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January 22, 2021
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January 22, 2021
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January 22, 2021
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"I’m really not enjoying this, but I want to finish. It’s hard to tell if it’s meant to be satire. Flatland women = deadly + fragile + dumb. Hmm."
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January 23, 2021
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Jun 01, 2021 08:45AM
I don't disagree that: Concept > execution, though that's probably more true now than when it was written. On the other hand, I actually preferred part 2 to part 1. At least it had a bit of a story, as well as exploration of fewer and more dimensions.
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Cecily wrote: "I don't disagree that: Concept > execution, though that's probably more true now than when it was written. On the other hand, I actually preferred part 2 to part 1. At least it had a bit of a story..."I think my expectations were too high. I had been looking forward to reading this for several years before I got around to it. I knew going in that there wasn’t going to be much of a story, but I think I was looking for more of what is found in chapter 1 than what makes up the rest of the book. I wanted some kind of mind-expansion, and instead I got an allegory that didn’t tickle my mental fancy in the way I anticipated. I was sad that I didn’t enjoy the book after looking forward to it for so long.
High expectations can be a curse, can't they? It's also why I'm wary of rereading books I loved long ago.
