Flatland: A Romance in Many Dimensions (Novella) by Edwin A. Abbott

Written in 1884, this short book is more a funny thought puzzle than a story.  The narrator is a Square that exists in a world with only two dimensions (like drawings on a piece of paper).  As he describes how such a society operates it's easy to see the satirical parallels to our society (especially back when this book was first published).   Much of the book has the Square explaining things, which is funny at times, but lacks much drama.  Nothing really happens until about the halfway point to the book.   Then there's a really great chapter where the Square converses with the King of Lineland and the enjoyment of the book doubles again a few chapters later when a Sphere from Spaceland visits the Square and tries to convince him that there exists a third dimension.  There are lots of thought provoking stuff jammed into this little book, I only wish there really was a romance to it as the subtitle of the book promises.   If you like science and math, geometry or physics especially, you'll get a kick reading this.  If you want a novel with more to it than ideas like a plot and memorable characters to root for than this is not the book for you.  Grade: B+.