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treythethird's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
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
emareah2's review
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
votesforwomen's review against another edition
5.0
Yeah, still a childhood favorite. Say what you want--I think it's beautiful. A little odd, a little quirky, a little bizarre, a little off-the-beaten-track...all of this is definitely true.
But then, I'm all of those things too.
And I love this book.
But then, I'm all of those things too.
And I love this book.
rhondac123's review against another edition
5.0
My first childhood science fiction novel. A classic in my eyes.
katieinca's review against another edition
2.0
I think my 10yo would go 3-4 stars, and I remember LOVING this around his age, but I don't think it's aged well. It plods; it feels heavy handed. I'd still recommend that kids that age give it a shot, and I'm still looking forward to the movie.
ruth24's review against another edition
1.0
I know I'm going to get a lot of flak for my rating of [b:A Wrinkle in Time|33574273|A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)|Madeleine L'Engle|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1507963312s/33574273.jpg|948387], but I really didn't like it. I think if I had read this when I was younger, I would have been all over it. Growing up, fantasy was my favourite genre and I loved books by authors like [a:Eva Ibbotson|57462|Eva Ibbotson|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1360037190p2/57462.jpg] and [a:Cornelia Funke|15873|Cornelia Funke|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1437000100p2/15873.jpg]. In some ways [b:A Wrinkle in Time|33574273|A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)|Madeleine L'Engle|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1507963312s/33574273.jpg|948387] is very similar to books by these authors, so the difference must be me.
You know when you grow up watching a movie over and over, and your fond memories build it up so much that you view it as a 'classic', but then you watch it again as an adult and you're like what the heck? Either it's not actually that good or it's super weird/inappropriate in ways you never remembered. I recently had this experience watching The Sound of Music after a long time.
Basically what I'm driving at is that if I'd read this book for the first time as a kid, I probably would have loved it. Reading it for the first time as an adult, I was annoyed by the "silly" aspects of the story, like the names Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who (even Charles Wallace), I didn't like Meg's character at all, and I didn't find the plot very engaging. I wasn't itching to pick up my book at every opportunity like I usually am. It took me a full 8 days to read it!
While I feel bad giving a book a one star rating, the official Goodreads 'definition' of a one star rating is "did not like it" which is not actually that mean! And I'm not saying it's a bad book by any means, just not for me.
What do you guys like/not like about this book? Do you have fond memories of reading it as a kid? Let me know and maybe you can give me some insights as to what I missed.
You know when you grow up watching a movie over and over, and your fond memories build it up so much that you view it as a 'classic', but then you watch it again as an adult and you're like what the heck? Either it's not actually that good or it's super weird/inappropriate in ways you never remembered. I recently had this experience watching The Sound of Music after a long time.
Basically what I'm driving at is that if I'd read this book for the first time as a kid, I probably would have loved it. Reading it for the first time as an adult, I was annoyed by the "silly" aspects of the story, like the names Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who (even Charles Wallace), I didn't like Meg's character at all, and I didn't find the plot very engaging. I wasn't itching to pick up my book at every opportunity like I usually am. It took me a full 8 days to read it!
While I feel bad giving a book a one star rating, the official Goodreads 'definition' of a one star rating is "did not like it" which is not actually that mean! And I'm not saying it's a bad book by any means, just not for me.
What do you guys like/not like about this book? Do you have fond memories of reading it as a kid? Let me know and maybe you can give me some insights as to what I missed.
taracoleman's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
tense
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? Yes
4.0
holsterette's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
3.0
haemelle's review against another edition
3.0
3.5 stars. A fast-paced ending that encourages further reading of the series. Overall a nice book I would've loved to read growing up, but I didn't even know about it until the movie trailer came out. Guilty as charged.
samuelephant's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0