Madeleine L'Engle?

[Nimbuschick]

I remember tearing through the Time Quartet in Middle School. Many Waters was my favorite in that series.

[purplepen79]

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.   

[Eliza Baum]

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!

[purplepen79]

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.

[marianneg]

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.

[Eliza Baum]

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.

[purplepen79]

According to the wikipedia entry, that's book 3.

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.

[JEV]

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!

[Steven Stickler]

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

[Elmore Hammes]

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.