A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1) in CPL's Book a Week Challenge

Feb 01, 2012 Carrie rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: arc

I didn't purchase this book, I won it...however, I would have bought it eventually. But I didn't have to, so woo-hoo for me! Now, to the review:

I enjoyed this book quite a bit! Being that it was first published about 50 years ago, I didn't know what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. I was hooked from, "It was a dark and stormy night."

The story is centered around Meg and Charles who (along with their friend, Calvin) are looking for their father. The kids are helped by an amazing cast of ...more

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Feb 08, 2014 Janet rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: kindle

I had read this as a child and remember it rather confusing me. I thought perhaps I would appreciate it more as an adult but I was still left with some puzzlement and a bit of a feeling of being let down. Maybe as an adult I've become too jaded and have watched too many Dr. Who episodes but I found the time travel/space travel a bit boring and I thought the ending just too quick and abrupt. An interesting and entertaining read, nonetheless and I can see why it would capture the imaginations of m ...more

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Mar 11, 2012 Katie Whitt rated it really liked it

I remember really loving these books as a kid and I think they still hold up well. For the 1960s this was wild stuff, with particle physics being a huge part of the plot, mixed in with God, feelings of disillusionment and realizing that parents can't always protect you. I never noticed as a kid but Calvin is the worst. The amount of times he calls Meg a "dope" or something similar is a crime. ...more

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