A Wind in the Door
by Madeleine L'Engle
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Read in November, 2007
A very disappointing follow-up to the wildly imaginative and inspiring "A Wrinkle in Time".
L'Engle tries to recapture the fantastic magic of "Wrinkle" but the story is bogged down by her choice of setting. An elementary school parking lot and the microcosm of a sub-cellular body just don't excite the way that interplanetary and intergalactic travel do in "Wrinkle".
She does populate the book with interesting, quirky characters, but again they pale in comparis...more
L'Engle tries to recapture the fantastic magic of "Wrinkle" but the story is bogged down by her choice of setting. An elementary school parking lot and the microcosm of a sub-cellular body just don't excite the way that interplanetary and intergalactic travel do in "Wrinkle".
She does populate the book with interesting, quirky characters, but again they pale in comparis...more
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Read in February, 2004
Continuing the Time Quartet, I checked this book out, as I don't seem to have/can't find my own copy.
The adventures of the Murry family continue, as Charles Wallace is bullied at school and suffers from a strange illness. Meg and Calvin are recruited by Blajeny, a Teacher, to help in the fight against the Echthroi, which has everything to do with Charles Wallace's illness. They are joined by Proginoskes, Sporos and Mr. Jenkins. Yes, Mr. Jenkins, Meg's former principal, who was demoted to th...more
The adventures of the Murry family continue, as Charles Wallace is bullied at school and suffers from a strange illness. Meg and Calvin are recruited by Blajeny, a Teacher, to help in the fight against the Echthroi, which has everything to do with Charles Wallace's illness. They are joined by Proginoskes, Sporos and Mr. Jenkins. Yes, Mr. Jenkins, Meg's former principal, who was demoted to th...more
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Read in March, 2008
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Jenn Allenrecommends it for: everyone
Now this is what I'm talking about! If 'A Wrinkle in Time' is hot cocoa, then this book was Ghiredelli's Peppermint Hot Cocoa with marshmallows and $100. Seriously.
Trusting the advice of those I loved, I decided to perserver and finish 'The Time Quartet'. So it was onto AWITD and it rooked. Wow, that was me spelling rocked. I thought it was entertaining so I left it for your enjoyment. Anyway, I digress...
This book was great. It joins the same crew; Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvi...more
Trusting the advice of those I loved, I decided to perserver and finish 'The Time Quartet'. So it was onto AWITD and it rooked. Wow, that was me spelling rocked. I thought it was entertaining so I left it for your enjoyment. Anyway, I digress...
This book was great. It joins the same crew; Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvi...more
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Read in September, 2007
Meg Murray must save her brother, Charles Wallace, and in doing so, save the world. In order to do this she must name (love) the hated principal, Mr. Jenkins, but she is not alone. At her side is her closest friend, Calvin O'Keefe, a cherubim named Progo, and a spiritual teacher called Blajeny. They must fight against the Echthroi who seek to un-name or X--that is turn matter and feeling into nothing. Meg and company learn we are all connected, from our tiniest cells to the stars in the sky.
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this is what I've read about this book:
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
1978
What the Critics Say
"The book offers a fascinating range of characters and concepts, though some readers might find the shifting storylines confusing. Spanning prehistoric times to the present, this is a trip through the history of the Americas as well as a complex family saga. The text blends multiple points of view, imagery, and poetry." (Common Sense Media)
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When 15-year-old Charl...more
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
1978
What the Critics Say
"The book offers a fascinating range of characters and concepts, though some readers might find the shifting storylines confusing. Spanning prehistoric times to the present, this is a trip through the history of the Americas as well as a complex family saga. The text blends multiple points of view, imagery, and poetry." (Common Sense Media)
Publisher's Summary
When 15-year-old Charl...more
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Read in April, 2008
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it remains a mystery.recommends it for: those who need a good spiritual kick in the head
madeleine l'engle's companion to a wrinkle in time is, in fact, just that -- a perfect fit to balance out WIT's themes and questions.
a wind in the door takes us inside one of the main characters: literally. to rescue her younger brother, meg goes inside her brother's blood cells with her boyfriend, calvin, and her frumpy, strict principal mr. jenkins to rescue charles wallace and keep him alive. l'engle took us outside into the galaxies for book one, and now in book two she takes us to the...more
a wind in the door takes us inside one of the main characters: literally. to rescue her younger brother, meg goes inside her brother's blood cells with her boyfriend, calvin, and her frumpy, strict principal mr. jenkins to rescue charles wallace and keep him alive. l'engle took us outside into the galaxies for book one, and now in book two she takes us to the...more
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Read in August, 2007
recommends it for:
people who like other madeline l'engle books
Do NOT read this before reading other Madeline L'Engle books. I did not realize until almost finished that it is sort of a sequel to A Wrinkle in Time (which I have not read since 7th grade.)
The plot is very outlandish (Basically, Meg's brother is sick because his mitochondria is messed up and this has also torn a hole in the universe and there's some kind of battle of good and evil going on and Meg has to "name" things and love them to conquer the nothingness that is tryin...more
The plot is very outlandish (Basically, Meg's brother is sick because his mitochondria is messed up and this has also torn a hole in the universe and there's some kind of battle of good and evil going on and Meg has to "name" things and love them to conquer the nothingness that is tryin...more
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Read in May, 2008
book 2 of the time quintet. a new adventure with meg, charles wallace and calvin. this time, charles wallace is sick -- something to do with farandolae and mitochondria. and meg and friends have to go deep inside his body to free him of the echthros who want to x him.
not as creepy as a wrinkle in time, what i continue to enjoy about the series is the lead character who is feisty, smart and interesting and the blatant depiction of evil and what it seeks to do. in this case, evil is rep...more
not as creepy as a wrinkle in time, what i continue to enjoy about the series is the lead character who is feisty, smart and interesting and the blatant depiction of evil and what it seeks to do. in this case, evil is rep...more
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Read in May, 2008
I remember this being my least favorite of the series, because it dragged a bit and I had the same experience this time, but still enjoyed it. I like the idea of the microscopic world within our mitochondria and remember what a huge impact the idea of kything (traveling without physically moving) had on my imagination when I read it the first time.
My favorite excerpt from the book (an interesting statement on the power of personal relationships):
"Progo!" Meg asked. &quo...more
My favorite excerpt from the book (an interesting statement on the power of personal relationships):
"Progo!" Meg asked. &quo...more
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Read in March, 2008
I enjoyed this book, but not as much as "A Wrinkle in Time". This book seemed to go by a lot more quickly and the plot was pretty basic (but the science behind the plot was still really complex). Again, I enjoyed the allusions to faith and God. There's a really good message in these books for women, especially young women, about believing in yourself and your selfworth. The "love" story between Meg and Calvin is really sweet, and about what's on the inside, and having a ...more
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This book is about some very special children one of whom, Charles Wallace, was a especially bright and sensetive. Once he and his sister Meg saw a stange figure in the garden. Charles Wallace thought it was a dragon; later on the figure intoduced himself as a cherubim and he took Meg, Calvin and the school principal to a trip to a different world after Charles Wallace got extremely sick. Here they found Sporos a farandolae boy who had to develop in order to defeat the echtroi in order to save C...more
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I actually read A Wind in the Door before I read A Wrinkle in Time. I think it was because A Wrinkle in Time was checked out of the library (back when I could still stand to only borrow books rather than adding them to my permanent collection), and I wasn't so concerned about reading books in order. Kids tend to be more flexible about chronology than adults.
It is probably also one of the first fantasy books I ever read (unless children's books with talking mice and bears and ambulatory kit...more
It is probably also one of the first fantasy books I ever read (unless children's books with talking mice and bears and ambulatory kit...more
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Read in February, 2008
recommends it for:
young readers
When I re-read this the other day I was surprised to see that Charles's teacher didn't know about mitochondria; then I remembered that it was written in 1973. It made me think about how bold L'Engle was to publish stories about unproven scientific organisms, and it again impressed me how well she kept up with the scientific world.
The story itself was entertaining, though probably the least entertaining in the series. It took some time for things to begin to happen, and I'm not a big fan of l...more
The story itself was entertaining, though probably the least entertaining in the series. It took some time for things to begin to happen, and I'm not a big fan of l...more
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Read in October, 2007
This was somewhere between a 2 and a 3 star rating because, man, what a weird ass book. I'll go with a two, though I'm sure I would have been more "wowed" if I were the age it was intended for. I would have found it deep rather than kinda silly, basically. Traveling inside mitochondria and singing just doesn't work for me as easily now, and the link between Echtroi and the rips in the sky wasn't really made clear to me, but I do love the way L'Engle makes you think about human limitati...more
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recommends it for:
10 to 110
Meg Murry can't help worring when her six-year-old brother, Charles Wallace, announces that there are dragons in the vegetable garden. He's so bright, and so different from other kids, that he's being bullied at school, and he is also strangely, seriously ill. But Charles Wallace is right about the dragons--actually a friendly entity who has come to help Charles Wallace fight his sickness, and to take Meg and her friend Calvin O'Keefe on a terrifying, wonderful journey into galactic space, where...more
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Read in May, 2001
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i was going to put this on my "loved-it-when-i-was-little" shelf, since a wrinkle in time was probably my favorite book when i was a kid. but actually i never read this book until i was in my twenties. and i have to say that it's even better than a wrinkle in time. in this one, meg and cohorts shrink themselves down and go inside charles wallace's body to help convince these little beings in his mitochondria to take root and sing with the stars. it's deep and poetic and it's also a...more
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Like the first book, I loved it as a child and found it again as an adult. Rereading this book just blew me away. I love the idea of the Echthroi and their mission to "X" individuals. I love the idea of the deepening required of the farandolae to sustain life, and even more the concept of naming and the necessity of finding the things to love in those you name in order to save them from the Echthroi.
I seem to recall a poem or something that motivates part of the story, or helps ...more
I seem to recall a poem or something that motivates part of the story, or helps ...more
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Read in June, 2007
A fantastic additon to A Wrinkle In Time (book 2). An adventure filled with strange creatures a cherubim and a teacher named Blejeny and a discovery of Farandolae and their affect on mitechonndria. The introuduction of a mind technique called kything. And the wonderful secrets and the older sister Meg once again saving her younger brother Charles Wallace.
It teaches that no matter who you run into they can teach you and change your assumpitons and veiws of anything. The power of friendship...more
It teaches that no matter who you run into they can teach you and change your assumpitons and veiws of anything. The power of friendship...more
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I think this is probably my favorite of the trilogy (now for some reason there's a fourth, but that book never popped up when I was growing up, so to me it remains a trilogy). Maybe because it really focuses on Meg and her journey to save her brother Charles Wallace, by going inside him, of all things. There's a mix of real science here, mitochondria, and fantasy. A cherubim that's a giant conglomeration of wings and eyes. A hated teacher Meg has to learn to love. Nasty Echthroi. Again, you don'...more
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Read in September, 2007
So I've owned this for years, but don't have any memory of reading it. In fact, I think I
gave up on it, because it was getting too... science-y. But I persevered this time.
It was... alright. I like the idea of the little mitochondria in our bodies having 'personalities' and names and what not. I'm a firm believer in positive imagery, so picturing that in my head is simple.
But I don't know. I don't think this is as good as A Wrinkle in Time, though. *shrug*
gave up on it, because it was getting too... science-y. But I persevered this time.
It was... alright. I like the idea of the little mitochondria in our bodies having 'personalities' and names and what not. I'm a firm believer in positive imagery, so picturing that in my head is simple.
But I don't know. I don't think this is as good as A Wrinkle in Time, though. *shrug*
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