Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott is simultaneously a brilliant explanation of dimensions and a satirical look at social hierarchy. I first heard of Flatland on an episode of The Big Bang Theory and it stuck with me as a very interesting concept to have a story set in a two-dimensional world. Then, when I was digging into public domain books about a year … [Read more...] about Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin A. Abbott
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Animal Farm by George Orwell
George Orwell's classic, Animal Farm, is an entertaining and cautionary tale that everyone should read. Orwell himself described the book as "a satirical tale against Stalin" and the parallels to the Russian Revolution of 1917 and Stalin's rise to power in the Soviet Union are fascinating. The story remains relevant today as an allegory for how totalitarianism takes hold in any … [Read more...] about Animal Farm by George Orwell
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift
A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift is quite an entertaining read! You may have read it or heard about it in school as one of the most famous examples of satire. I read it in high school but recently saw it on Project Gutenberg and gave it another read thru. It's more of an essay than a book and is well worth a short reading session! Book Stats Title: A Modest Proposal … [Read more...] about A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift