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Summary: An Amazing Read!
Review: In a world where we constantly srive to better ourselves and the generations that follow us, this book stands out as being one that actually helps in this. The book stimulates young minds to understand some of the most complex and profound theories in the scientific field today. I remember reading this book in elementary school, very young, and loving it. I learned a lot from it, and what's more, I enjoyed it! A must read for any children, teens, and adults.
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Summary: If you like fantasy, you'll like this book!
Review: A Wrinkle in Time, is about a girl named Meg who notices herbrother has the ability to read minds. Later they meet up with a boynamed Calvin that Meg goes to school with. Charles Wallace, Meg, and Calvin go on a mission in search of they're long lost father and to save Earth from the evil darkness. Later on, on a planet called Camazotz, they find their father and defeat IT. I thought this was a very good book and it really got me interested.
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Summary: Enjoyable then and now
Review: I am 19 years old and fondly remember reading this book when I was in elementary school. I recently re-read it, and was delighted to find it as enjoyable now as it was when I was younger. I think I probably understand some elements of it even more now, which is funny. The premise of the story and its execution, from Meg's initial confusion to the final pages when she matures, as well as the fantasy elements make this an unusual and satisfying read. I would recommend this book to children who are old enough to handle the tense scenes with IT, and to older readers as well for its sheer entertainment value and nostalgia.
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Summary: Would've changed my life if I read it earlier
Review: I am 26. I was supposed to read this book ages ago, in middle school, but never did. Had I read it then, I really think it would've changed my life for the better! My only complaint is that I wish it were longer and had gone into greater detail about the dark cloud and the repercussions of it continuing unabated. Otherwise, it was great!
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Summary: Thoroughly Enjoyed!
Review: A Wrinkle in Time begins with a stormy night, and ends with an odd young girls journey into space. Meg is trying to cope with the loss of her father when a strange visitor appears in her kitchen. That is the beginning of Meg's journey. To tell you more would ruin the story. I would definitely read A Wrinkle in Time.
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Summary: A Great Book
Review: This book was wonderful. I loved it. I hope you enjoy it too.
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Summary: inexplicable classic
Review: I've tried to get through this book several times, because I have read widely in the genre, and because so many people seem to love it. On each occasion, I have found it tedious and been unable to compel myself to finish it. There are countless better books out there.
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Summary: a confusing, yet wonderful book
Review: I'm going to make this short and sweet, since the other reviewers did a wonderful job.. i just wanted to point out one thing.. I read this book as a small child, and there are certain things that stick out about it that i remember.. I do reccomend that children read it, but i'd also like to reccomend that adults read it as well.. I say read it at least twice in your life, once when you're small, and then go over it again when you're an adult. Some things can be very confusing for a child, but come together when you're older. That's why i read this book again. It's a very powerful, loving story, and it takes your imagination on a wonderful ride.
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Summary: An exciting adventure Story
Review: As an 11 year-old, I enjoyed this book, though parts of it were confusing.
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Summary: While Waiting for Harry Potter to get here....
Review: ...we started reading this book. My 8 year old, who loves the Harry Potter series, would be content with the Bailey School kids while waiting for Harry. The Bailey School kids are fine for him to read alone, but I can't read another one in that series without falling asleep! We are a family of readers and writers, and one of our favorite things to do is sit and read to each other - what book would fill that need while we're waiting for the fourth Harry Potter book? We'd read C.S. Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia long ago (as far as we could get before it got too complex for us), so what were we to do? Then I remembered this book, sitting on my bookshelves from days gone by - the paperback version I have cost $1.25(! ) and had been first read by me and then by my older sons. I pulled it off the shelf, blew off the dust, opened it...and it fell apart. So I ordered up this book and the next two from Amazon. We got them soon, and haven't stopped reading yet (as of this writing, Harry's Fourth Book is ordered, but even the title is unknown). My son actually brings it to me, begging me to read some more (something that's only happened with Harry Potter so far.) As with Harry Potter and Chronicles of Nania, as we started reading, we got involved in the lives of some very likeable people and wanted to find out what was going on in their lives. We read two chapters at a sitting, which can be torture - what is going to happen next? Because the book was written long ago, it is delightfully empty of the extra angsts teenagers have to worry about today. One of Meg Murry's biggest worries is that she'll never be as beautiful as her own scientist mother. She is harrassed at school because of her 5 year old brother's brilliance (Charles Wallace is a genius who seems stupid to others). And her father's absence is the talk of the town (did her run off with someone?). Charles Wallace makes friends with Mrs. Who, Mrs. Whatsit and Mrs. Which, three strange old ladies who turn out to be much more than they seem. They know where the children's father is, and take Meg, Charles Wallace and Calvin (Meg's hunky-nerdy classmate) to find him. The forces of evil are at work, though, and the children have to struggle to resist. One of them gets pulled in, and only one can save them all. When the book ends, you aren't left with a cliff-hanger (like the Anamorph series, for example). Things are settled and you can move on to something else, or do like we've done, and move onto the next book, A Wind in the Door. Like Chronicles, but unlike Harry, the author is sending a message - there are biblical references so discreet you won't notice them unless you already know of them. This is a book to read with your children. Many of the words are too difficult for a child to figure out and offers an opportunity to discuss many things with your child, while "visiting" with an unusual, yet ordinary, family you'll want to visit again!
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