A Wrinkle in Time - Chapters 7-END

[Alana]

What are your final thoughts? Were you expecting the ending? What do you think of it as a children's read? Who was your favorite character? Have you seen any of the film versions? How do they compare?

[Britany]

What a fun read!!

My review: https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Irene]

Well, I am not reading the children's selections because kiddie lit is not my thing. But, since I had read Atonement not so long ago, I decided to re-read this one. I had read it in elementary school and loved it. I had forgotten how many Christian allusions were in it. I was also surprised how short it is. I read it in a few hours. I remember it being so suspenseful; waiting with breath held until I could get to the next chapter. But, unlike so many of the books I loved from childhood, this one remained a solid book, if a bit juvenile.

[Alana]

I, too, was surprised by the number of Christian allusions, especially direct Scripture quotations, and was surprised I missed all that the first time. I was very young when I first read it, though, so I'm bound to forget some of it.

I listened to an audio version and mine had a brief introduction read by the author, in which she stated that when first published, people told her it was too complicated for children's literature, but when she read what she had completed to her children as she went along, they kept telling her how great it was and to keep writing. She said it's not that it's too complicated for children; rather, it's too complicated for adults. I found that and interesting statement. I don't know if that's super accurate for this book, but it certainly applies to other fantastical stories I've read. It has themes about love breaking through hatred, being there for our friends, and our way, our WORLD'S way, doesn't have to be the ONLY way, that the diversity of the universe is what gives it its song.