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Summary: MUST READ
Review: A Wrinkle in Time is great book for people who love to imagine. Once you start this book, it is very hard to put down. What I like about this book is how it sets up the story showing how Meg does nothing right and everyone thinks that Charles Wallace is stupid and cannot talk. Then you look at the conclusion of the book and you can see how far they have come. I enjoyed how the author helped us to learn about the fifth dimension by ant pictures and words. This book also educates you about tessering. I loved this book because it forced you to imagine about the fifth dimension an example of imagining is after father's tessers to save Meg this is a completely new planet with unknown creatures, which makes it fun to imagine. It was also fun to see Mrs. Which talk lliike thhiss. I like how this book showed that you should not get cocky the last person you expected to be controlled by "IT" was Charles Wallace but he was the only one "IT" got. A Wrinkle in Time is very fun to read. This was a unique novel which is hard to compare with.If you like "Harry Potter" you would enjoy this. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who can read. You should read this book because it makes you think about if we are alone and about much more. This book is even better with an imagination. A Winkle in Time is a terrific science fiction novel everyone should read.
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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time Review
Review: A Wrinkle in Time was my favorite book I read this summer and it was full of adventure and excitement. I hope this review helps anyone interested in this book. A Wrinkle in time is an exciting book about a girl named Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin, who went to find Meg's father. Charles met a woman named Mrs. Whatsit and started spending time with her. Mrs. Whatsit lived with two other ladies, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which. On a stormy night, Mrs. Whatsit told them about her father who mysteriously disappeared. They go off to a far away land by making a wrinkle in time to save her father. The three must fight evil forces like "It" and the "Black Thing" but with the help of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. The book had some fun parts that I really liked. For example, they went to a star on Orion's Belt to see what was happening on Earth. I liked this part because it showed them what their parents did when they were not looking. This book was different in a good way from others I read because it had kids going on a wild adventure and showed the kids reaction instead of an adult's or an animal's reaction. A Wrinkle in Time was a great book and I highly recommend it. I hope my review helped encourage you to read this fascinating story, and if you do read it, I hope you enjoy it too!
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Summary: Not Your Average Family But An Excellent Book
Review: Do you know any family whose parents are scientists' experimenting with the fifth dimension; whose son befriends a friendly woman/centaur who can change her shape to anything; and have a daughter, Meg, who has traveled through time? Meg Murry, Charles Wallace, her brother, and her friend Calvin go on a courageous yet required journey through time and space to save the Murry's father. On the way, they meet many interesting characters including three mysterious "women", a blind creature called "Aunt Beast" and a witty yet evil brain. This book holds an incredibly interesting story and I enjoyed reading it the whole time. I loved the whole book, but one event and two characters stuck out as my favorite. My favorite characters were Meg Murry and Mrs. Who. I liked reading the quotes spoken by Mrs. Who and Meg I liked because she was brave most of the time on the journey in difficult situations, even though she cried many times and got confused a lot. The event that I was most fond of was when Meg, Calvin, Charles Wallace, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Who "tesser" to Camazotz where all the people are controlled by IT. My favorite part on Camazotz was when all the kids were bouncing their balls and all of them go in their houses save one, who had dropped his ball. That proves that IT doesn't have total control. I loved reading this book and I am going to read it again and again. The only other books like this one I have read are A Wind in the Door and Many Waters both by Madeleine L'engle, the author of A Wrinkle in Time too. Even though I recommend all three books, I enjoyed A Wrinkle in Time the most. A Wrinkle in Time brought me to new places, different dimensions, and something interesting was always going on. These three aspects helped me enjoy the book more along with loveable (and hate able) characters and, as the situations Meg, Calvin and Charles Wallace get in to are not exactly something you have to worry about in real life, you can imagine yourself being in that situation. The other books lack some of those qualities, but are still great books.
I would definitely recommend this book to others, but not to all people. Some of the parts are kind of hard to understand-even adults might scratch their heads at some things in the book. Also, you must have an imagination. This book takes you to distant places and introduces you to odd characters. But, if you can't imagine it, you are losing some of the wonderful effect that the book has. Overall, I think this book will remain on my "All Time Favorites" list for well, all time!
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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time Review by Stephen Wainwright
Review: A Wrinkle in Time was my favorite book I read this summer and was full of adventure and excitement. I hope this review helps anyone interested in this book. A Wrinkle in time is an exciting book about a girl named Meg Murry, her brother Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin who go out to find Meg's father. Charles met a woman named Mrs. Whatsit and started spending time with her. Mrs. Whatsit lives with two other ladies, Mrs. Who and Mrs. Which. She tells them of her father and they go off to a far away land by making a wrinkle in time to save her father. They must fight evil forces like "it" and the Black Thing but with the help of Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. A Wrinkle in time was a great book and I hope my review helped encourage you to read this fascinating story, and if you do read it, I hope you enjoy it.
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Summary: All You Need to Know About A Wrinkle In Time
Review: I found A Wrinkle In Time to be a very exciting and interesting book.
I liked how it was full of different worlds. There was Earth of course but
there was also Camazotz and many others. I liked how when you read it, it
seemed like all of it was true. I liked it when Meg showed her love for
Charles Wallace in order to get him away from It. That part in the book
showed how true love can beat anything that tries to stand it's way. It was
hard to dislike anything in this book because it was just so fun to read. If
I had to choose one thing that I didn't like in this book it would be all of
the times that Meg, Calvin, and Charles Wallace thought that the three Mrs.
W's were their enemies, because it seemed so unlikely that the three Mrs.
W's would do that. Compared to other novels that I have read this one was by far the
best one. In other novels, while you are reading the book, there are
exciting parts and then boring parts and so on, but in this novel I felt that there was always something to think about. Even when they were just
walking to different parts of Camazotz, there was always something to figure
out, like how could they get Charles away from It, and when would they find
their father. It was never boring, and that's why I loved this book. This is definitely a story that I would recommend to others. I will
admit that I am not a big book person but I really liked this book so if I
liked it then I am sure other people would like it too. I don't think I have
ever been so excited to read a book before. This book really opened up my
eyes to different books and I am excited to read all of the sequels to this
book including A Wind In The Door.
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Summary: Review on Summer Reading Book
Review: Sarah Serrano
August 11, 2003 Review on Summer Reading Book In the novel A Wrinkle in Time I liked how the author really took its readers to another demension with all the futuristic persepectives, and how the book really expanded our minds to consider the theory that there might be living life forms on different planets that we have not yet discovered. I enjoyed learning more about different planets and the life that could possibly be there because normally I do not read science fiction and fantasy such as this book. When I did read this novel I became hooked on the suspense of what could happen next in the Wallace's lives and was always wandering if in the end everyone was reunited. The question if Meg and her family would become reuntied always lingered in the back of my mind, therefore it motivated me to finish the book. I also really liked this book because of all the interesting characters and all the different personalities. For example Meg is a quiet and self concious young woman who is always doubting herself and her talents, but in the end when the fate of her younger brother was in her hands she had to find her true talent inorder to rescue Charles from the IT. This gift was with her all along and it was her ability to love. Meg's love for Charles saved him. Another interesting character in this book that fascinated me was Charles Wallace, Meg's younger brother. At such a young age of five years old, he was a genius and had a hunger and drive to keep on learning more and more each day. He had a gift to read other creatures minds and emotions, and that was a talent that no other Wallace was capable of doing. Charles also never cared what others thought of him, because he knew he his potential. The characters in this novel inspired me to search for my unique gift and in all this book had a positive impact on my state of mind. This novel compared with the other books I have read this summer because they are all based on and were written around the theme of self discovery. All the characters in the novels I have read this summer are all trying to seek who they are because they know they are different and unique. The main characters in these books were all trying to find something, wether this something was a new home, a lost father, or just who they are inside. They all reach their goals and become everything they want and fulfill what was needed. Even though the journey all of these characters had to make was difficult and giving up was an option they didn't turn back and failure was never a choice. When something means enough to you, you stick to it. If you get far enough turning back and giving up would be absurd, especially when this something will only help others and most importantly yourself. My overall impression of this novel was that it was full of adventure, great characters, and most of all a great theme. I really enjoyed reading about these characters because they gave the book a lot of depth and helped to form an even better story. If the characters hadn't been so unique and were dull, then the story wouldn't have been as enjoyable because no one wants to imagine a person with no personality. This book had a great theme because not the everyday book brings us to another demension and takes the reader through a journey into space. Another great quality that I really liked about this novel was that the ending was happy and not really predictable but its not the kind of ending that the average reader would like. Everyone is reunited as a happy family. Meg is finally content with who she is and knows she also has a gift just like her brother. Her gift she finds later in the book is her ability to love. I really enjoyed reading this novel because I usually don't read science fiction and fantasy books, but A Wrinkle In Time was different and helped me broaden my horizons. I would reccomend this book to anyone who is willing for a change. Even if you know you don't enjoy anything that has to do with scince fiction and fantasy give A Wrinkle In Time a chance, because just by reading the first few pages you become hooked and won't want to put the book down. I really do reccomend this book to anyone! It is full of excitment and takes you on a journey you will never forget. Be up for a change and pick up a new book like this one!
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Summary: Ben Burdick's Review on "A Wrinkle in Time"
Review: I reviewed the novel "A Wrinkle in Time" by Madison L' Engle because I enjoyed reading it, and I want other people to enjoy it too after reading my review. I liked many characteristics of this novel, and one of them is suspense. I liked the suspense because it made me read more and more, and it also made the novel more exciting and interesting. One example of the suspense in this was when Meg almost died because she went through the Black Thing when she, Calvin, and her father tessered through the dimensions. This part was very exciting and I didn't know whether Meg would live or die, until I read on. Another example was when Meg returned to Camazotz and faced IT, and tried to save Charles Wallace. This part of the story was also exciting because I didn't know if Meg would beat IT and save Charles Wallace, and it kept me reading. Another characteristic that I really enjoyed in this novel was the characters. I liked the characters in this novel because they made the story more thrilling and amazing. An example of the characters making the book thrilling was when Mrs. Whatsit turns into a big angelic bird, and Meg, Calvin, and Charles tesser by sitting on Mrs. Whatsit's wings. An example of when the characters made the story amazing was when Meg, Calvin, and Mr. Murry tessered and came across Aunt Beast, and she brought Meg into her house, took care of her, and fortunately saved her life. This novel compares with the others I have read this summer because they all had surprises, and they also had some exciting and adventurous characters. Although I thought this novel made me think and use my imagination more than I than the other novels did, (maybe with the exception of "A Wind in the Door"). This novel made me think and use my imagination more because it had many things that do not exist in the real world, so I used my imagination and thought about what these things would be like if they were in our world. My overall impression of this novel is that it is very exciting and interesting to read, and it has many surprises. This novel will also make you think, it is very suspenseful, and is hard to put down. This novel has everything there is to make a great story, and I recommend it to everyone who loves science fiction or wants to be entertained.
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Summary: Nice concept, but lacks likable and believable characters...
Review: The whole concept is very creative, considering it was written so long ago. The book itself was overated. One of the huge flaws were the characters. I didn't care about the heroine of the book, Meg Murry. I felt she was so whiney and bratty and she must be REALLY spoiled to have an intelligent mother who doesn't even care about her grades. Charles Walluce was SUPPOSED to be loving and adorable even if he was mature for his age, but it was because he was so intellectual that I couldn't see what made him so cute. Little kids are cute because they AREN'T the brightest. Not to mention I was a little confused at why people thought so negatively of him and thought he was a "baby". "Baby" my butt is all I can say. The most human character in the book is Calvin O'keefe, but sometimes you're not sure if you're supposed to like him or not at certain times. All the mathematical things in the book are too confusing for words. The whole "tesseract" thing is as well. I mean, at one point Mrs. Whatsit (a lady who teaches the children what a tesseract is) explains what it is and two kids understand and Meg says, "Oh I must be a moron, I don't understand." Don't worry Meg, it seems NO ONE here reading this seems to understand either. Next thing you know, Mrs. Whatsit explains it in an "easier" way and it's even more confusing. Heck, if I were there, I'd be there for a very long time still asking Mrs. Whatsit what a tesseract is. Things become corny to the EXTREME at the end when the whole "love conquers all" theme enters. It's so MUSHY so STUPID, I can't believe this is a sci-fi/fantasy book. Do I recommend it? Not really. A better choice of a book with this type of concept would definetly be the Golden Compass. it's confusing to read too, but it has some nice characters.
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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time: The Review
Review: A Wrinkle in Time was one of the best books I've ever read. Madeleine L'Engle is a very talented author. I liked this special novel because of the way that the author describes the characters. For example, Mrs. Whatsit and the others morph into beautiful centaurs. I also liked this novel because of the perspective. The book is told from Meg's point of view. The way that the author describes Meg's feelings makes you feel like you are really there and feeling it too. I think that Madeleine L'Engle is a very special author.
I have read many novels, and A Wrinkle in Time is one of the best. I think that the other books in the series are worse than it, but are still very good books. Take for example A Wind in the Door. This book is about Charles Wallace and his awful disease. This book is very good, but I still think that A Wrinkle in Time is better because of the concepts in the book, such as a tesseract. It is the ability to create a wrinkle in time to sort of teleport to another destination. Also the concept that in a city in a galaxy far away, the whole place is controlled by a beat and everybody does everything in synch. The leader of this city is a big brain. This book is better than most of the novels I've ever read.
On the whole, the book really good and absorbs you into a world of imagination. The book really makes you wonder if other galaxies with other living creatures exist. Some parts of this book are a little confusing. For example, when Meg had Mrs. Whatsit's glasses and she could see her father, but he couldn't see her. This story is a real inspiration to me and I recommend it to people of all ages.
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Summary: Very good read.
Review: I just recently read this book, and thought it was a spectacular read for both children and adults. The book surounds a mis-fit girl called Meg Murry and her five-year old brother, Charles Wallace whom everyone in town thinks is retarded, but is really a genius. Meg, Charles and their friend Calvin head off on an adventure accompanied by the three Mrs. W's through out the universe in search of their father who was lost in space trying to fight "the black thing" which was over-powering the universe. They must rely on each other to get through and in the end conquer their fears and are party to a tremendous victory. This book is fantastical and appealing to everybody. It gives hope in an already too real world.
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