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A Wrinkle in Time (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, #1)

Madeleine L'Engle

Start date: September 1, 2017

Finish date: September 30, 2017

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Nov 15, 2008 Danielle The Book Huntress rated it it was amazing

Shelves: young-adult, favorites, classic, reread, science-fiction, owned-copy, nerd-prof-scientist-genius-geek, flawed-heroine, audiobook, children-s-classics

I reread this for the Classics for Beginners group read via the Audible audiobook narrated by Hope Davis. The audio format was a good idea. I was able to do other things and still experience the story again as an adult. While it definitely feels of the time period it was written, it didn't feel that dated to me. I will divide my comments into sections because that seems like a good approach for this book.

Characters

The characterization is in my opinion the focus of this novel. The main characters ...more

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Jan 08, 2017 Lindsay rated it it was ok · review of another edition

Shelves: 2stars, classic, read-in-2017

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Oct 20, 2017 Carrie rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: science-fiction, classics, own, mgr

I quickly became attached to these characters, and Mrs, Who, Whatist and Which. There is a certain air about the is book, if that makes any sense at all. I guess it's sort of like Meg trying to explain light to Aunt Beast. I thoroughly enjoyed A Wrinkle in Time. Some books you can review and go on about the book, others it's the feeling you got when reading it. Sure I can say Meg and her little brother Charles are not like other kids, Charles especially and how they travel through time and space ...more

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Jan 10, 2011 Ben rated it liked it

Shelves: shortlist

Summary: A bunch of kids go on a mystical/scientific mission to save their world from a 'big bad' that threatens to engulf the entire universe. Along the way they'll have to come to grips with themselves and some fundamental truths about what they believe.

Things I liked:

The initial setup was charming. Very quaint and attractive. I loved how the whole family new Meg was suffering at school and did their best to help her.

Things I thought could be improved:

I thought kids like Charles Wallace an ...more

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Apr 01, 2018 Lisa rated it liked it

"A children's classic published before 1980." (Also because it's now a blockbuster film. I think I probably would have liked this better if I'd read it as a kid, but it's a fun yarn, an interesting cast of characters and valuable lessons for youngsters. ...more

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