unconventional

so-so

This was ok, but it didn't really engage me, and it took me a longer time to finish than I had anticipated. I read this for the #unconventionalromance prompt for #Booked2018, and I'm hoping that a girl falling for a Goblin qualifies! 😁

@4thhouseontheleft @BarbaraTheBibliophage @Cinfhen

BarbaraTheBibliophage That sounds pretty #unconventional to me! My pick for this prompt was girl falling for a god, so I‘m on the same wavelength as you. 👏🏻👏🏻📚📚❤️❤️ 7y

GondorGirl I didn't know she did a short story collection... 😍 7y

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rockpools

Flatland: A Romance of Many Dimensions | Edwin A. Abbott

Definitely unconventional. Claims to be a romance. #notconvinced!

Does anyone that's read this fancy giving me an opinion? I'm pretty sure it would meet the wording but not the spirit of #Booked2018 #unconventionalromance.

I'll probably read it anyway at some point - my 6th form self would have loved it - but it might be later rather than sooner...

Libby1 I think I‘ll start this one in @SerialReader when I finish the 2 I‘m currently reading. It‘s caught my eye, so I‘ll have to start it soon so we can discuss it, @RachelO . 7y

rockpools @Libby1 That'd be good! Let me know when you're close to starting. 7y

Libby1 Will do, @RachelO . I think I may get to it by the end of this week. 7y

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ValerieAndBooks I know nothing about the book (looks intriguing— stacking) but love the artwork on the cover! 7y

mrsmarch A romance?? Maybe if you‘re in love with numbers? 7y

rockpools @mrsmarch 😂I kind of thought that might be it! 7y

rockpools @ValerieAndBooks Must admit the artwork made me actually pick it up. The book just sounds a bit bonkers! 7y

rockpools @Libby1 Perfect! 7y

Cinfhen Not familiar but that cover 😍😍😍 7y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled Ive read it and really enjoyed the beginning but felt like it really ran off the rails after a while. Interesting concept, anyway! 7y

alisiakae The artwork is beautiful! Not familiar with the book, but a love affair with numbers could definitely be #unconventional IMO. 😃 7y

Libby1 @RachelO , @ValerieAndBooks , @mrsmarch , @Cinfhen , @ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled , @4thhouseontheleft - I just finished this and found it quirky, funny, sometimes boring (the necessary mathy bits that I skimmed), and exceedingly clever. Some of it was skim-worthy, but I can see how influential and ahead of its time this is. The “romance” in the title is meant to be satirical. I‘m glad I read it. Review to come! 7y

rockpools @Libby1 Ooh! I really am going to have to read it now, aren't I?! 7y

Libby1 @RachelO - I chuckled a lot in the first section. For the casual reader like myself it does get bogged down a bit in the middle with maths, but I think some people would love that. I hope you‘ll enjoy it when you get to it! 7y

ErickaS_Flyleafunfurled That was pretty much my assessment, too! It is quite original, and Im glad I read it (I skimmed the mathy bits too!) 7y

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