Comments on: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/ Maw Books - book reviews, book recommendations, book lists, author interviews and more! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 01:56:30 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: Natasha Maw http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-22600 Natasha Maw Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:41:48 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-22600 Man. I didn't realize that I've never responded to anybody's comments on this post. They are always much appreciated! Man. I didn’t realize that I’ve never responded to anybody’s comments on this post. They are always much appreciated!

]]> By: minerva66 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-22589 minerva66 Thu, 08 Jan 2009 05:24:34 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-22589 I loved this book as a child. Read it around college again with the rest of the series and enjoyed it again. Since then I have read so much excellent children's lit that it doesn't stand up. I think the thing to keep in mind is that it is the reading level of 4th to 6th graders who haven't been exposed to much. Also, it is one of the few books for young ones that dares to discuss difficult scientific ideas, and it does so in a way that doesn't turn off the average reader. I loved this book as a child. Read it around college again with the rest of the series and enjoyed it again. Since then I have read so much excellent children’s lit that it doesn’t stand up. I think the thing to keep in mind is that it is the reading level of 4th to 6th graders who haven’t been exposed to much. Also, it is one of the few books for young ones that dares to discuss difficult scientific ideas, and it does so in a way that doesn’t turn off the average reader.

]]> By: Ann-Kat http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-22452 Ann-Kat Tue, 06 Jan 2009 22:41:44 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-22452 I know this is an older post, but I came across it while searching for the book trailer for the re-lease of the book. I'd read this when I was in fourth grade and was mesmerized by it. Since I've started a re-read challenge this year, and put a spin on it, I'm planning to re-read it. However, reading through the various comments of those who've re-read the book and not liked it have me a little worried. I don't want to lose that awe I feel when I think about the book. Guess I just need to bite the bullet and do it; gonna try to shift my mind into "child mode" before I do, though. :D I know this is an older post, but I came across it while searching for the book trailer for the re-lease of the book.

I’d read this when I was in fourth grade and was mesmerized by it. Since I’ve started a re-read challenge this year, and put a spin on it, I’m planning to re-read it.

However, reading through the various comments of those who’ve re-read the book and not liked it have me a little worried. I don’t want to lose that awe I feel when I think about the book. Guess I just need to bite the bullet and do it; gonna try to shift my mind into “child mode” before I do, though. :D

]]> By: cari http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-17135 cari Tue, 04 Nov 2008 03:28:02 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-17135 This was one of my favorites growing up. It was probably one the first sci-fi/fantasy books I read. Though I have a strong bias towards that genre in general. This was one of my favorites growing up. It was probably one the first sci-fi/fantasy books I read. Though I have a strong bias towards that genre in general.

]]> By: Callista http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-17125 Callista Tue, 04 Nov 2008 00:16:52 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-17125 I didn't like it much either and hadn't read it before this year like you. The three witchy characters like you said were blah. I liked the idea of wrinkles in time and being able to travel through them but it was weird. I didn’t like it much either and hadn’t read it before this year like you. The three witchy characters like you said were blah. I liked the idea of wrinkles in time and being able to travel through them but it was weird.

]]> By: Rebecca Reid http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-17080 Rebecca Reid Mon, 03 Nov 2008 12:59:17 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-17080 See, I totally related to Meg as an awkward teenager, especially when I was a teenager. I love the characters in this book, even though they were pretty stereotyped. I found it a book about "the strength inside each of us" to do good. Cheesy, but I think it's a great one. Especially for awkward teenage girls. Sorry you didn't like it! See, I totally related to Meg as an awkward teenager, especially when I was a teenager. I love the characters in this book, even though they were pretty stereotyped. I found it a book about “the strength inside each of us” to do good. Cheesy, but I think it’s a great one. Especially for awkward teenage girls.

Sorry you didn’t like it!

]]> By: A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle | Book Dads: Fathers That Read! http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-16436 A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L’Engle | Book Dads: Fathers That Read! Mon, 27 Oct 2008 16:18:56 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-16436 [...] Maw Books Blog [...] [...] Maw Books Blog [...]

]]> By: Trish http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-16434 Trish Mon, 27 Oct 2008 15:46:11 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-16434 This is such a great book! It was one of my favorites when I was a child. To an imaginative ten-year-old, the book is absolutely enchanting, (and for some of us adults who remember it, too). Quite unique. "Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "...Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract." This is such a great book! It was one of my favorites when I was a child. To an imaginative ten-year-old, the book is absolutely enchanting, (and for some of us adults who remember it, too).

Quite unique.

“Wild nights are my glory,” the unearthly stranger told them. “…Speaking of ways, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract.”

]]> By: Krisy http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-15711 Krisy Mon, 20 Oct 2008 23:25:51 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-15711 i read the book in sixth grade. and now for english i have to write a paper on it for some censorship paper thing...i'm doing mine on madeleine l'engle i read the book in sixth grade. and now for english i have to write a paper on it for some censorship paper thing…i’m doing mine on madeleine l’engle

]]> By: Ginger http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-15249 Ginger Thu, 16 Oct 2008 21:30:44 +0000 http://blog.mawbooks.com/2008/10/04/a-wrinkle-in-time-by-madeleine-lengle/#comment-15249 haven't read it. not sure if i am completely into that kind of story but i'll let you know if i read it. haven’t read it. not sure if i am completely into that kind of story but i’ll let you know if i read it.

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