#madeline lengle

[redheadedbrunette]

pick your favorite from my personality defining blorbos

Snoopy

Squirrel Girl/Doreen Green

Erica Hale

Anne Shirley

Meg Murray

Ramona Quimby

Kit Kittredge

Voting ended onFeb 15, 2023

[pisicutaella26]

There is such a thing as a tesseract.

Madeline L’engle, A Wrinkle in Time

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Colección Madeleine L'Engle

Un trío de portadas diseñadas para Editorial Océano.

[hibelles]

A Wrinkle in Time

This book is short and wholesome. Be sure to check it out soon, the movie comes out in March! Even though the movie promos are what led to me the book, I wish I had read it before I saw the movie trailer. Not even kidding I spent so long wondering whether Ms. Who, Ms. Which or Ms. Whatsit was Oprah, and kept having to re-read things because I was missing the point. Always read the book first kids. lol

On to the actual book... Meg was a great protagonist, and I loved the relationship between her, Charles and Calvin. L’Engle did a good job of showing their relationship naturally progress throughout the story, without going to far or too fast. You never forget that they’re kids, and you can see their connection is deeper than a regular friendship or sibling relationship. Sometimes in books (mostly with TV shows) you see teens and kids talking and it’s really unnatural. I liked how Charles was connected to Meg and his mother, and how Calvin took to their family so quickly. It was a little different than the typical book/movie gang of kids but I liked it a lot. 

The only thing I didn’t like, even though ~I know~ it made Meg a more realistic character, was her tantrum when she lashed out at Aunt Beast. I wanted her to be more poised, and respect what the planet had given her up to that point. I realize she had a lot of disappointment for her father but I hated reading her break down. *sigh* I get that it was unfair of me to expect her to take all of it in stride, especially with Charles Wallace gone, but still. I guess the darkness gets all of us sometimes.

One last thing is that I wish I had read this in elementary or middle school. I’ve always had a fascination with dystopian novels, and I think this would have been a great introduction to the genre, or to fantasy/sci-fi. The earliest fantasy book I remember enjoying was The Lion the Witch and the Wardrobe, but it wasn’t enough for me to finish the series. I wanted stories with a female lead, so I l ended up with book series’ like Gossip Girl, The Clique, and Pretty Little Liars, and left my interest in sci-fi behind for a while. It wasn’t until high school that I discovered 1984 and was less bothered by a male-centered storyline.  A Wrinkle in Time has a good message overall, and it would be a great starter for someone intimidated by big fantasy series’ or complex political commentary. I would recommend for anyone working with kids, anyone who wants to see a badass female character take on other dimensions and anyone looking for a quick read before the movie comes out. 

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old cover are of L'engle's classic book.

in my opinon, the best cover art to exist

[catatonicdisasters]

[wordsthat-speak]

Maybe you have to know the darkness before you can appreciate the light.

Madeline L'Engle