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Book ReviewsThe Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics |
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Book: The Dot and the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics
Written by: Norton Juster |
Publisher: Seastar Books
Average Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5
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Soon on DVD--April 26, 2005
Rating:
5 / 5
I first came across the title last year watching the TCM channel early one morning. Suddenly it appeared in the middle of some end of the movie features. It was absolutely delightful. I bought the book for my nephews, but could not find it on video. For almost a year now, I've been trying to get anyone's attention, including the author's, TCM and some animators. It was supposed to be shown Feb. 14 on TCM, but I didn't become aware of until Feb. 20th, and was supposed to shown again March 6th. It wasn't. However, supposedly it will be released as a short on the Doris Day "Glass Bottom Boat" DVD scheduled for April 26, 2005. I'll keep my fingers crossed. Too bad Amazon doesn't provide some other mechanism for me to note this to others than as a review.
Delightful book, good design values
Rating:
5 / 5
I experienced the "joys of emergency surgery" a while ago, and a dear friend knew just what I needed during recovery: two grocery sacks full of books. A falling-apart-at-the-seams copy of "The Dot and the Line" was in the first sack.
It was SO wonderful and even funny -- at a time when it hurt to laugh! The book is short ("little kid's book length") and you really feel for the line (and get rather disgusted with the self-centered squiggle) in those few pages. The two-color, full-bleed illustrations are perfect and really add to the book's impact.
I recommend the book for intelligent adults... and perhaps 10- to 14-year-old kids, if they are bright and independent (or if you want to encourage them to think critically about what it means to be "cool").
NOT for kids only... or even...
Rating:
5 / 5
I first came across this "story" in a college engineering class where the instructor showed the film strip, early 1960's.
Much later I came across the actual book; I didn't even know it was in print. Since then I have given away as many as 20 or more copies.
I contemplate who will become good friends by how they react to this book... if they don't "get it", we have little chance of becoming close friends.
It's a great visual story for adults, probably more so than for young kids.
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