Genre : Science Fiction / Romance Format : E-book Pages : 32 Published : 1884

“Alas , how strong a family likeness runs through blind and persecuting humanity in all dimensions !”

Summary : There’s not much to this story . Yet there is also a lot . How do I describe the plot ? It’s a sentient 2-d square in a 2-d universe learning about the mystical 3rd dimension and then trying to convince the other 2-d shapes that the 3rd dimension exists .

“I see a fulfillment of the great Law of all Worlds , that while the wisdom of Man thinks it is working one thing , the wisdom of Nature constrains it to work another , and quite a different and far better thing . “

Review : This is a silly but fun science fiction story . I’d never thought I’d read a story about a sentient square and 2-d culture but here we are now . Just goes to show that anything can be a story . It’s worth a read but you don’t need to bend yourself outta shape to find it .

“By judicious use of this Law of Nature , the Polygons and Circles are almost always able to stiffle sedition in its very cradle , taking advantage of the irrepressible and boundless hopefulness of the human mind . “

Recommendations : Books

1. Babel -17 by Samuel R. Delany
2. The Caves of Steel by Isaac Asimov
3. Star Gate by Andre Norton
4. Disclosure by Michael Crichton
5. Almuric By Robert E. Howard
6. The Midwich Cuckoos by John Wyndham
7. Invader Summer by Hideyuki Kikuchi
8. This Crowded Earth by Robert Bloch
9. The Space Vampires by Colin Wilson
10. Friday by Robert A. Heinlein

Songs

1. Voices – Rev Theory
2. Somwhere Over The Rainbow – Judy Garland
3. Diamond Eyes – Showdown
4. Halls of Illusions – Insane Clown Posse
5. In A Gadda Da Vida – Iron Butterfly
6. Iron Man – Black Sabbath
7. My Deliverer – Rich Mullins
8. The Shapes Song – Zoobees
9. I Love Shapes – The Kiboomers
10. Shapes Are All Around – Pinkfong

Movies

1. Fantastic Planet (1973)
2. Eraserhead (1977)
3. A Scanner Darkly (2006)
4. The Matrix (1999)
5. Altered States (1980)
6. Inception (2010)
7. Requiem For A Dream (2000)
8. Alice In Wonderland (1951)
9. Fantasia (1940)
10. 2001 : A Space Odyssey (1968)

Lesson : It’s all about perspective .