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All Quiet on the Western Front by Erich Maria Remarque
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I read this one a few years ago and just realized I never gave it a star review. I did read it when I wasn't always writing reviews, so here is a brief take on what I remember . . .
I had high hopes for this one because it is considered a classic. Many people read this one when they are in elementary/middle school and I remember back when I was that age hearing my fellow students singing its praises. A bit odd that I never tried it back then! When I finally got to it as an adult, those hopes I ha ...more
I had high hopes for this one because it is considered a classic. Many people read this one when they are in elementary/middle school and I remember back when I was that age hearing my fellow students singing its praises. A bit odd that I never tried it back then! When I finally got to it as an adult, those hopes I ha ...more
I read this as a kid almost 40 years ago and just finished reading it to my 11 year old son last night. I found that the characters of Meg, Calvin and Charles Wallace were great and the ideas around tesseracts captured my imagination again as they did my son. The action moves along relatively well and the ominous man with the red eyes and the disembodied brain known as IT were both great bad guys in the plot. Where I stumbled on this more mature (atheist) reading of A Wrinkle in Time is on the C
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I read this years ago when my sister Laurie gave me a copy of it. The only thing I seem to remember is "tesseract" where they folded time. This word has stuck with me for years! I guess I need to read it again to see if I remember folding time correctly! What a concept!
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I really enjoyed this intelligence children's classic. It didn't talk down to its readers and was full of imagination, wonder and philosophy.
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