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Fantasy Literature

Aristus

(66,294 posts) Mon Apr 28, 2014, 05:59 PM Apr 2014

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Has anyone ever read Edwin Abbott's "Flatland"?

If so, what did you think?

Interested in some opinions.

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Has anyone ever read Edwin Abbott's "Flatland"? (Original Post) Aristus Apr 2014 OP

Not recently enough to hazard an opinion any more. getting old in mke Apr 2014 #1

Had to read it for a math class in college... Silver Gaia May 2015 #2

I read it decades ago and loved it DavidDvorkin May 2015 #3

Truthfully, a better take on that idea is Planiverse: phantom power Jun 2015 #4

getting old in mke

(813 posts)

1. Not recently enough to hazard an opinion any more.

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Mon Apr 28, 2014, 08:06 PM

Apr 2014

About 45 years ago and because I was interested in geometry...

Silver Gaia

(4,541 posts)

2. Had to read it for a math class in college...

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Wed May 27, 2015, 07:52 AM

May 2015

I thought it was pretty cool.

DavidDvorkin

(19,469 posts)

3. I read it decades ago and loved it

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2015, 02:14 PM

May 2015

I think it was on the recommendation of a math teacher.

phantom power

(25,966 posts)

4. Truthfully, a better take on that idea is Planiverse:

Reply to Aristus (Original post)

Wed Jun 10, 2015, 03:35 PM

Jun 2015

Which was inspired by Flatland, of course.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Planiverse-Computer-Contact-Two-Dimensional/dp/0387989161

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