Your Thoughts On The Book


I just read it in class, and being fairly young I enjoyed it. IT simply mesmerizes me, how something (albeit fictional) could be so horrible. Dude, this book is way better than Harry Potter. Well, at least more enjoyable for me. And I loved the Christian quotes, being one myself. What do you guys think?

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perhaps the reason you didn't enjoy the book is because you couldn't comprehend the message. by calling it a "disgusting, badly written mess," you proved that you could not even realize the eloquent symbolism that riddles the pages. the book is a classic that everyone should read at least once, if not more.

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"Harry Potter is the greatest thing in the entire world. A Wrinkle in Time is a disgusting, badly written mess."

Actually, I would say just the opposite. I've read the Wrinkle in Time books many times over the years and found them to be well written and very enjoyable. On the other hand, I also attempted to read Harry Potter series and I couldn't get past the first book. I was really surprised to find how poorly written it was. It wasn't the actual storyline that was the problem - it seemed like a creative concept - I just couldn't get past the awkward language. I have heard the Rowling's writing improved with later books, but anyone who held the first book up as great literature probably hasn't done a lot of reading.

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Wow. If a children's book makes you want to kill yourself, I'd hate to see you out in the real world.

Now. That being said. The book was beautifully written and at the time was an exciting and original concept. Few works, literary or otherwise, have failed to follow in its footsteps.

I'm not saying Harry Potter is bad, quite the contrary, I love the books. But you simply cannot condemn one book just because you find another to be better. That's just ignorant and narrow minded.

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I still remember reading the book in the 5th grade, and yes, it was an excellent book. I enjoyed the "journey" and their fight to not be controlled by this IT. Now, over a couple of decades later, I want to read it again. I wonder if I'll find it just as enjoyable as I did then.

I'll have to agree with you crest... I enjoy reading the Harry Potter series as well. Strange that there are some books that are so well written that they can interest many in so many different age groups. I suppose imagination and creativity transcend age. Good to hear from some upbeat folks.

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To call a book like A Wrinkle in Time a poorly written mess simply illustrates the dumbing down of the populace that is occuring in this day and age. The Harry Potter series is good because it presents an interesting story and plot but is written in an adequate, if overly simplistic and uninteresting, manner. A Wrinkle in Time on the other hand, is wonderfully and interestingly written and makes the reader consider both abstract concepts and moral issues. I have read this book and its sequels many times and continue to enjoy the message that Madeleine L'Engle presents: unconditional love is the only way to fight evil. I am not a christian and, unlike many other books I have read, did not find the christian message in this book overpowering or overly preachy. It is a good book for all kids, regardless of their religion, because it can help to teach them to be good people.

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The book was GREAT.I myself did not know about it until is 17. And now bing 31 I have reread it and the others that came after many many times and still i find them hard to put down.

AS for the Harry Poter books i have not read them yet but i like the movies. Maybe i will get around to reading them one day.



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I like both Harry Potter and A Wrinkle in Time, for many of the same reasons. I think you'd enjoy it.

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crestfallenimmortal, the thing you said was just about perfect. it described everything i wanted to say. just perfect! i swear to effin god, i am not being sarcastic.

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i hate to be a stick in the mud, but this message board was designed for the discussion for A Wrinkle In Time, not Harry Potter!
A Wrinkle In Time...Where to begin?? I wasn't to sure about the book, as a 13yr old the concept didn't quite...catch on with me. I am not saying that i didn't like it, quite the contrary, but some of the issues raised were a bit...i dunno??

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It's all good, Louiie4, I think I made mention to Harry Potter, merely for the reason that I rather dislike the comparison between the two authors, I enjoy both for their creativity, and I view them as wonderfully unique and uncomparable... no sense in saying green is horrible and blue is amazing, when green looks great on grass and blue looks great in the sky, right? ... lol. Stay cool, bro.

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Honestly, fawnish, I read the book in the fifth grade... and I believe that for that age level it really creates a lot of imagination, stirs up a lot of thought, and carries a lot of meaning. I watched the movie recently, and it seemed as though it left out so many elements to the story. Probably now, if I were to read the book, I may agree with your perception of it, but I think the writer had a special ability to write in a way that provided a lesson that we'd approve of, that would actually be more understood by the nine to ten year old generation. I look back with nastalgia at this point, more than anything. :)

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I enjoy both A Wrinkle in Time and Harry Potter. However, there is something more deep, more feeling, more serious about A Wrinkle in Time. I view the L'Engle masterpiece as one of my all time favorite reads, while HP as an amusing journey(despite the dark premise it may have.)

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I read this book in the 5th grade, and I loved it. It was a terrible movie though. Utter crap. The book was SO much more better. I was so dissapointed.

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I think a wrinkle in time is far better written than Harry Potter and has a deep involved storyline that takes a little more thought than J.K. Rowlings books posess, that being said i also happen to like Harry Potter but compared to Wrinkle its just not up to snuff

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I read the book in the early 90s when I was about 14, and I've continued to read it (as well as its sequels "A Swiftly Tilting Planet" and "A Wind in the Door") over and over again over the years. I really like all of the characters and I also like that, although Madeline L'Engle is Christian, she doesn't pepper the book with Christian dogma, but rather she reinforces the one notion that ALL religions share: that the only way to dispel the darkness in the world is through unconditional love. A truly inspiring story, regardless of one's faith.

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The book has great morals but straight-out sucked. I had to read it about a month ago, and I must say, what a lame story. Everything that took place on Calamtatz(you know what I mean)was mind-numbingly boring and I'm usually a fan on sci-fi.

Such a shame for a book with so much potential.

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It reminded me of 1984 way too much.

Was 1984 based on anything? Because this book was 1984 + God + aliens.

I didn't like all the Christian stuff. I'm not a Christian so that would make sense. I thought it was funny that Buddha and Ghandi were apart of the Light even though they weren't Christian. I just equated the God stuff to the same aspects of Big Brother of 1984 and found it hard to mesh it with the love that saved Charles Wallace.

It wasn't a great book but I'm glad I read it.

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woah... i haven't read either book in a few years but i never thought to connect the two.

the main difference i found between the two books (and i apologize if my facts are a little rusty) was that 1984 addressed the concept of truth being subjective and resistance futile. wrinkle in time dealt more with love versus evil, whereas in 1984 there essentially was no objective evil, because all reality exists only in our minds. plus, big brother was a human invention and god was well, ya know, god

i'm not a Christian, but i think these books handle the religious message a lot better than some other children's books that tend to cram it down your throat. the fact that non-Christian leaders were a part of the light i thought was a very open-minded sentiment, that helped extend its message beyond pure Christianity, which would not include anyone who has not been Saved. in fact, when i first read them as a child, i barely picked up on the religiosity, unlike, say, the chronicles of Narnia, which i immediately realized were about Christianity, even at age 6

that's just my take though, i could be completely full of it (and often am)

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I first tried reading the book as a second grader because my mother loved it so much...needless to say I couldn't quite get into it. I made another attempt in fifth grade and that time I fell into the story effortlessly. I'm twenty now and it reamins one of my favorite books. It's so beautifully and timelessly written with an amazing message and a thought provoking premise (and the references to other great works like Shakespeare's "Tempest" are great too). I don't like being pandered to, so needless to say I enjoy how much this book makes me think. The older I get and the more I see of the world the more I understand just how relevant the story's messages are. I get more out of it with every re-reading.
I was horribly dissapointed with the movie adaptation. I thought that it did Madeline L'Engle's brilliance little justice. It just seemed like such a half-hearted attempt. If it's ever adapted again I hope it's by someone who approaches it with the same all-consuming passion and reverance that Peter Jackson had for the Lord of the Rings. That is the only way the book will even BEGIN to translate.
On a side note I also enjoy Harry Potter immensely. ;)

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I first read this book when I was in the sixth grade i enjoyed it. I still do and I am 21. And I am studying to be a English teacher might let my kids read it. I got a copy of it a few years ago. I like it. I like Harry Potter but I dont love it so much my life depends on it. LOL thats what the wizard of oz for tho! lOL jk. I do love that tho. But i like this book. I dont say i love it but it is a 6 on a 1 to 10 scale. One being horrible and Ten being a true masterpecie. Have a great one day you guys!

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I had to read this book when I was in the sixth grade, back in 1994/95. I was expecting to love it. When I read it, I couldn't stand it. Thinking back to my days in elementary, middle, high school, college, and graduate school, it was the book I hated reading the most and to this day, I can remember that book and feel irritated. I usually like fantasy and science fiction, such as Lord of the Rings and Star Wars, but this was a poorly written mess. The characters were awful, the story was idiotic, and the vocabulary in the story made it difficult to follow. I recently found out that the story was rejected 40 times before it was finally published. Looking back, I'm not surprised. I got a B on the test on the book, and then I was finished with it. Well, thats not exactly true. My friend and I played baseball with the book until we tore it in half and threw it down the drain on my street, then took turns peeing on it. Yeah, I rule, biotch!

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