We've recently tackled the topic of "classics" so it seemed appropriate that I just finished what most consider a children's class--Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. I am positive I read this book when I was younger but my only memory of it is a mass of confusing bits and pieces. Today I was headed to the lake for some fishing and decided to give it another go.
Meg Murray's father has been missing for over a year. He's on some classified mission for the government and the family is left in the dark as to his whereabouts. So Meg, her incredibly intelligent younger brother Charles Wallace, and new friend Calvin O'Keefe set out to cross time and space to bring him back. They're helped by some mysterious guardian angel types--the Mrs. W's--and also find aid on a variety of other planets. Spoiler alert? They're successful and everyone lives happily ever after (at least in this book...the first in the "saga").
I'm guessing there are many of you who read this as a kid. If you're thinking about giving it another try like me...don't. I'd give it a solid "Meh." Its not terrible. Its somewhat entertaining. But I'm not sure why people like it so much. There's a strong Christian message in it, and "love conquers all" in the end so maybe its parents who push it so much. No idea. I just know I wasn't all that impressed.
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See, now I tried reading that when I was "younger" and I couldn't get into it. But I would gladly give it another try, just to see. (See, I figure you dont judge a book until you have read it.)
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