Last 9th Grade Blog Post

The last book I read for class this year was Flatlands by Edward Abbott. Personally, I would totally reccomend it. Essentially, the story is about a being living in a two-dimensional world who discovers worlds with other amounts of decisions. While I confess the first half of the book, a description of two-dimensional society isn't for everyone, it was great to think about and read through for me personally, and I'd reccomend it to any other math enthusiasts as well. The reason I'd reccomend the book to all my peers, though, is the second half. It delves in a deep yet easily comprehensible way into some philosophical discussion about dimensions, the limits of human knowledge, and perception. Besides this, there are tied in in the interactions in the main character's community underlying social messages about misinformation spread by authorities, sexism and discrimination, and social hierarchies. While it is a pretty quick read, Flatlands leads to much deeper thought and reflection about many important subjects, and for this reason, I'd reccomend it to my peers.