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Summary: Stays Great with Age
Review: "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madeleine L'Engle is a wonderful book for teen-agers, and as I just happily discovered, for adults, too. I had memorized when young the adventures of Meg Murry, her precocious brother Charles Wallace and their new friend Calvin O'Keefe, and rediscovering them 20 years later is even more wonderful than the first time around. I always loved this book and its sequels. In "Wrinkle," which won a Newberry Award, Meg Murry, a misfit at school, finds that her little brother, Charles Wallace, has befriended three very strange women who have begun living in an abandoned shed near their property. Meg is not a happy girl. She's not popular at school, and doesn't do well in her classes. Her mother, a beautiful scientist, tries to hide her loneliness because her husband, the father of Meg, Charles Wallace and the twins, Sandy and Dennys, has disappeared and hasn't been heard from in quite some time. It all seems to have something to do with a "tesseract," which one of the strange ladies tells Mrs. Murry "does exist." Meg, Calvin and Charles, with the help of the three women have adventures in the quest of, yes, saving Dr. Murry. The tesseract (or a wrinkle in time and/or space) is a device of the story, but not its point. The novel, decidedly Christian, and perhaps a reaction to the Cold War during which it was written in 1962, is timeless and applicable to any religion or philosophy based on love and respect. The novel hinges on such love in a grand way, but it also communicates it in a thousand small ways throughout. Meg is a heroine to whom any junior high girl could relate very well; the love she feels at home, as well as from the crazy women and the friendship that grows between her and Calvin was an affirmation to me when I was "her age." I still love it.
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Summary: The best book I ever read!!
Review: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L¡¯Engle is a book that all the science fiction or fantasy lovers of all ages should read. Even though the book is geared towards young readers, it is interesting enough for adults to read. The book is so different and unusual that it makes your imagination travel through time and space with the characters in the book. As you travel throughout the book, you can learn lessons that are important to your life. The book is about a girl named Meg Murry, an awkward, but loving high school student. She finds out that her missing father who is a gifted scientist is being held prisoner by the evil forces on the other planet of Camazotz. With Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit¡¯s help, Meg, her extraordinarily intelligent younger brother Charles Wallace, and their new friend, Calvin O¡¯Keefe, go on a dangerous adventure through time and space. They fight the evil forces including the giant disembodied brain named IT, The Black Thing, and the Man with the Red Eyes to rescue Meg¡¯s father. Throughout the battle of good and evil, Meg learns few lessons. When Meg arrives at a planet of Camazots, she is surprised at the place. The place represents complete conformity and security, but no personal freedom with its rows of identical houses and identical human beings. Meg learns that being unique and individual is better than being absolutely identical. Another important lesson that Meg learns is that she can not know everything. When she goes to the planet named Uriel, she can accept that the musical dance of the creatures is beautiful even though she can not understand nor speak their language. She learns that being able to feel is more important than the need for total understanding of the world around her. Another theme of the book and an important lesson for Meg is the inadequacy of words. L¡¯Engle demonstrates that verbal speech is not the only way with which we can share our thoughts and feelings. Meg learns her lesson in her rescue of Charles Wallace: she fights over and wins IT through the sheer power of love that transcends spoken language. When you read the book, you can learn few other important lessons. A Wrinkle in Time is a great book that anyone who loves adventures and science fiction should read. I really like this book. In the absence of any ambiguities or shades of gray, the book¡¯s central conflict is clearly and starkly dramatized so that readers of all ages can understand its themes and its messages. The book is very interesting and catches your attention because it¡¯s very different from our normal life: unreal, and very strange. It is so fictional and unusual that it might be too childish for some people. The book is well written. The story flows nicely, but it ends awfully quickly at the end where it should be concentrated the most on: Meg saves her brother by her love, and then is happily whisked home, all in few pages. I also hoped that the author explained about the tesseract which is a wrinkle in time more clearly. The book refers to Christianity at the theological and philosophical level; and while the struggle between good and evil forces in the world is a central aspect of Christian theology, it is also universal in its scope. It is a great science fiction story which is very adventurous, imaginative, appealing and which teaches you very important lessons. I recommend the book to people who like to use their imagination as they read the book.
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Summary: A Wrinkel in Time by Madeleine L'Engle, Reveiw by Cole Woods
Review: A Wrinkle in Time is about three kids, Meg and Charles Wallace Murry and their friend Calvin going on an adventure through space to save their father from the evils of IT. Their Father had been studying the fifth-dimension and tessering (time travel). They travel through space and the fifth dimension to get to a planet called Camozotz where their father is held prisoner. IT is a brain that can take over minds and control them. In a chance to save their father Charles Wallace is taken over by IT.
This is a very fun and interesting book to read. I learned many things about the dimensions. I loved this book because it was written in 3rd person instead of 1st person. I like knowing what's really happening instead of it being told from some ones point of view. This book was great because it was different from anything I've ever read before. I liked it better than the sequel A Wind in the Door because even though I love reading about dragons, reading about space and time travels was a lot more fun. I would recommend this book to adults as well as kids. It is a slow starter but you will love it in the end. It is a very fun sci-fi to read and I'm sure if you read it to you will feel the same.
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Summary: It Baptized My Imagination...
Review: CS Lewis said that an author (I believe it was George MacDonald) baptized his imagination to goodness well before he was ready to understand it. In looking back over my life, I would have to say that L'Engle did the same for me with this title. Except, my mind wasn't opened up to goodness as much as it was to extraordinary - as in things outside of everyday life as I knew it in 6th grade. I recently re-read the title and was reminded of how gripping her story was for me when I was young. L'Engle starts you off with a lovable odd-ball, Meg. She then adds a beautiful scientist of a mother, perfect identical younger twin brothers, a genius little toddler brother (Charles Wallace) and a mysteriously missing father. However, before you ever settle down into a rut of resolving family baggage and self-esteem issues, L'Engle starts adding her real magic - Mrs. Whatsit arriving in the middle of a horrific storm, the star basketball player (Calvin) with special gifts, the concept of tessering, and a quest to find the father. Soon L'Engle leaves behind the constrictions of earth as we know it and clearly enjoys her space adventure - bringing along Meg, Calvin, Charles Wallace and the reader as she goes. She stops briefly & humorously on a 2 dimentional planet, which blew my mind as a child. Then she stopped on a planet in Orion's belt, which made my year because I could locate that in the sky. Then she moved on to perhaps her most staggering concept in the book - the planet of Camazotz. In Camazotz, everything is exactly the same, everything is perfectly timed, and nobody goes against the rules. If you somehow step out of line, even accidentally, "It" will get you...and the thought terrifies everyone on the planet. While I was too young at the age of 11 to understand all the possible loaded significance of Camazotz & It (which can range from "the norm", societal expectations, the vitality that comes with individuality to different political systems and even hell itself), this image stayed at the front of my ever since I read it. Innumerable times, as I wrestled with more and more adult concepts, this parallel world came to mind. In truth, L'Engle gave me models as a child that I could understand as a child but that grew with me as I grew. That is a true gift that I have rarely received from other authors. In another example of how she crafted concepts that have stayed with me, at the very end, she adds a planet where there are these wonderful, majestic beings...but they can not see. Meg struggles to explain sight to them and only partially suceeds. Since that early age, I have spent years trying to think of how I would explain sight to a completely blind person. The seed planted at an early age blossomed again and again into awareness of living in this world but experiencing it completely differently. It is true that when I read this title recently, the characters are a bit simplistic compared with some of the great adult masterpieces. However, if you read L'Engle's titles for adults (and she has many...most of which are NOT sci-fi), then you will learn that she is quite capable of exploring the complexities of the adult world. However, I think she has appropriately created slightly more simple characters that will stretch a child without overwhelming him. L'Engle also brings in weighty messages about love, hate, the power of darkness and the power of light. These are messages that pierced me much more so as an adult than as a child. This is where she adds a layer of depth that is beautiful in is wholeness...and her idea of how stars are "born" nearly brought me to tears. I can't say enough about this title and the potential impact it can make on countless children...and adults. Read it today if you haven't yet!!!
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Summary: This book is great!
Review: I loved this book because it it made me realize all the morrals in the book. Such as : like and equal are not the same; thing are not how they appear but how they are; don't judge a book by it's cover; love is one thing that evil doesn't have; and a few more. Even though it's fiction it's still true that there is a lot of darkness in the world and Meg made a big difference in it! The book was basicly about three children traveling around the univers using the testeract seaching for meg's and charles walace's father. Mrs. Who, Whatsit, and witch are helping them along the way. After they find their father they have to find a way to get out of camazots with out letting IT find out! Charles turns into IT control and they end up leaveing without him before they get caught! In the end meg saves charles and they all come home!I like the ending because it's happy. You would just feel good for them too!
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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time is Big Hit!
Review: I loved this book because it jumped right into suspense and mystery as to WHO Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which actually were. They meet Calvin O' Keefe and then they are hurtled (actually tessered) into Camozotz where everyone was powered by "IT" who captured her brother, Charles Wallace. "IT" was making sure everyone was exactly alike. Then, Meg found her father. Then Meg had to go back to Camozotz after she thought she was free of it forever. She had to go back and fight IT and bring Charles back to normal! It was really good. Now, I am reading the sequel "A Wind in the Door"!
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Summary: Really good!!
Review: I read this a long time ago, but it's still really good! Read it! Anyway, that's not my real point. Would all those people who are complaining about the "lack of scientific substance" stop?!?!?! This isn't supposed to be a scientific journal! It's a NOVEL! What do novels do? Tell stories! NOT give scientific facts. So, with that aside, I recommend this book to everyone. Have fun reading!
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Summary: A WRINKLE IN TIME
Review: I recently read this book for a book report that I was doing for school. I really liked reading this book because it made you think if there was really life on other planets and time traveling through space. If you want to read a good science fiction book, then this is the book for you. I really liked the fact that I could easily picture all the scenes in my head. I didn't like the fact however, that some of the parts were very confusing. That is why I only gave it a 4 out of 5. Meg Murry is a high school student who, along with her little brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin, set off on an adventure with the help of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, to find Meg and Charles's dad. Mr. Murry is a scientist who was experimenting with the 5th demention, when he suddendly disapeard. Read this book to find out if the children ever find their father, plus all the adventures they'll go on!
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Summary: Wrinkle In time
Review: It is science fiction/fantasy book, which I am normally very much into, but it is much more unbelievable compared to most books of that genre and I found it a bit silly.
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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time
Review: Meg Murry has not had the best life according to her. She lives at home with her mother and three brothers. Her father, who is a scientist, that has been studying the fifth demension and time travel, has been gone on a secret government mission for four years. One day Meg, her five year old brother Charles Wallace, and her friend Calvin go for a walk in the woods. On the way they meet three mysterious ladies named Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit. The ladies take the children on a quest to find their father. They travel through time and space by wrinkles or tesseracts to the planet Camazotz where their father has been taken prisoner. They must battle the forces of darkness that are turning the universe into nothing. During their travels the children must battle the evil being IT, which has taken their father captive. The IT is described in the book as a disembodied brain who wants people to become a part of Camazotz, but in order to do so they must first give up their freedom. The children must learn to rely on their individual strengths as well as each others in order to save their father and themselves.
This book takes you on a fun and exciting adventure as the children seek to find the person that is so important to them, their father. This book teachs a great lesson about seeking inside yourself for the things that are most important in life. Family is also a very important part to this story. It teaches that sometimes people will go to the absolute limit in order to protect each other. This is a wonderful book and I would recommend it to readers both young and old.
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