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Summary: One of the Best Books I Ever Read . . .
Review: I am 7 years old. I am half-way through A Wrinkle in Time, and I think it is the most exciting book I ever read. That is besides the Narnia series and the Hobbit and the Lord of the Rings. -- [...]
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Summary: 1963 Newbery Medal-winner, and so deserving!
Review: CHARACTERS: Margaret "Meg" Murray, 12-year-old social misfit and math-whiz; her baby brother Charles Wallace, a 5-year-old genius who can read his Mom's and sister's minds, and whom neighbors and kids at school think is mentally retarded; Calvin O'Keefe, age 14, a popular 11th-grader from Meg's school; Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, three beings from another dimension who help the children travel through time/space in order to try and rescue Mr. Murray, their scientist father. SUMMARY: Physicist Mr. Murray has been working on top-secret government projects, so secret he hasn't even told his family the nature of his research. His letters stopped after he'd been away on a special mission and Meg's family is never given an explanation for his disappearance. Mrs. Murray, a biologist and bacteriologist, believes he'll return and encourages her children to believe it, too. Meg hears about a mysterious newcomer and learns her baby brother has already met the eccentric Mrs. Whatsit. The stranger, Mrs. Whatsit, and her two associates are time- and space-travelers who, using a mode of travel called "tessering"--a concept Mr. Murray had researched before his disappearance--take Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace away from Earth in search of Mr. Murray. From a planet in another system they can see through the thin atmosphere that a dark cloud or shadow, an evil Black Thing, surrounds another planet; they learn Mr. Murray has been fighting the Black Thing for years. They are shown the Thing surrounding a planet other than Earth, then they see that IT casts a pall over Earth as well. The children are frightened, but determined to rescue Mr. Murray and to fight IT themselves in order to rid their world if IT's evil influence. Mrs. Whatsit sends Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin to Camazotz, where Mr. Murray is being held by humanoids who are loyal to IT. He's been holding out mentally, but is beginning to weaken just as the children arrive. With the wisdom imparted to them by Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which, will they be able to break through the barrier imprisoning Mr. Murray? In the process of finding Meg's father, baby brother Charles falls victim to IT's mind control. The others tesser away from Camazotz to a safe planet, but are forced to leave Charles Wallace behind. Meg, by far the most fearful of IT of the would-be rescuers, must be the one to return to Camazotz in order to save Charles Wallace from IT, as she's the only one who can reach Charles Wallace's mind and wrench control of it away from the evil power of IT. When Meg returns to the planet, which has been under IT's control for some time, she must try to gain entry to her little brother's mind, but how can she outwit the huge intellect of IT? Mrs. Which told her that she has something that IT did not have, and this will be her only weapon--if only she can realize what can reach through IT to her brother. Will the family be finally reunited? Will everyone escape the evil power of IT unscathed, or will there be lasting repercussions? Read this nearly-forty-year-old book to find out. IMPRESSIONS: One of my favorite books from childhood, "A Wrinkle in Time" is a novel that I have reread many, many times, even throughout my adult life. Believable, touching, and teaching all at once, it is a timeless classic of American modern literature. Meg teaches us all that we can turn our weaknesses into strengths, and that good really can triumph over evil. Also consider the fact that a WOMAN (Madeleine L'Engle) wrote this novel in 1962. She really was ahead of her time! I recommend this book for kids in middle school and high school--and to their parents, because sharing and discussing a book together is incredibly rewarding and enlightening. To really learn how a kid's mind works, tap in through the mutual enjoyment of a well-written book. There are no sassy-mouthed pre-teens or adult situations in this book, so "A Wrinkle in Time" is an excellent choice!
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Summary: Not a children's tale, deep thoughts lie within these pages
Review: Full of metaphysics, ethics, quantuam physics, and psychology, this work isn't just for children. A deep, dark text for one and all. Highly recommended only after the philosophy course has ended in order to gain the most from this text.
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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time
Review: This Newbery award-winning novel examines the power of love over evil in a battle being waged throughout the universe. A young girl, named Meg, discovers the young love between a boy and a girl, and the strong relationship and power of family love. She uses her newly found power of love to fight an evil demon that controls entire planets in far away solar systems. Although the story has a very imaginative positive message of love and commitment for young people, the writing style seems uneven and unplanned resulting in a stream of consciousness style that inhibits the flow of the story line. This science fantasy novel is appropriate for young readers between 10-12 years.
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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time
Review: One wet, wild and windy night Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace and their mother were having a midnight feast when an odd little woman (Mrs Whatsit) appears at the door. She claims she was blown off course in the gale, and wishes to dry her feet. Mrs Whatsit goes on to tell them that "there is such thing as a tesseract"(a time warp). Some 4 years before, Meg's father mysteriously disappeared, while on a top secret government mission. With the help of Mrs Whatsit, her friends Mrs Who and Mrs Which, and Meg's friend Calvin O'Keefe, Charles Wallace and Meg embark on a perilous mission to save Meg's father, who is trapped in a great mass of pure evil. Together they must tesser through time and space to the heart of the great evil, the planet Camazotz. Here they find a world controlled by IT, a a giant, slimy brain of pure evil. The children must fight this, find its weakness, and a way to get back Mr Murray. This is a tale of love, hope and friendship, and makes you stop and think about our being, and the possibilities that may await us in technology in the future. I recommend this book to children 8+. It is a very good, interesting read and I think it is written very well. If you haven't yet read this book, I think you should get it now!
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Summary: Something different
Review: One thing which stands out on the advenures of the Murry family is that they have elements of sci-fi and fantasy. A Wrinkle in Time is no exception and can be read on many levels. Even at 16 I still enjoyed this book. L'Engle is a very talented writer and her stories have an imagination not usually found in most writing. However, A Wrinkle in Time does have a rather annoying downfall. Without ruining anything, I found that the ending came too soon and that the story felt like it was abandoned rather than finished. Still, it's a great story and one that should not be missed.
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Summary: Hasn't Everyone Felt Like Meg Once?
Review: Wrinkle in Time makes you think. A tale about three extra-ordinary children embarking on a adventure to save a life. This book is one you will love from age 10 to age 110! If your thinking about a L'Engle book start with this one. Passionate and a page-turner for sure!
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Summary: Many years of enjoyment
Review: My best friend and I spotted A Wrinkle in Time in the library when we were nine years old in 1965. There was only one copy, but it sounded so fascinating on the jacket that we read it together on her grandmother's front porch. It made such an impression on us that we still pass it on to the children in our lives. She just gave a copy to her daughter and I recently gave one to my niece and the eleven year old boy downstairs. A Wrinkle in Time is a marvelous story of how outcast Meg Murry, her genius little brother Charles Wallace and "sport" friend Calvin embark on a quest to other worlds to find her missing father, lost after going through a time-space continuum phenomenon called a tesseract. The sequels and related books about the Austins are also special treats.
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Summary: Different. Interesting. Fun, but not cheezy. I like it.
Review: I read this awhile ago, I can't be sure how long ago. I loved it, but never brought myself to read it again. I forgot the feeling about it, the way it gives you a feeling none other can, the way it isn't really like any other book. I had forgotten. So I read it again. And the feelings were revived. It's neither sci-fi or fantasy, so most, if not all, of the regular cliches are avoided easily. The characters are neat too, Charles Wallace, the charming, brainiac, sweetie-pie of a brother and Meg who thinks she can't do anything right. (her whining, i'll admit,does kind of get annoying, but its no biggie) I did especially like the humourous and kind of cute (in a strange way) three old "ladies" who help the kids on their quest, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. Read it once, and someday you too might want to rediscover it later on.
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Summary: Deep
Review: I read this book when I was 10 or 11, and much of it went straight over my head. My college philosophy teacher recommended it, so I decided to try again. It really does give one a lot to think about, so I'll have to follow Dr. Peterson's example and recommend it to you, regardless of what age you may be at this time. My only complaint about this book is that it ended rather abruptly. My plan is to find the companion works and see if they remedy that.
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