Pick-a-Shelf discussion

Wow, nine books!! Great start, Natasha!

Natasha wrote: "I finished Flatland A Romance of Many Dimensions by Edwin Abbott Abbott. I gave it two stars. The first half of the book was dedicated to describing Flatland and its culture. That got..."

Natasha,
I assign it to my advanced Geometry students every year, and they have a hard time with it. I think it's one of those books that was revolutionary for its time, but is hard to appreciate when reading it now. I still find the argument by analogy (for the existence of more dimensions) rather persuasive. And if you think of the description of the culture of Flatland as in part a satire of the Victorian culture Abbott lived in, you might find more in it than you saw at first.

But in many ways, I can see two stars as fair. I only give it 3 stars now, even though I remember finding it amazing when I read it in high school.

How DO you strikeout the books that you have read? I keep seeing people do that and I really love to cross things off of my list of things to do. Thanks.

Crystal wrote: "How DO you strikeout the books that you have read? I keep seeing people do that and I really love to cross things off of my list of things to do. Thanks."

Add "<" followed by "s>" in front of it (If I type it all together now, it'll just do it and not show you>) At the end, type "<" followed by "/s>". Anytime you're typing a comment, click on the "(some html is ok)" link to see other things you can do -- bold, underlining, etc.

Natasha wrote: "I have a feeling that I will leave the books started but never finished until last."

I'd been thinking the same thing -- those, and the "dreaded" are so hard to even pick up!

Wow, Natasha! You're so close!! And look at all those books you've read!