A Wrinkle in Time discussion

I was really board with this book and read it when I was like 7 so it was kinda confusing and Meg is a spoiled brat but that's just my opinion crazy people who actually like this weird book

Read it in middle school and I remember not liking it. Read it again a few years ago and I think I liked it better, but for the life of me I cannot remember what this book was about.

Casey wrote: "Licha wrote: "Read it in middle school and I remember not liking it. Read it again a few years ago and I think I liked it better, but for the life of me I cannot remember what this book was about...."

Thanks. I'm embarrased to say that even with your help I don't remember it. I may have to read it a third time. This is like the book Flowers for Algernon. Can't remember what it's about except that I didn't like it. It's one of those books I feel I should re-read because I probably didn't give it a fair chance. That's why I re-read A Wrinkle in Time and you see what happened with that one. Anyway, thanks for the quick summary.

It is definitely a dated book, and the concepts are very strange for a children's book- but when I was a kid, I was like "These are my people!!!" Whether you read the complete series or just "A Wrinkle in Time", you'll note the themes are a lot different than modern books. There may not be all the flash, gore, or more prosaic fantasy topics, but there are gems of sensitivity, terrific intelligence, and the feeling that you are reading about real people who's opinions and attitudes you may simply not like, but you can still love *them*. Oh man...I guess it's time to dust them off and read them again.

Casey wrote: "I liked it but there were lots of loose ends."

I totally agree! What about the darkness?!?!?!? Does it go away? Is everyone doomed? No they don't tell us they just get home, have a happy family reunion and the end.

I remember that I really liked this book.

Well, this is the first book in a series... hence the "loose ends," as well as the nice wrap-up family reunion at the end. A first in a series SHOULD have some loose ends, and yet be able to stand alone.

But then, I'm biased... I LOVE this book, it was one of the few books that got me into sci-fi and fantasy back when I was about 7 years old. My dad read this one out loud to us probably half a dozen times, and I could never wait, I always snuck the book off the shelf and read ahead... every single time... because I couldn't wait for the ending.

The book is a bit of a plod but fascinating if you want to know where the Harry Potter idea originated?

Honestly I really hated this book. It started too slow then i thought that they tried to explain everything too fast. At the end they left you hanging and also just over all I thought it was a bad book.

I read it a while ago. People had been telling me how great it was for years and so I finally bought it. I was disappointed. It seemed thin in some aspects and fluffy in others. I never got as emotionally attached to the characters as I would have liked.

Anastasia wrote: "I was really board with this book and read it when I was like 7 so it was kinda confusing and Meg is a spoiled brat but that's just my opinion crazy people who actually like this weird book"

You were much too young for that story. It is intended for people between ages 10 and 12. If you are not close to that age, normally it would not be of any interest.

Hated this book! I had to read the giver and a wrinkle and time over summer for school and i took me like 2 month to read it! it was so confusing and didn't sink in. my mom had to literally force me to read it! the giver was much better. (i don't know how it won a newberry award)

Nick wrote: "The book is a bit of a plod but fascinating if you want to know where the Harry Potter idea originated?"

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Jay wrote: "Casey wrote: "I liked it but there were lots of loose ends."

I totally agree! What about the darkness?!?!?!? Does it go away? Is everyone doomed? No they don't tell us they just get home, have a h..."

There are a couple books after this one.