Reviews

A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle

salzballz's review

adventurous funny inspiring lighthearted fast-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? Yes

3.0

authorannafaundez's review against another edition

adventurous reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Bit weird, this one. Kinda like if The Magic School Bus had a religiously overtoned episode with an angel playing Ms. Frizzle. Not that A Wrinkle in Time wasn't also like that, but A Wind in the Door was less subtle about it.

I feel like I finished this book more confused than anything else. Not because I didn't understand the plot, but I had more of a "where is L'Engle going with this" after the events of the first book. The antagonistic force in this book wanted very different things than the antagonist in the first book. So I'm wondering how those are going to connect or, potentially, clash against one another in the future. The stakes would've been higher in A Wind in the Door if the reader had been given a reason for the imminent decline and death of a character. Instead, L'Engle just shrugs and says "just 'cause."

Overall, I still liked the book. Good descriptions, great explanations for typically difficult concepts (especially for kids,) and a new character to round out the cast of children a bit better.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Ableism

superducky800's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional inspiring mysterious 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? Yes

5.0

ehuggins22's review

adventurous challenging dark emotional inspiring tense medium-paced

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

4.0

protoman21's review against another edition

3.0

I never could get into this book. I think it was far too "out there" for me and I never made a serious emotional connection with the characters, and I certainly couldn't relate it to my life in any way. I wanted to read this whole series, but after this novel I may give up on that.

applegnreads's review

4.0

You know, I thought I had read this book and it wasn't familiar at all. Odd. I got a little frustrated with Meg in this book and as a rule I like her.

votesforwomen's review

1.0

This book terrified the crap out me when I was a child and gave me nightmares. I still shudder thinking about it. Maybe, like Tale of Desperaux, I'd find it less scary if I tried again now...but this was one of those traumatizing childhood reads for me and I have 0 desire to ever read it again. :P

erikamac's review against another edition

slow-paced

caity_h's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad 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

laurajaylive's review

4.0

Madeleine L'Engle has such a way with stories that she was able to write her books without a time reference. Her books have stood the test of time and it inspires me to become an author like her. This story brought A Wrinkle In Time to a new level and I loved seeing what happened with our loveable characters.