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Staring at the Sun

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott

March 8, 2023 by Halbs 4 Comments

“Either this is madness, or it Hell.” “It is neither; it is Knowledge.” Edwin A. Abbott’s Flatland is, in this reviewer’s calculations, 35% Just for Fun, 30% Social Satire, and 35% Devotional to Truth. I like all of that stuff, so I really liked this book. I recommend it to anyone looking for real answers, what I like to call The Search. The narrator/writer of Flatland is a square. I don’t mean a boring person from the 1950s; I mean an actual square on a […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction Tagged With: Edwin A. Abbott

Halbs's CBR15 Review No:10 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Science Fiction, Speculative Fiction · Tags: Edwin A. Abbott ·
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It’s a satire. I think?

December 31, 2015 by bonnie Leave a Comment

In my quest to continue the Book Club Streak, I decided to read January’s book early. I have so many other books to read, and I hate being last-minute about selections. Plus, I was also rather nervous about this book. C, our organizer, had decided on a book that she wanted us all to read, and then she wants to connect it to a Rob Bell sermon/talk on the universe. I’m not sure how much I have to contribute to the discussion, as far as […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: bonnie, Edwin A. Abbott

bonnie's CBR7 Review No:217 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: bonnie, Edwin A. Abbott ·
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