Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

4 out of 5 stars

  Tip: *Read the illustrated version. The text refers to the pictures as means of explaining the overall story. If you read the text only version, you will be robbed of the full experience of this wonderful book.

Prior to Reading: This book is fantastic if you understand that it is a satire of Victorian England’s class system. It is also important to understand that this book is a metaphor for higher dimensions which is an extremely important topic in both physics and mathematics.

Pro: The book,”Flatland”, does a terrific job explaining how difficult it is for people to comprehend higher dimensions as most of us have no real concept of dimensions higher than our own. This is a great book for people who want to read something quickly and understand more about both lower and higher dimensions.

Con: If you don’t know anything about different dimensions, this book may seem like utter nonsense. If you don’t know anything about Victorian England’s class system, then, you will not catch and enjoy all of the indirect references to it.