maninahat
Since: Apr, 2009
05/09/2011 00:00:00
Yeah, the whole story went off the rails around the ending. Considering the build up, it was fairly disappointing climax. Though clearly the book is actually a philosophy guide and not really a story.
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An amazing philosophy course, and an okay book
Sophie's World goes through philosophy from beginning to end, accurately depicting a reasonably large amount of beginner philosophy; obviously, once you've read it, you aren't exactly a master philosopher, but it's a good starting point for anyone interested in philosophy, and an even better starting point for someone who isn't.
While the book has some wonderfully insightful and clever moments and a great depiction of philosophy, the actual story was... A little less likable. The plot promised a huge and amazing ending, and what it ended up giving was an anti climax with a the very out of place "Invisible People" and the revelation that Hilde's mysterious, deeply thought out plan was, in fact... Just a friendly prank against her dad.
All in all, definitely worth reading despite the crappy story. However... Just skip over the disaster that was "The Garden Party."