Like L’Engle’s previous books, especially within this set, she weaves fantasy into a historical and scientific framework, utilizing her knowledge of information from history, physics, and metaphysics to bring the story a strong sense of reality coupled with the mythology. Also, her themes of love, self-sacrifice, and the social duty of an individual to help enact positive change emerge throughout the novel.
Although this book deals with a largely different set of characters than the Murry’s, the setting is still familiar, and the general characteristics of the story remain similar to that of the previous four books. Even though this novel is only recently included with the Time box set, turning the quartet into a quintet, it still engenders the same qualities as the previous four. The books slowly decline in potency and writing quality with each iteration, so An Acceptable Time won’t be as good as A Wrinkle In Time, but it’s still a good, quick read. I recommend this book to anyone 9+, with its target audience likely being between 9 and 12.
Critique
Like L’Engle’s previous books, especially within this set, she weaves fantasy into a historical and scientific framework, utilizing her knowledge of information from history, physics, and metaphysics to bring the story a strong sense of reality coupled with the mythology. Also, her themes of love, self-sacrifice, and the social duty of an individual to help enact positive change emerge throughout the novel.
Although this book deals with a largely different set of characters than the Murry’s, the setting is still familiar, and the general characteristics of the story remain similar to that of the previous four books. Even though this novel is only recently included with the Time box set, turning the quartet into a quintet, it still engenders the same qualities as the previous four. The books slowly decline in potency and writing quality with each iteration, so An Acceptable Time won’t be as good as A Wrinkle In Time, but it’s still a good, quick read. I recommend this book to anyone 9+, with its target audience likely being between 9 and 12.
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