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A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet, #1)
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Have you ever read a book and felt that you were missing something?
Yep, that’s me with A Wrinkle in Time.
Confession time: there were many parts of this book that made me giggle. Starting with the first line: It was a dark and stormy night. Then, the mention of stew. One member of my family thinks that stew is ew, and “stew� was mentioned six times in this relatively short book. Finally, the mention of IT. Trust me. I hate going to IT.
I was able to follow the plot—it seems relatively straightforward. However, the symbolism was lost on me (other than I know that there was some religious symbolism). A Wrinkle in Time makes me want to locate someone smarter than myself and ask them to explain it to me.
At the beginning of A Wrinkle in Time, the author said that children get this book and adults do not. Maybe I am overthinking it?
A Wrinkle in Time is a fast-paced fantasy novel. In my opinion, it was a little too fast-paced especially in the beginning where we are introduced to a deluge of characters. It was also a bit too focused on world building instead of on plot.
2025 Reading Schedule
Jan A Town Like Alice
Feb Birdsong
Mar Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere
Apr War and Peace
May The Woman in White
Jun Atonement
Jul The Shadow of the Wind
Aug Jude the Obscure
Sep Ulysses
Oct Vanity Fair
Nov A Fine Balance
Dec Germinal
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Yep, that’s me with A Wrinkle in Time.
Confession time: there were many parts of this book that made me giggle. Starting with the first line: It was a dark and stormy night. Then, the mention of stew. One member of my family thinks that stew is ew, and “stew� was mentioned six times in this relatively short book. Finally, the mention of IT. Trust me. I hate going to IT.
I was able to follow the plot—it seems relatively straightforward. However, the symbolism was lost on me (other than I know that there was some religious symbolism). A Wrinkle in Time makes me want to locate someone smarter than myself and ask them to explain it to me.
At the beginning of A Wrinkle in Time, the author said that children get this book and adults do not. Maybe I am overthinking it?
A Wrinkle in Time is a fast-paced fantasy novel. In my opinion, it was a little too fast-paced especially in the beginning where we are introduced to a deluge of characters. It was also a bit too focused on world building instead of on plot.
2025 Reading Schedule
Jan A Town Like Alice
Feb Birdsong
Mar Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Berniere
Apr War and Peace
May The Woman in White
Jun Atonement
Jul The Shadow of the Wind
Aug Jude the Obscure
Sep Ulysses
Oct Vanity Fair
Nov A Fine Balance
Dec Germinal
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December 8, 2021
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November 28, 2022
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December 2, 2022
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Bianca Vandenbos
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Dec 02, 2022 08:30AM
My 5th grade teacher read it to us and I remember not getting it either. By the way I’m following you on instagram from my book blogs instagram account book_notions
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Thanks, Bianca! How are you enjoying bookstagram? I've only been on for about 6 months so I am still learning my way around. It has been a great creative outlet!
Fabulous review Lisa 💜
Thanks, Miya! Enjoy your weekend reading!
I tried reading this when I was 10 because my upstairs neighbor, who was 11, loved it. Absolutely didn't get into it. DNF before that acronym existed lol
I wholeheartedly agree, I teach this as a novel study but I have my issues with it too.
