as a critique of the then-status-quo.
This book has fucking VISION, even centuries into the future.
Hopefully it won’t remain so for millennia as well - bc of the thoughts finally becoming commonplace in society; but even then it would remain as a historical milestone towards that fantastic end.:-)
Just a note, it is actually so offensive to a woman’s role in society that many (most? I have no idea) scholars think that it was so over-the-top that it must have been meant as a critique of the then-status-quo.
The author outright stated that it was meant as a critique in the 2nd edition, so there’s no need to guess :)
I doubt I’ll ever read the book but the wikipedia article about it was quite interesting. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatland
The author died >100 years ago, so the entire text is public domain if anyone wants to read it. https://en.m.wikisource.org/wiki/Flatland
I don’t like reading books on a screen but… it is hard to pass up free - then again, libraries also exist and THIS BOOK IS WORTHWHILE.
I could barely put it down the entire time I read it, it just consumed me.
Just a note, it is actually so offensive to a woman’s role in society that many (most? I have no idea) scholars think that it was so over-the-top that it must have been meant as a critique of the then-status-quo.
This book has fucking VISION, even centuries into the future.
Hopefully it won’t remain so for millennia as well - bc of the thoughts finally becoming commonplace in society; but even then it would remain as a historical milestone towards that fantastic end.:-)
The author outright stated that it was meant as a critique in the 2nd edition, so there’s no need to guess :)
Your passion makes an excellent case on its own. You convinced me to give it a shot, I’ll look for it at the library. I hope they have it.
I LOVE books that TRULY make you THINK.💗🧠
Alright so I went to the library and they are getting a copy from another branch, should have it in a few days.
I think the librarian was kinda impressed I asked for a book from the 1880’s. 😆