The Time Quartet Box Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters)

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Summary: Not a children's tale, deep thoughts lie within these pages
Review: Full of metaphysics, ethics, quantuam physics, and psychology, this work isn't just for children. A deep, dark text for one and all. Highly recommended only after the philosophy course has ended in order to gain the most from this text.

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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time
Review: This Newbery award-winning novel examines the power of love over evil in a battle being waged throughout the universe. A young girl, named Meg, discovers the young love between a boy and a girl, and the strong relationship and power of family love. She uses her newly found power of love to fight an evil demon that controls entire planets in far away solar systems. Although the story has a very imaginative positive message of love and commitment for young people, the writing style seems uneven and unplanned resulting in a stream of consciousness style that inhibits the flow of the story line. This science fantasy novel is appropriate for young readers between 10-12 years.

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Summary: A Wrinkle in Time
Review: One wet, wild and windy night Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace and their mother were having a midnight feast when an odd little woman (Mrs Whatsit) appears at the door. She claims she was blown off course in the gale, and wishes to dry her feet. Mrs Whatsit goes on to tell them that "there is such thing as a tesseract"(a time warp). Some 4 years before, Meg's father mysteriously disappeared, while on a top secret government mission. With the help of Mrs Whatsit, her friends Mrs Who and Mrs Which, and Meg's friend Calvin O'Keefe, Charles Wallace and Meg embark on a perilous mission to save Meg's father, who is trapped in a great mass of pure evil. Together they must tesser through time and space to the heart of the great evil, the planet Camazotz. Here they find a world controlled by IT, a a giant, slimy brain of pure evil. The children must fight this, find its weakness, and a way to get back Mr Murray. This is a tale of love, hope and friendship, and makes you stop and think about our being, and the possibilities that may await us in technology in the future. I recommend this book to children 8+. It is a very good, interesting read and I think it is written very well. If you haven't yet read this book, I think you should get it now!

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Summary: Something different
Review: One thing which stands out on the advenures of the Murry family is that they have elements of sci-fi and fantasy. A Wrinkle in Time is no exception and can be read on many levels. Even at 16 I still enjoyed this book. L'Engle is a very talented writer and her stories have an imagination not usually found in most writing. However, A Wrinkle in Time does have a rather annoying downfall. Without ruining anything, I found that the ending came too soon and that the story felt like it was abandoned rather than finished. Still, it's a great story and one that should not be missed.

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Summary: Hasn't Everyone Felt Like Meg Once?
Review: Wrinkle in Time makes you think. A tale about three extra-ordinary children embarking on a adventure to save a life. This book is one you will love from age 10 to age 110! If your thinking about a L'Engle book start with this one. Passionate and a page-turner for sure!

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Summary: Many years of enjoyment
Review: My best friend and I spotted A Wrinkle in Time in the library when we were nine years old in 1965. There was only one copy, but it sounded so fascinating on the jacket that we read it together on her grandmother's front porch. It made such an impression on us that we still pass it on to the children in our lives. She just gave a copy to her daughter and I recently gave one to my niece and the eleven year old boy downstairs. A Wrinkle in Time is a marvelous story of how outcast Meg Murry, her genius little brother Charles Wallace and "sport" friend Calvin embark on a quest to other worlds to find her missing father, lost after going through a time-space continuum phenomenon called a tesseract. The sequels and related books about the Austins are also special treats.

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Summary: Different. Interesting. Fun, but not cheezy. I like it.
Review: I read this awhile ago, I can't be sure how long ago. I loved it, but never brought myself to read it again. I forgot the feeling about it, the way it gives you a feeling none other can, the way it isn't really like any other book. I had forgotten. So I read it again. And the feelings were revived. It's neither sci-fi or fantasy, so most, if not all, of the regular cliches are avoided easily. The characters are neat too, Charles Wallace, the charming, brainiac, sweetie-pie of a brother and Meg who thinks she can't do anything right. (her whining, i'll admit,does kind of get annoying, but its no biggie) I did especially like the humourous and kind of cute (in a strange way) three old "ladies" who help the kids on their quest, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which. Read it once, and someday you too might want to rediscover it later on.

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Summary: Deep
Review: I read this book when I was 10 or 11, and much of it went straight over my head. My college philosophy teacher recommended it, so I decided to try again. It really does give one a lot to think about, so I'll have to follow Dr. Peterson's example and recommend it to you, regardless of what age you may be at this time. My only complaint about this book is that it ended rather abruptly. My plan is to find the companion works and see if they remedy that.

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Summary: The Best Book!
Review: I read this book a while ago because of a request from my friend at 13. Its only been a year and have read it aat least 5 times. I loved this book becuase it is very interesting and fun to read. Its definitly one of my favorites!

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Summary: A Wrinkle In Time
Review: This book is very good. A girl named Madeline, hermisunderstood little brother named Charles, and a local kid namedCalvin have to save Charles' and Madeline's Father from "The dark thing". It is an excellent example of what human nature could be and I think that more people should read this (with an open mind) and they could learn many things about what human nature could be. I think that all kids should read this book at least once and maybe we might have a brighter future.