The Dot & the Line: A Romance in Lower Mathematics by Norman Juster

Ok, I admit it. This one feels like a little bit of a cheat. It's only 80 pages long and mostly pictures. However, I needed something with a non-human protagonist for the summer reading challenge, Ryan recommended it, and I'm trying to shed some of my book-snob habits. Additionally, I know Norman Juster from The Phantom Tollbooth which, if you've never read, you should give it a gander. (It's good stuff in Children's Lit)

The Dot & the Line isn't really children's lit even though it's presented that way. There are actually some meaty themes in there about the difference between looking interesting and actually being interesting. And, of course, it is an ode to the coolness of Math. In any case, I'm not going to be one of those people who write reviews longer than the work that I'm reviewing. Suffice it to say that it was a fun little read and worthwhile despite of, or even because of, its length. What do you really have to lose,  after all?