A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle

A Wrinkle in Time by Madeline L'Engle
Release Date: January 1,  1962
Pages: 211
Rating: 💜💜💜
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It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother are visited by a most disturbing stranger who is connected to Meg's father, who had been experimenting with a fifth dimension of time travel, when he mysteriously disappeared. Now the time has come for Meg, her friend Calvin, and Charles Wallace to rescue him. But can they outwit the forces of evil they will encounter on their journey?


This classic is such a great introduction to the sci-fi genre. As someone who doesn't particularly enjoy sci-fi I loved this story, and really enjoyed reading this story. It seems to go quite fast because of how short  it is, meaning you can fly through it.

To be honest, I don't know if I would have read this book if I wasn't so interested in the movie. It looked so interesting and peculiar that I knew I had to read the book as soon as possible. I didn't even realise it was so short; I thought it was going to be a 500-page classic that would send me to sleep. But this book did the opposite to me. It made me interested in the sci-fi worlds that people create, and the idea of time travel, so I'm glad it opened up my eyes to this genre.

The book did seem to drag on a bit, and I even considered DNF-ing it a couple of times. There just seemed to be a lot of talking and not a lot of doing anything. It wasn't until the last chapter or two that any action really happened, and even then it wasn't that dramatic. I guess it was more of an exploration of the sci-fi genre (considering when it was written) rather than a sci-fi book, but it did make it harder to get through. And the ending was so vague that I couldn't believe that was how it ended!It just sort of ended, like many books from that time do, with little to no explanation. It just...stopped.

Overall, I did enjoy the book and I'm super excited for the film (which has just come out!). However I did feel a little let down by the book, especially after how much everyone has been raving about it, so I'll have to see if I enjoy the film more!