Reviews

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle

jeanettemarie's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional funny hopeful inspiring reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

sprit's review against another edition

adventurous fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

I see why Ted gave this to Roy now

fhammond_36's review against another edition

4.0

Incredible story for kids. So imaginative and scary and lovely characters. Still feels relevant and true today. And so many things I missed the first time many many years ago.

librarianinperiwinkle's review against another edition

5.0

I didn't want to see the movie without first re-reading the book, since it's been many many years since I first read it. Turns out I remembered most of it pretty well! I still had a fair amount of trouble keeping track of the differences between Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Who. (Mrs. Which was easier because she doesn't really materialize and seemed to be much older.) It was fascinating to read about Meg from an adult's perspective, and I definitely found the concept of the Earth as a "shadowed planet" particularly believable and relevant in light of current world events. Our world is in very great need of more light and love to burn away the darkness.

Madeleine L'Engle was a literary genius. I hope the movie stays true to the book. Oh, how I hope!

leila_reads_too_much's review against another edition

adventurous emotional hopeful slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.25

setiff23's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

5.0

emilyb_chicago's review against another edition

3.0

I know this is a classic and I'd always thought that I had read it in high school. Upon this listen I realize I have never before read the book and it wasn't at all what I expected. The book as a whole was more juvenile and at the same time had a mature underlying theme (unlike Narnia which has no real underlying purpose but is very self-important).

Without giving spoilers, the abandonment issues were presented in the first few pages were what changed this from the light fantasy I'd expected and made it almost something that was amazing. Unfortunately, I just didn't like the characters. Perhaps if I'd read this as a teenager it'd hold a dear spot in my heart, but instead of being charmed I was put off by the main character’s quirks. I wanted to just give the girl a pep talk with a little shake and tell her to have some confidence and stop whining.

I'm glad I read it so I actually know what people are talking about, but I would not recommend it.

katemariec11's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

agrinczel's review against another edition

5.0

4.5 stars

I read this as part of the Women Wine & Books Book club, February 2017; also I read this as part of the 2017 #MMD Challenge (growth): "Three books by the same author" #1

tiffinir's review

3.0

interesting spirits and overall interesting story