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Yay! I've reached Madeleine L'Engle status! How many of you absolutely LOVED her as a child? I did. My husband didn't. He was disappointed that the main conflict in A Wrinkle in Time was a gigantic brain. As a child, he thought it should've been something more creative than that, and he refused to read more of her books. Ha ha! I still laugh over the fact that she started that story with a now famous cliché, "It was a dark and stormy night." Go Madeleine!  |
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« Reply #1 on: December 30, 2011, 08:44:41 PM » |
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I'd heard of "A Wrinkle in Time" but to be honest, I'd never heard of her until I Wikipedia'd her name after seeing it above someone's avatar...  |
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Andrea Pearson, Author
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« Reply #2 on: December 30, 2011, 08:58:33 PM » |
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I'd heard of "A Wrinkle in Time" but to be honest, I'd never heard of her until I Wikipedia'd her name after seeing it above someone's avatar... Ha ha ha! That's awesome. I still don't know how to say her last name... |
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« Reply #3 on: December 30, 2011, 10:56:22 PM » |
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Call me sentimental or goofy but I still find the basic element that won the day in A Wrinkle in Time as dramatic and profound (if obvious). I thought it extremely appropriate for a teen certainly.
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« Reply #4 on: December 31, 2011, 01:18:11 AM » |
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I have all three of her "time" books in my library, but I've never read any of her other books.
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Andrea Pearson, Author
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« Reply #6 on: December 31, 2011, 09:28:25 AM » |
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I have all three of her "time" books in my library, but I've never read any of her other books.
I read a bunch of them - can't remember the titles now - and enjoyed the first couple a lot. Then they started going downhill for me - progressively, I didn't find them nearly as exciting or enjoyable as A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, etc. |
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« Reply #7 on: December 31, 2011, 10:52:55 AM » |
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I read a Wrinkle in Time this past January and I didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I thought I would. I probably read it as a child, but don't remember.
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« Reply #8 on: December 31, 2011, 11:31:07 AM » |
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A Wrinkle in Time was my favorite book as a child--I love the elegantly simple explanation of a tesseract, especially the illustrations of the ant and the string, and how she differentiated real time (Kronos) versus mechanical clock time (Chronos). Always have been fascinated by the true nature and mystery of time, and her writing got me thinking about it at a young age. Also, Meg is such a sympathetic character to me--having been a nerdy girl myself, I really identified with her.
I highly recommend her other books, such as the series that starts with Meet the Austins. She has a rare gift for writing about family life--it's not sentimental or sappy, yet still heartwarming.
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« Reply #9 on: December 31, 2011, 12:00:13 PM » |
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What is the third book in the Wrinkle in Time series? I must have missed that one!
And as someone else mentioned, yes, I do think that she also encouraged an interest in science in many kids. At least I hope so. It may have fed my own love of science (& sci-fi).
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« Reply #10 on: December 31, 2011, 12:10:54 PM » |
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What is the third book in the Wrinkle in Time series? I must have missed that one!
And as someone else mentioned, yes, I do think that she also encouraged an interest in science in many kids. At least I hope so. It may have fed my own love of science (& sci-fi).
My boxed set includes the following:
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wind in the Door
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Many Waters
An Acceptable TimeLoved them all! |
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« Reply #11 on: December 31, 2011, 12:13:06 PM » |
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I highly recommend her other books, such as the series that starts with Meet the Austins.
I started Meet the Austins, but never finished them - got bored. I think I grew out of her books. (Must've been when I discovered Michael Crichton. Ha ha.) I'm positive I would love them now if I read them again. |
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« Reply #12 on: December 31, 2011, 12:23:34 PM » |
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My boxed set includes the following:
A Wrinkle in Time
A Wind in the Door
A Swiftly Tilting Planet
Many Waters
An Acceptable Time
Loved them all!
Thanks! |
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« Reply #13 on: December 31, 2011, 02:27:52 PM » |
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I loved her work. Of course, I only managed to read and enjoy the first two in the series. For some reason A Swiftly Tilting Planet never quite grabbed me.
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« Reply #14 on: December 31, 2011, 03:48:28 PM » |
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I never read her books either until I became an adult and then I read the whole Wrinkle in Time series. I really enjoyed them but I could see me not fully getting them as a child if I would have read them then.
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« Reply #15 on: December 31, 2011, 06:27:43 PM » |
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I loved A Wrinkle in Time as a child and still enjoy it as a adult.
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« Reply #16 on: December 31, 2011, 10:18:30 PM » |
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These are comfort reads for me. We discussed Meg (? main girl?) in my stories of an adolescent girl class in college-- watching her grow up through the difficulties.
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« Reply #17 on: January 01, 2012, 08:12:51 PM » |
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Wrinkle is an all-time great, in my opinion. If I remember correctly, the three mystical ladies are Stars, right? Has anyone ever read another book that characterizes Stars?
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« Reply #18 on: January 01, 2012, 08:34:54 PM » |
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Wrinkle is an all-time great, in my opinion. If I remember correctly, the three mystical ladies are Stars, right? Has anyone ever read another book that characterizes Stars?
The only other book I can think of is Neil Gaiman's Stardust, which is a completely different kind of story than A Wrinkle in Time. |
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« Reply #19 on: January 02, 2012, 01:24:27 PM » |
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I have all three of her "time" books in my library, but I've never read any of her other books.
A Wrinkle in Time was my favorite book as a kid. I had no idea it was part of a series! Gonna have to check this out. |
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« Reply #20 on: January 03, 2012, 10:00:21 AM » |
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Call me sentimental or goofy but I still find the basic element that won the day in A Wrinkle in Time as dramatic and profound (if obvious). I thought it extremely appropriate for a teen certainly.
A Wrinkle in Time was the first book that ever made me cry from just the... overwhelming emotion. I LOVED it. I loved all three in the series, but that first book was truly amazing. I went on to check out her other books, really excited about maybe getting to spend more time with those characters. Alas, they didn't quite tap into that special place in my psyche and I just pretend they don't exist, kind of like Cinderella III... I shared the original trilogy with my 9 year old niece recently, though, and she loved them. It appears Madeleine L'Engle is still relevant with today's generation. YAY! |
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« Reply #21 on: January 03, 2012, 05:54:41 PM » |
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A WRINKLE IN TIME (and the two that followed) were hugely influential to me as a kid, and just the ticket for my youthful dreamy imagination. I LOVED THEM--and my hero worship of Ms. L'Engle merely increased when I learned she was married to the guy who played Dr. Charles Tyler on my then-favorite Soap Opera, ALL MY CHILDREN. Ah, the good old days. Julia |
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« Reply #22 on: January 11, 2012, 06:08:22 PM » |
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Inspired by this thread, I checked A Ring of Endless Light: The Austin Family Chronicles, Book 4 out of the library. For some reason, I had never read this last book in the Austin Chronicles. What a beautiful story it is so far--if you love the sea and dolphins, I highly recommend it. I'm about halfway through, and it just made me cry (in the good kind of way that only the best books can accomplish). |
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« Reply #23 on: January 11, 2012, 07:17:22 PM » |
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I re- read the series this past year. The third was always my favorite (and still is). I had not read books 4 and 5 before this year. They feel very different, but I enjoyed them. Wrinkle I time was my least favorite of the series.
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« Reply #24 on: January 11, 2012, 08:33:12 PM » |
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Hello, I read A Wrinkle in Time few years ago but just couldn't get past Chapter 3. Didn't enjoy the writing much, I'm afraid.
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« Reply #25 on: January 15, 2012, 11:02:15 AM » |
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I remember tearing through the Time Quartet in Middle School. Many Waters was my favorite in that series.
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« Reply #26 on: January 15, 2012, 01:45:59 PM » |
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I remember tearing through the Time Quartet in Middle School. Many Waters was my favorite in that series.
Many Waters had a different feel than the other books in the Time Quartet, a more down-to-earth feel for me because it was told from the twins' perspectives. I really enjoyed that one, in particular L'Engle's fascinating ideas about angels and the great flood. The angels in Many Waters felt real to me in a way that angels in other novels haven't. |
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« Reply #27 on: January 16, 2012, 03:04:51 PM » |
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There's actually a second quartet featuring the next generation. I loved A Wrinkle in Time and the 2nd one, but I haven't managed to get through the others yet. They've been sitting on my shelf for years, waiting for me. One of these days!
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« Reply #28 on: January 18, 2012, 01:28:41 PM » |
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There's actually a second quartet featuring the next generation. I loved A Wrinkle in Time and the 2nd one, but I haven't managed to get through the others yet. They've been sitting on my shelf for years, waiting for me. One of these days!
I just ordered A House like a Lotus -- I think that's part of the second quartet you mentioned. |
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« Reply #29 on: January 21, 2012, 10:19:03 AM » |
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Wrinkle is an all-time great, in my opinion. If I remember correctly, the three mystical ladies are Stars, right? Has anyone ever read another book that characterizes Stars?
It's a pretty minor part of the book, but C.S. Lewis's Voyage of the Dawn Treader includes a character that was formerly a star. I loved her work. Of course, I only managed to read and enjoy the first two in the series. For some reason A Swiftly Tilting Planet never quite grabbed me.
I had a really hard time getting into ASTP as a kid, despite loving AWIT, but when I read it later as a teen I enjoyed it very much. |
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« Reply #30 on: January 21, 2012, 10:30:15 AM » |
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I just ordered A House like a Lotus -- I think that's part of the second quartet you mentioned.
According to the wikipedia entry, that's book 3. |
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« Reply #31 on: January 24, 2012, 04:46:11 PM » |
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Thanks--I just got it last night in the mail. There was a list of L'Engles's titles on the front flyleaf in chronological order, and I was impressed yet again with her ability to pick awesome titles. The list of her titles made a beautiful poem. |
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« Reply #32 on: January 24, 2012, 06:07:09 PM » |
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Such a generous author. When I was much, much younger, I wrote her a fan letter in which I told her she was my SECOND favorite author..right behind Louisa May Alcott! She was so nice, she wrote a lovely, hand-written full page letter back, talked about how much she, too, admired LMA and also talked about walking her dog every day. She moved to top of my list after that thoughtful exchange!
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« Reply #33 on: February 01, 2012, 09:56:23 AM » |
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A Wrinkle in Time is a fond memory from my childhood, and our son loved it.
Warning: do NOT let your kids watch the movie adaptation. Cheeesy and nearly spoiled our memory of the book
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« Reply #34 on: February 01, 2012, 10:26:04 AM » |
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A Wrinkle in Time is a fond memory from my childhood, and our son loved it.
Warning: do NOT let your kids watch the movie adaptation. Cheeesy and nearly spoiled our memory of the book
I borrowed the DVD from our local library - it had scratches, froze and skipped several times, which may have actually helped the movie. I would also suggest steering away from the film, stick with the very wonderful book. |
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