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3.84 AVERAGE
3.84 AVERAGE
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
I would have been obsessed with this book if I had read it when I was young and I can't believe I didn't read it. No wonder it is a favorite of many!
My first audiobook...ever. This was an interesting story, darker than I imagined, but a great way to get through my longish commute. I need to give Deanna a tip of the hat for pushing me hard enough to finally try an audiobook.
adventurous
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
It was okay. I was kind of bored. It was a quick listen available on Libby when I needed something, and it's a classic, so I listened to it. But I didn't find myself wanting to come back to it.
Very whimsical and fantastical. I think this could be a fantastic kids movie. There were a lot of interesting things happening, but there wasn't enough visual description to help me "see" it. Just a lot of telling instead of showing. I didn't feel immersed in it, and I had no idea what most of the characters or scenery looked like.
I initially related to the little girl, as I had felt like she did too growing up, and I liked her brother. But I didn't really feel connected to the characters. Then it ended really abruptly. I don't know. It has a lot of potential, it just didn't have a lot of the elements I enjoy in a book.
Very whimsical and fantastical. I think this could be a fantastic kids movie. There were a lot of interesting things happening, but there wasn't enough visual description to help me "see" it. Just a lot of telling instead of showing. I didn't feel immersed in it, and I had no idea what most of the characters or scenery looked like.
I initially related to the little girl, as I had felt like she did too growing up, and I liked her brother. But I didn't really feel connected to the characters. Then it ended really abruptly. I don't know. It has a lot of potential, it just didn't have a lot of the elements I enjoy in a book.
adventurous
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
lighthearted
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
adventurous
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
I wish I'd read this as a child, I just know that I would've found such a connection to it. I really enjoyed the concepts and all the interesting characters, however I felt the pacing was a bit off. the beginning was quite slow and the ending was so sudden. perhaps that will be explored in the other books in the series but I'm unsure if I'll read them
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
We read this in our adult book club since the movie was coming out and then I also read it with my daughter, finishing up with the audiobook on a road trip. I highly recommend the audiobook read by Ms. L’Engle herself. I just love hearing books read by the author.
The story is as beautiful as I remembered from my first reading. All my girls enjoyed it - both the first timer and the ones who had read it before.
One thing I noticed this time around was the vocabulary used. I absolutely love how she doesn’t speak down to her young readers, but uses big, rarely used words in the middle of dialogue and narrative. The sentences are just so rich!
Love this book and glad we revisited it.
7 year old thoughts from the most recent go around:
Favorite character: Mrs. Who. He liked all of her quotes.
And Charles Wallace. :)
The story is as beautiful as I remembered from my first reading. All my girls enjoyed it - both the first timer and the ones who had read it before.
One thing I noticed this time around was the vocabulary used. I absolutely love how she doesn’t speak down to her young readers, but uses big, rarely used words in the middle of dialogue and narrative. The sentences are just so rich!
Love this book and glad we revisited it.
7 year old thoughts from the most recent go around:
Favorite character: Mrs. Who. He liked all of her quotes.
And Charles Wallace. :)