Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions

Math. Geometry. Physics. Violence? Is this the same book I read in school? Yep.One of the joys of rediscovering old books is that they still have the ability to surprise, even shock."If my poor Flatland friend retained the vigour of mind which he enjoyed when he began to compose these Memoirs, I should not now need to represent him in this preface, in which he desires, fully, to return his thanks to his readers and critics in Spaceland ... But he is not the Square he once was. Years of imprisonment, and the still heavier burden of general incredulity and mockery, have combined with the thoughts and notions, and much also of the terminology, which he acquired during his short stay in Spaceland. ..."You may remember Flatland as a clever children's story about squares and triangles and such living a happy life in a sheet of paper, a story about math and geometry and such. No, not so much. Sure, there's no Adult Language or Sex. But there's plenty of violence. I recall re