A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet) by Madeleine L'Engle Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of A Wrinkle in Time (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet)
Book Review: An old and treasured friend
Summary: 5 Stars
I've always wanted to thank Madeleine L'Engle in person for this wonderful gift of words and thoughts and dreams. It wasn't too long after "A Wrinkle in Time" was first published that I discovered it tucked away on a library shelf. I was in the third grade and went through books like a mower through grass. But this book... this book captured me. I fell madly in love with Meg and Charles and their three stellar friends. Over the years I've revisited them more times than I can count and have never ceased to be swept into Ms. L'Engle's magical world. This is Harry Potter with layers and meaning. This is a story that entranced a young girl and continues its hold on the mature woman she became. I recommend this especially for girls. More than any other story I can remember reading as a child, "Wrinkle" celebrates intelligence and individuality. It's a valuable lesson to learn.Book Review: An outstanding piece of literature
Summary: 5 Stars
I am in college now and I remember reading this book in the fourth grade. I can tell you all of the characters and exactly what happened still. It took me to places I had never before imagined. I highly recommend this book, it opened up the world of science fiction for me.Book Review: Dear Fellow Teens
Summary: 5 Stars
Dear Fellow Peer/s, I read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle. It was a very good book. It was a nice story with a plot like no other. I couldn't put the book down once I started to read it. It was very suspenceful which provokes you to read it more and more. Maybe thats why I was so hooked on the book. Its characters are not boring eigher like some other books. Almost all of the characters in the story have a good reason for being there. That is another reason that A wrinkle in Time isn't boring. The events in the book I couldn't thought of. Everything just flowed perfectly. It makes fun reading fun. That is coming from a person who doesn't always like to read. A Wrinkle in Time is not only science fictions and that's what so unique from other books. It is also good that there is more than science fiction for those who are not fans of science fiction. There is a little bit of love, mystery, and being suspenceful it just makes you eager to turn the page as you read it. A book that has a wonderful blend of science fiction, love, mystery and suspence is truly unique. I looked up on the Internet for reveiws on this book and one reveiw agreed with what I'm saying about a Wrinkle in Time has. The review also said how a Wrinkle in Time is different from any other science fiction book that they have read in the past. The story of A Wrinkle in Time has an exiting and unique twist to it and thatis why I am so devoted to this book so much. Madeline L'Engle has a vivid imagination. I mean who could of thought a word like tesseract. Or even the title itself is very unigue and creative. Who could of thought of a tile like a Wrinkle in Time, only Madeline L'Engle. The plot is great which makes won't to read the book again and again. I surfed the web in school and I also found that people said at this book had an exiting plot and thats why they read it again and again. I absolutly agree with them. Some people may say that the book is boring. Most of those people saying that are not into science fiction or reading period but I cannot see how this book is so boring because it is so exiting. Other people may also say how they didn't like it because they thought it was too complex for them. Those people who are saying this might not be all that smart or don't like to ponder. Well life is not always going to be easy with baby words. Other people say that this book could of been better. I disagree with that because it is a wonderful book and like I said before it has a brilliant plot. Some people even say that this book doesn't deserve a star. Well I went on the web and 99% of all the reviews that I read totally disagreed. As a matter of fact those 99% said that it desserves 5 star and it did get 5 stars. A wrinkle in Time is a excellent book with a creative plot and being suspenceful makes reading fun and the reader is eager to read. A Wrinkle in Time is a wonderful combination of science fiction, love, mystery, and suspence. I don't think a lot of people can put all of them in in a book and still make it a nice story. Those that can I don't think they can do it as well as Madeline L'Engle. Your Peer, Stacey DoukasBook Review: Deep
Summary: 5 Stars
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.Book Review: Delightful, at any age!
Summary: 5 Stars
Having only very vague memories of reading this as a child, I was pleasantly surprised this second time around. I immediately fell in love with the Murry family, especially oddball Meg, who seemed to be a mirror image of myself as an awkward adolescent. This story is completely enchanting, from the very beginning, and L'Engle's writing totally drew me into her world. I found myself tearing up at certain, heartbreaking moments in the story (I don't want to give anything away). Also, I found that reading it as an adult allowed me to grasp the writer's philosophical theme. Normally, I steer clear of books with heavy Christian overtones (my one exception being The Lord of the Rings), but L'Engle masterfully weaves together science and spirituality. This is not, by strict definition, a "Christian" book. Jesus is mentioned only once as being one of many people from Earth who have battled evil throughout human history. And it somehow delightful that the most pious characters in the story are the aliens of the planet Ixchel. The three Mrs. Ws (Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which) act as guardian angels (and are referred to as such by Calvin), and various mythological names and beings make appearances throughout the story, a further demonstration of the un-religious (as in specific, organized religions) spiritual theme of the book.
A Wrinkle in Time is a book that teaches. It teaches the importance of love, as both a simple emotion and as a weapon against great evil. It teaches the importance of trust, as the children's trust, in each other and in those around them, is repeatedly tested and shaken. And it teaches that the simple pleasures of family, friends, good food, and good health are all that are needed to live a good life.
I recommend this book both to children and adults, as it has lessons and delights for people of all ages.