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radclyffe_uhaul's review
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
ljg765's review
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
renatasnacks's review against another edition
2.0
I'm not really sure who this is for? It seems like it would be confusing to a child who was too young to read the original Wrinkle in Time books. I see it was originally published as a kind of bonus short story and that seems like...where it should remain tbh. Or if they really wanted to publish this as its own thing maybe have Hope Larson adapt it into a full graphic novel instead of the illustrated...long...picture book...thing that it currently is?
like listen I'm very sorry that Madeleine L'Engle is dead too but let's leave her old drafts/short stories be.
like listen I'm very sorry that Madeleine L'Engle is dead too but let's leave her old drafts/short stories be.
ralovesbooks's review
1.0
I read Intergalactic P.S. 3 the day I got it, and I finished it in one go, which means I’ve been siting on these thoughts for 10 days. So, I’m cringing here, because I really did not like it. Clicking that 1 star was painful for me. The cover says that this is “a Wrinkle in Time story,” and yes, it involves Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin. However, in my opinion, the story feels more like an early draft of A Wind in the Door. In general, I have a hard time with posthumous publications. I don’t have high confidence that the author intended the work to be published at all, and even if so, perhaps not in the form it takes. I’m even more leery of posthumous publication for Madeleine books. She was so prolific in her career and had access to so many different genres that I can’t imagine she had some languishing Great Work that was as yet undiscovered. In this case, it’s not just that Intergalactic P.S. 3 doesn’t add to the Wrinkle world; I think it takes away from the story in A Wind in the Door. If someone asks me about this story, I will encourage that person to skip it altogether and read A Wind in the Door. Basically, if you have read that book, it will spoil this story for you, and vice versa. It just makes me sad.
shellys's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting glimpse at the writing process. But finished product is much better.
frustratedangel's review
3.0
Stumbled upon this when I was looking up the series. This felt unnecessary and I guess it wasn't officially part of the series anyway. This seemed to be an earlier draft for AWIT but at this point, I love the characters too much to rate it any lower. Also, I acknowledge L'Engle's great writing.
2019 Around the Year in 52 Books: A book you stumbled upon - 10/52
2019 Around the Year in 52 Books: A book you stumbled upon - 10/52
naturalistnatalie's review
3.0
It's a perfectly fine story, but it felt really familiar. I think L'Engle used the idea of Naming Mr. Jenkins and the cherubim in another of the Time Quartet books. For a kid just starting to read the series, it would be quite enjoyable. It's short, too, so easy to finish.
Sadly, I also wasn't a bit fan of the illustrations, mainly because they pinned down exactly what the Mrs. Ws looked like, which wasn't what I'd pictured in my head. It wasn't that the illustrations were bad. They just didn't match my mental picture. It's also why I'm not sure I want to see the movie.
Sadly, I also wasn't a bit fan of the illustrations, mainly because they pinned down exactly what the Mrs. Ws looked like, which wasn't what I'd pictured in my head. It wasn't that the illustrations were bad. They just didn't match my mental picture. It's also why I'm not sure I want to see the movie.