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Loading... A Swiftly Tilting Planetby Madeleine L'Engle
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. Outside of the first book in this series, the Newbery Award winning A Wrinkle In Time, this novel provides the most in depth experience for the reader regarding complexity in the plot and characters. Living within the four different people Charles Wallace travels through broadens his empathies and understanding of people’s lives throughout history, and through his eyes the reader experiences the same. Like almost every book within this series, L’Engle threads themes of the conquering power of love, self-sacrifice, and the individual’s responsibility for working toward positive social change. It gives the reader a glimpse into the fact that there are consequences, some extreme and significant, to the decisions that we make and the way we live our lives.The books slowly decline in potency and writing quality with each iteration, so A Swiftly Tilting Planet won’t be as good as A Wrinkle In Time, but it’s still a good, quick read. I recommend this book to anyone 9 , with its target audience likely being between 9 and 12.-Lindsey Miller, www.lindseyslibrary.com ( )This is another of those books that I loved and adored as a child - I read this one over and over again - but that doesn't always hold up to adult scrutiny. Although there are sections that I read now and realize that I had no clue what was happening as a child reader, and I see it totally differently now...... :) That's okay, the general themes are still interesting and fun. I really like this book its...interesting Interesting as far as it goes, but like the rest of the series, ultimately shallow. I liked it, but not as much as the other Time Quartet books that I've read. I might like it more if I read it again. 0.082 seconds to build listing no reviews | add a review
Amazon.com (ISBN 0312368607, Mass Market Paperback)Fifteen-year-old Charles Wallace Murry, whom readers first met in A Wrinkle in Time, has a little task he must accomplish. In 24 hours, a mad dictator will destroy the universe by declaring nuclear war--unless Charles Wallace can go back in time to change one of the many Might-Have-Beens in history. In an intricately layered and suspenseful journey through time, this extraordinary young man psychically enters four different people from other eras. As he perceives through their eyes "what might have been," he begins to comprehend the cosmic significance and consequences of every living creature's actions. As he witnesses first-hand the transformation of civilization from peaceful to warring times, his very existence is threatened, but the alternative is far worse.The Murry family, also appearing in A Wind in the Door and Many Waters, acts as a carrier of Madeleine L'Engle's unique message about human responsibility for the world. Themes of good versus evil, time and space travel, and the invincibility of the human spirit predominate. Even while she entertains, L'Engle kindles the intellect, inspiring young people to ask questions of the world, and learn by challenging. (Ages 9 and older) --Emilie Coulter (retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:17 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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