A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1) in What's the Name of That Book???

Mar 10, 2010 Eh?Eh! rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: tandy, goodreader-gave-to-me, babble-added, dear-diary-what-book

Like many others, I read this in grade school and loved it. I think I read it several times. By now I'd forgotten every name, every place, every plot point. Every single detail except the radiant warmth I'd felt for this book, such that if it was mentioned I would immediately pipe up that I loved it.

I began reading this the night I received it (thank you, book fairy!, hugs to youuuuuuu!), spine curled into a C in my beloved reading chair, inviting the back hump so common in Korean women of older ...more

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May 16, 2011 Kate rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: age-middlegrade, 2011, fantasy, teen-book-club, classics, sci-fi

Meg Murry has always felt a bit different from the other kids at school. She's a math whiz, but gets poor grades, and tries to beat up kids who make fun of her brothers. Her father's been gone on a top secret assignment for years now. Only her 5-year-old brother Charles Wallace seems to understand. On a "dark and stormy night," a stranger comes to the Murry house. Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Was take Meg, Charles Wallace, and their new friend Calvin on a journey through the universe to find ...more

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Feb 15, 2011 Kelly rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: from-the-library

I am so glad I gave this one a reread! I actually felt like I got much more out of it reading it as an adult than when I was a kid. Madeline L'Engle writes with such wisdom, and I really enjoyed that. This book made me feel a lot of love for the people that are close to me! Also, I LOVED Mrs. Murray. She's exactly the kind of mother I'd hope to be someday. ...more

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Jul 02, 2007 Tiffany rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: reread, kiddies, classics, teens, fantasy

The first of the Murry fantasy series of time travel and space travel. Every kid MUST read this.

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Dec 15, 2008 Sara ♥ rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: 2009, young-adult, science-fiction, paranormal, audiobook, film

Young adult sci-fi paranormal? I think that might cover it... ;) It also has a bit of romance and religion and fantasy. I'm not sure. Well, whatever.

Anyway, I really liked it. It was scientifically interesting and I can alway use a nice good-vs-evil book. Plus, I love Calvin. The book kind of made me sad, because she talked about religious stuff in it... and how sad is it that you can't do that anymore? I mean, you CAN, but you wouldn't win a Newbery Medal. And it wasn't even OVERTLY religious. Young adult sci-fi paranormal? I think that might cover it... ;) It also has a bit of romance and religion and fantasy. I'm not sure. Well, whatever.

Anyway, I really liked it. It was scientifically interesting and I can alway use a nice good-vs-evil book. Plus, I love Calvin. The book kind of made me sad, because she talked about religious stuff in it... and how sad is it that you can't do that anymore? I mean, you CAN, but you wouldn't win a Newbery Medal. And it wasn't even OVERTLY religious. The characters just think that way, because that's what they believe--how they were raised, you know? (And obviously that reflects Madeleine L'Engle, but it isn't like she's preaching...) Anyway, I appreciated it a lot, and am sad that more books aren't like that.

As for the whole folding space and time thing? Ummm... freaking awesome! And like I said in one of my updates, I wish I'd read this book before I took Linear Algebra. It might have helped me understand N-dimensional space. *snorts and mutters something about just doing matrices and leaving the n-dimensional-space proofs out of the class* ANYWAY, cool sciency stuff.

One thing though: I listened to the audiobook, which is actually read by the author, which is cool, but she has a little forward on the tape (not sure if it's in the book) about why she wrote the books: because there wasn't anything like that for kids back then (in the 1960s), and she thought that was because people didn't think kids could handle the advanced topics. Holy cow. I wouldn't have understood these books if I was in 4th or 5th grade (which is the reading level). It's a different style of writing than I've ever read. It's pretty complicated. When I was 9-10, I was still reading Babysitter's Little Sister... (Although I think this one is easier to understand than the second, A Wind in the Door, which I'm in the middle of.) I think the whole book makes more sense if you read Madeleine L'Engle's biography thing on Wikipedia. I think she's Meg. :)

BUT I think they're great for young adults/adults, and I quite enjoyed it. Would recommend it to others. In fact... maybe I'll pick this one for book club, next time it's my turn to choose a book.... ...more

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Jul 10, 2007 Chrissie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

man i loved this whole series. and i've never even been that big into fantasy/sci fi. i think i've read each of the books at least 3 times.

i spent many an elementary school recess attempting to kythe with my friend. i also credit the series with helping me learn about mitochondria. ...more

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Jul 14, 2007 Jude rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: children_youth

I read this book in grade school and although can barely remember the story I have carried the title with me over the years under the heading "my favourite book".
Reread 09/07 ... same rating. Now I can't wait til my daughter is up to reading this level so I can share it with her. ...more

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Jan 21, 2009 Nadine in NY Jones rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy-and-sci-fi, children-s, classic, favorite-series

I've just started re-reading this with my daughters, and wow I forgot how truly excellent it is! Sometimes childhood favorites can be very disappointing when you revisit them, but happily that is NOT the case for A Wrinkle in Time. ...more

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