The Wrinkle in Time Quintet Boxed Set (A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the… (edició 2007)

Author Madeleine L'engle

This book is great, it is very good at getting a picture in your mind. A Wrinkle In Time also won a John Newbery Medal. I like how they talk about something, say a dimension then they explain about all the dimensions like 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th (1D 2D 3D 4D 5D). The story is very exciting to read. So I recommend reading it, giving a 5 star rating.

This is a story about a girl named Meg Murry who is struggling in her school life and home life. She is teased for her looks, but also because her family is different.

Rumor has it that her father has ran off and that her youngest brother, Charles Wallace, is slow. Meg also lives with her mom, a scientist, and twin brothers, Sandy and Denny.

One day, Meg, Charles Wallace, and Calvin, a boy from school, explored a local haunted house. They are greeted by three women, Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, each a little odder than the next.

The three women seem to know about Mr. Murry and so the children follow them. However, as they are walking through the forest, something strange happens to them. And I'm going to leave it on a cliffhanger. I hope you liked it. ( )

This review is for the first book of the series. I was disappointed. Very disappointed. I loved this book when I first read it in the fifth grade. It was full of adventure and science. At least, that's how I remembered it. Reading it as an adult, I still found the story to be appealing, but L'engle writes in paragraphs that are overtly religious, and I feel that it breaks the rhythm of the story. At times the dialogue feels contrived, and there were many times, where I just groaned aloud, and wished it all to be over.
I see now why my Catholic school approved this on it's reading list.
There was great potential here for the story to be something amazing, but L'engle ruined it with her religious passages, and corny add ons.
I really hope that the consecutive books are better. ( )

Meg was different from everyone else, so was her brother Charles Wallace. Her twin brothers, Sandy and Dennys were able to blend in. It had been a while since her father had mysteriously left, and there were many stories as to why, and where he had gone. Upon the arrival of 3 friends: Mrs. Whatsit, Mrs. Who, and Mrs. Which, Meg and her brother, along with their new friend Calvin, set out on an adventure to retrieve her father, by using a tesseract. What is a tesseract? Will they find him? Will they be able to bring him home?

A Wrinkle in Time has been a favorite of mine since my sixth grade teachers, Mrs. Greynolds read it & the rest of the series to our class. It has all the qualities of a good science fiction: time travel, strange characters, and a touch of mystery. It starts on a dark and stormy night, drawing you in from the get go.

What do I find as somewhat of a downfall of the book? The end leaves you hanging and wanting more detail as to what happened. Unless you read on in the series, there are so many unanswered questions. So, if you are only up to reading one book, this one is probably not for you. As for me, I will eventually be finishing the series!

If you enjoy coming-of-age novels, and crush/romance story-lines, you will totally get into this book. Every high school girl should read this book. ( )

Great books that make you wonder about the universe and open your mind to new possibilities. ( )

A good book, but a bit confusing. But Meg was confused, so why shouldn't we be? ( )