This is a hard book to read. It's not very long, but the story is very involved and twisty, and it's not a one-day read by any means. I liked the mystery of it, but it didn't end at all like I imagined it would. In fact, I found myself mourning the loss of the life that was Sophie, only to trade it for the duller and less familiar character that is Hilde.

It is written very well, and I absolutely loved the philosophy lessons tucked into the fiction. Sophie's World is one-of-a-kind, and I'm very glad to have finally read it.