Sinossi
Mona Gray, vent'anni, è innamorata dei numeri fino all'ossessione: l'ordine e la precisione dell'aritmetica le servono a difendersi dall'instabilità del mondo. Da quando il padre ha contratto una misteriosa malattia, infatti, Mona ha bloccato ogni propria aspirazione, ha paura di innamorarsi e si rifugia in una serie di piccoli gesti e oggetti scaramantici. Ma quando viene assunta come insegnante di matematica alle elementari, la sua vita - grazie a un'allieva fuori dal comune e a un collega capace di fare breccia nella sua timidezza - comincia a cambiare irreversibilmente.
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- Pagine: 280
- Data di uscita: 18-07-2019
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On finishing the book I came to Goodreads to see what the concensus was... and I continue to be amazed at the power of subverted expectations. There are dozens of reviews citing the unbelievability of the circumstances of the book, or the lack of realism in the dialog of second graders and the thin
Feeling humbled by the (to me) unpretentious quirk that is Aimee Bender. How glorious when reading feels a little bit like falling in love - something that you instinctively understand but could not possibly explain. I must admit that for this novel a lot of the charm lay in the reviews of others. I Leggi tutto
Just when I was getting a little weary of knocking down the unread pile of books from my shelf, Aimee Bender’s quirky novel about a socially awkward 20 year-old elementary school math teacher pleasantly surprised me with its unique perspective and wittiness. To simply summarize the plot wouldn’t giv Leggi tutto
I think Aimee Bender just isn't really for me. Her main characters seem to float through life in a surreal way that I find hard to enjoy. I liked the main character's connection with her maths class, and enjoyed reading about Mr. Jones with his numbers around his neck to denote his mood.
This is about a young woman (she's between 18 and 20, I think) who stumbles upon a teaching job. She's eccentric, almost OCD, but in a whimsical and charming way that allows her to form interesting relationships with her second grade students...Not to mention the science teacher, whom she has mixed f Leggi tutto
I loved this. Admittedly, I have a surreal and unhealthy relationship with numbers myself, so I could relate to the plot. There's a leaden quality to the whole story, inertia and weight that threaten to drag the reader down, but here's the thing: you have a choice! You can decide to pluck the beauty Leggi tutto
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