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Loading... Many Waters (original 1986; edition 2007)by Madeleine L'Engle
Work detailsMany Waters by Madeleine L'Engle (1986)
 TnTexas | May 17, 2013 |  It's been a long time since I read the first three books in this series, so I have relatively vague memories of the various kids. Still, I recalled enough to know that this is the first time the twins Sandy and Denny get to enjoy the spotlight. In this story, the twins are sent back in time to live with Noah and his relatives, pre-ark. It's a pleasant read that nicely straddles both the line between child and adult, and between religious faith and scepticism. It is by nature a religious story, but not so much that it hits you over the head. The twins themselves seem unconvinced by the end of the book. All in all, a nice read that doesn't so much continue the Murry story's family, as send two of its characters on a tangential adventure. (  ) BMorrisAllen | May 14, 2013 | I preferred it to A Swiftly Tilting Planet quite a lot, maybe not quite as much as A Wrinkle in Time...but close. It was an odd jump backwards in time, but I suppose I should have expected that eh? I read it rather quickly, which is a good sign. But, I started the last book in this series already and it seems a bit log she's flogging the proverbial dead horse at this point. Hopefully my 13 year old niece will enjoy it more, I've been passing them down to her as I finish them. (  ) Ameliapei | Apr 18, 2013 | I've got no memory at all of this, though I could have sworn I read it. I liked seeing Sandy and Dennys away from the rest of the Murry clan, and I really enjoyed what can only be called a Biblically-inspired romp in the desert. I found L'Engle's take on the supernatural beings interesting, and I'd love one of those pocket mammoths. And yet there wasn't any blood here. No juice. No essence. No matter the faults of the other Murry books, they are juicy and full of life. This one struck me as extraordinarily dry. Also, what's with all the rosy breasts? Every single breast in this book was rosy. ( ) satyridae | Apr 5, 2013 | This is one of the few L'Engle novels that I don't love. I think it has to do with my lack of Biblical knowledge ... there are a lot of references in here that I just don't get. Still good though - Sandy and Dennys (the Murray twins) really did need their own story. ( ) purplehena | Mar 31, 2013 | no reviews | add a review Is contained in
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The kids enjoyed the book, but I think we all thought A Wrinkle in Time was the best of the bunch. (