A review by orchidlilly
A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L'Engle

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-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? No

3.25

Pretty good, I really like the time travel aspect. I've always loved stories that have this kind of interconnected non-linear time travel narratives. That being said, I do miss Calvin as a character, I feel like more could have been done with him in this and the previous books.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence, Pregnancy, Racism, Religious bigotry, and Physical abuse

Minor: War, Ableism, Child death, Classism, Death of parent, Racial slurs, Grief, Misogyny, Murder, Pedophilia, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Sexual assault, Slavery, Vomit, Blood, and Forced institutionalization