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...... This description is confusing and, though perhaps accurate for the way a two-dimensional being in a two-dimensional world might see a three-dimensional creature (or object), it s difficult for Abbotts three- (or four-) dimensional readers to understand. What Abbot gains in interest by humanizing all aspects of the story, he loses in the clarity of his mathematical discussions. If the purpose of the novel is to educate, and from the depth and breadth of information contained therein it can reasonably assumed that education is at least one of this novels purposes, then it falls somewhat short in this goal due to the books attempt to maintain a cohesive story. In addition, the breadth of the work makes its educational value limited: Packing such diverse information into a small space inevitably makes the various sections of the introduction tantalizingly cursory (Smith, 1992)
Unfortunately for Abbott (and, to a degree, his readers), this same principle works the other way round, too. That is, the book loses much of its possible entertainments value do to the technical nature of many of the discussions. Overall, though, the book is much heavier in satire and entertainment value than it is in philosophical and mathematical

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