Sign in with Facebook
Paul's Reviews > Flatland
Flatland
by
by
What a fantastic little thought-experiment, only really half-disguised as a story. Through his witty little parable, Abbott manages to explore the physical, mathematical, societal, philosophical and theological without once spoon-feeding his readers (OK, maybe there's a little bit of spoon-feeding in the earlier chapters).
It's only a shame, then, that this is without a doubt the most misogynist book I've ever read in my forty-odd years... Oh, well; I suppose nothing's perfect...
It's only a shame, then, that this is without a doubt the most misogynist book I've ever read in my forty-odd years... Oh, well; I suppose nothing's perfect...
Sign into Goodreads to see if any of your friends have read
Flatland.
Sign In »
Reading Progress
February 24, 2016
– Shelved
February 24, 2016
– Shelved as:
to-read
July 8, 2017
–
Started Reading
August 6, 2017
–
76.0%
August 15, 2017
–
95.0%
"'... Thus ended my first attempt to convert a pupil to the Gospel of Three Dimensions...'"
August 16, 2017
– Shelved as:
books-read-in-2017
August 16, 2017
–
Finished Reading
Comments Showing 1-2 of 2 (2 new)
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
Cecily
(new)
-
rated it 3 stars
May 31, 2021 02:35PM
The position of women in Flatland was horrid. However, the whole book is a satire at Victorian society and the introductory material in my copy said that Abbott himself was not at all misogynistic and, for example, actively supported women's right to education, including at university.
reply
|
flag
Well, that’s good to know.
