Madeleine L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time: Literature Guide

Pros: characters, story line, everything
Cons: nothing

There are a lot of reasons I decided to reread this book this last week. The recent death of the author, Madeleine L'Engle, being one, and the introduction of two write-offs on Epinions that it would qualify ...

Pros: Highly original; important message; well-paced; excellent characterizations; has stood the test of time
Cons: _________

I was eleven years old. It was a Saturday, I think, because my Dad was running errands and my Mom was making me go with him. I usually loved running errands with my Dad, but this particular day I found it difficult to go anywhere because I was ...

Pros: Great characters and clear yet subtle development of the moral issues.
Cons: Religious overtones approached annoyingly overt when she put wings on one of her characters!

I admit it. I laughed out loud! How can you possibly go wrong with the novel that introduced the famous opening line "It was a dark and stormy night"? The earth is surrounded by a sinister presence – a dark, foul fog that is the tool of an ...

Pros: Excellent plot, great re-read value, interesting characters, part of a wonderful series
Cons: none

I’m reverting back to my childhood during my week off of school by reading many of Madeleine L’Engle’s novels. Fortunately, I am enjoying them just as much, or more, as an adult as I did as a child. The logical place to start with these ...

Pros: Simple but very powerful story, one all people can relate to
Cons: A little too brief, might leave some wanting more.

When I began reading “A Wrinkle in Time”, I read with an odd sense of child-like wonder, almost as if I was 6 years old again. When I was young, my mother read this book to my brother and me. I didn't remember a thing about the book, except the title ...

Pros: Nerds as heroes, exciting, L'Engle doesn't write down to children.
Cons: Perhaps the religious undertones.

I’m on a bit of a kick. Recently I went to the library with my 3 year old boy and while there, I saw a boy about 10 years old. He was in the middle reader section holding a stack of books so high he was in real danger of dropping it. The expression on ...

Pros: Imaginative journey, intriguing mystery, distinct characters and themes of human accomplishment.
Cons: Some religious allusions as well as concepts like time travel difficult for younger readers.

Originally written and read to her own children L'engle creates vivid characters with varying and various personalities. Each character has a distinct physical appearance as well as personal flaws and strengths which weave together into a fantastic whole ...

Pros: Thought provoking, inspiring, entertaining.
Cons: Advanced in thought, but not so that it can't be overcome with a little discussion.

The History A Wrinkle in Time was one of those books that they required kids to read in so ...

Pros: Good Plot, Interesting Characters, Suspense
Cons: Some Cheesy Characters (in my opinion, anyway)

Have you been looking for a fun, adventrous children's story that has some meaning? If you answered this question with yes, then A Wrinkle in Time is the book for you!

I was first introduced to A Wrinkle in Time when I was...

Pros: appealing characters, well written, champions the importance of individuals and of content over appearance
Cons: can't think of any

I rarely find myself stumbling for words, but today I am. Sitting here with a blank page in front of me, having just read A Wrinkle in Time for the umpteen millionth time, I am at a loss for words. Where to start? The thoughts swirl around my...

Pros: A very good book!
Cons: Took about 3 chapters before the plot started to develop.

The main characters—Meg Murry and her brilliant younger brother Charles Wallace—find themselves traveling through different dimensions of time and space. Their mission is to free their scientist father from the clutches of that nasty brain. Three...

Pros: Spiritual seeds.
Cons: If you read this novel too quickly you may miss the deeper meaning.

A Wrinkle in time was one of my favorite stories when I was a young boy. I was growing up as a Catholic in a private school, and every day I was exposed to opinions about God. We read this story at my school, and it had a lasting...

Pros: Great book, unforgettable characters, classic
Cons: none as far as I can see

I first read A Wrinkle in Time on the demand of my French tutor, whom I adored. She gave me a list of her favorite books from when she was my age, (at the time she was a senior in High School) as we often exchanged ideas on books we'd read, both being...

Pros: A well written and uplifting sci-fi adventure for pre-teens.
Cons: On the ALA's 100 most challenged books list. ????????

Until a flood sent it to the great book depository in the sky, a rather battered book held pride of place on my shelf. The cover was almost entirely hidden by duct tape, and the title had been scrawled in permanent marker along the spine by my...

Pros: A wonderful book, can't say enough good about the book or author
Cons: None

Unlike most, I did not read A Wrinkle in Time as a child. I was in my early twenties, when my husband wanted to buy this set of books by Madeleine L'Engle. A Wrinkle in Time was the first book in the set. I was somewhat skeptical, as his tastes in...