Title: Math Curse
Author: Jon Scieszka
The Math Curse is a book about a student who sees everyday life events as math problems. From morning until night, even when he dreams, all he can think about are math problems, but he does not really solve the problems. Finally he breaks the curse and is able to solve the first problem of the day.
This was an interesting book. The pictures were abstract and some of them were put together in a collage. The text had different fonts and sometimes created a border around the page. A lot of the questions the main character asked was the same question, just repeated differently for a topic. He sometimes was a little too extreme. There were some elements of humor in the story. For some children however, this may be a confusing and overwhelming book.
Publisher: Viking
Copyright: 1995
ISBN:0-670-86194-4
Monica’s Rating: 3 out of 5
I agree with you on this one. The book is a really interesting concept, but it is hard to read in a traditional way because of the format and different problems introduced. this author is known for his postmodern characteristics like we discussed in class, so that may be why it is harder to follow.
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