One of my best friends was a page with me at the library when I was 16. This was her favorite book. Everytime I have come across it in the past decade I've thought of Liz and smiled. I have always meant to read it but, as previously discussed, there has always been a large number of books that I have meant to read. Neither fantasy nor scifi have ever been my bag and this book falls right in the middle of these categories. Then it came up on a list I'm working on (20 Books Every Teenager Should Read) and it finally got its chance.
L'Engle is popular for a reason, that is for sure! Her writing has a wonderful quality to it. I was easily sucked into the story.
A Wrinkle in Time is the story of Meg Murry, a plain girl who is outshined by the geniuses in her family. Her mother is a biologist. Her father is an astrophysicist. Charles Wallace, her little brother, is a super genius who has a keen understanding of, well, everything. All that Meg has going for her is a list of faults from being angry to being stubborn.
Mr. Murry has been gone for a long time. He was working for the government when his letters suddenly stopped. Mrs. Murry has hidden her feelings from her children very well and continues to care for them by herself. Charles Wallace is the one who discovers the three women in the abandoned house in the woods, Mrs. Who, Mrs. Which, and Mrs. Whatsit. The Mrs. W's take the children, including a new friend named Calvin, through a wrinkle in time and send them on a terrifying mission to save their father from The Dark Thing.
The characters and situations here are so extraordinary but so wonderful that I don't think I will ever be able to imagine the world without this story.
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I am so happy that you liked it! To everyone out there, this is Liz, the friend she speaks of who recommended this book! I read it first in 3rd grade, then in 5th, with limited comprehension. Then, in 7th grade, it was much more clear. I think I was confused about the definition of a "medium".
ReplyDeleteRach, I'm glad that you liked it. I haven't read any of the follow-ups, do you intend to?