An Acceptable Time (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet)
by Madeleine L'Engle
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Author: Madeleine L'EngleEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2007-05-01
ISBN: 0312368585
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Square Fish
Book Reviews of An Acceptable Time (Madeleine L'Engle's Time Quintet)
Book Review: A Drawn-out Tale that Ignores the Prior Books
Summary: 3 Stars
For the fifth book in the Wrinkle of Time Series, An Acceptable Time was a huge disappointment. I actually considered not finishing it and was relieved when I did. The story uses several of the same plot techniques from the previous books; however, the characters seem to have no reference of the events of previous books. The story was boring and held little action for the amount of words used.
The main character is Polly O'Keefe, daughter of Margaret Murry. She spends the summer at the Murry's and goes through a time portal to 3,000 years earlier. As the story develops and she has conversations with the Drs. Murry, they act like they have never had any of their adventures or that the twins never went back to Noah's time. They are uncharacteristically scared for Polly and attempt to keep her from the adventure.
When she travels backwards, along with a friend Zachary and a retired Bishop, she is taken for a goddess. The religious references that follow, including from the Bishop, seem to be almost entirely pagan rather than Christian. The Druid spirituality/religion seems to be exalted in this book as the pure essence of a creature-creator relationship. Mother Earth is referenced as a reality and the theme of human sacrifice is present throughout the story as a method for appeasing Mother Earth.
It is a strange sort of story, even without the time travel. Unfortunately, there is not enough story or character development. It seems like anything interesting had already been done in previous books. I hate to say it but this is one that I could have lived without, despite my interest in the prior books of the series.
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