By Henrik Drescher
http://www.hdrescher.com/
Published Candlewick Press Massachusetts, 2008
ISBN 978-0-7636-3386-8
Annotation
This book shows the ultimate keeping up with the Joneses. Mcfig and Mcfly have a love affair which they act out through competition, trying to make their homes bigger and better than the other, no matter what.
Personal Reaction
The two men's passion for one another out ways their children or money, it's all they focus on their entire life! That is the story! When one of them dies, the other follows soon after. What a weird book, but I really liked it. The illustrations are ugly and crazy, reminding me of bad cartoon network animation or maybe Ren and Stimpy. It's a scatter pen drawing muckyness that seems like it should move quickly.The story is sweet, although kind of twisted, possibly pointless, but I read into. Like I said above, I think it is a love affair acted out in competition, however it never directly states this. The best part, also the gross part, is when the book folds open in the middle...a double page origami fold showing the enormity of the two junk houses the men built while competing to be bigger and better. On this page tragedy strikes with a splat, is that appropriate? I like weird and think this goes in the not for everyone weird pile, specific taste is necessary to be able to admire its possible hidden message.
Pen and ink, water color
Curricular connections
Same sex love
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