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Book Review By Phoenix Rye
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott

This book is about Square, a mathematician who lives in two-dimensional Flatland. He is a very lawful citizen, and goes out of his way to explain to his grandchildren that there is no third dimension, even theoretically. But when he is visited by a sphere from Spaceland, he finds it hard to deny the reality of a third dimension. He is given further reason to consider this possibility when he is granted the rare chance to visit Lineland. He is baffled when the king and queen of that country refuse to acknowledge his existance, because they cannot, in their sphere of experience, imagine that there could be any dimension higher than the first. He is finally convinced when the Sphere allows him to visit Spaceland, where he is able to experience first-hand the third dimension - something he never thought was possible when he lived in Flatland. He then tries his best to convince the rest of the two-dimensional shapes that there's a third dimension, even though they can't see or imagine it.
Plot Tone of book - cynical or dry-wit FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - science fiction story Explore/1st contact/ enviro story Yes Plotlets: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 0 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 20 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 50 % Main Character Identity: - Male Profession/status: Age: - 40's-50's How sensitive is this character? - middling sensitive to others' feelings Sense of humor - Mostly serious with occasional humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Physique - average physique Main Adversary Identity: - none Style Person? - mostly 1st Accounts of torture and death? - no torture/death How much dialogue? - significantly more descript than dialog