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Synopsis
Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions, though written in 1884, is still considered useful in thinking about multiple dimensions. It is also seen as a satirical depiction of Victorian society and its hierarchies. A square, who is a resident of the two-dimensional Flatland, dreams of the one-dimensional Lineland. He attempts to convince the monarch of Lineland of the possibility of another dimension, but the monarch cannot see outside the line. The square is then visited himself by a Sphere from three-dimensional Spaceland, who must show the square Spaceland before he can conceive it. As more dimensions enter the scene, the story's discussion of fixed thought and the kind of inhuman action which accompanies it intensifies.
Is Flatland appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A mathematical and philosophical allegory with no violent, sexual, or profane content. The satirical critique of Victorian social hierarchies and dimensional thinking may require mature comprehension to appreciate fully.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, no sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include class struggle.
Who'll love this
A mind-bending adventure where a square discovers there are more dimensions than he ever imagined, challenging everything he thought was real.