WRINKLE IN TIME MTI (A Wrinkle in Time Quintet, 1) Paperback – 7 November 2017

I wish to read what happens next in the story!The book is awesome; all fresh and entertaining, but it's targeted at children and I read it at 26!Anyhow, I still enjoyed it.

This book belongs to Science Fiction genre with a fairy tale kind of touch to it. The title itself suggests an anomaly in the passage of time that eventually carries us to another world.Plot and Characters:The plot is essentially a formulaic one involving the battle between good and evil. Apart from this grand scheme of things, the quest also involves a homely relevant motive of the central character Meg aka Margaret Murry. She wants to find and save her father who has disappeared for many years. Overall, the flow of the plot is good, but it does get bogged down a little at times, especially when some of the conversations seem to be stretched too long. The characters of the kids – Meg, Charles and Calvin – look realistic and understandable, although there are a lot of swings in behavior. But we can pass it on the premise that such a thing happens to kids a lot. The supernatural characters too have their own peculiar traits that add a pinch of humor in the story.The Science in it:As Arthur C. Clarke has said that any sufficiently advanced technology is nothing less than magic, the book treats all the magical things from a scientific point of view. The interplanetary travel, through ‘wrinkle’ or ‘tesser’ as they say it, sounds quite similar to traveling through a wormhole, blackhole or warp drive. The Black Thing in the book pretty much resembles the black hole, although it is seen as a dark cloudy thing, and not spherical, it certainly consumed stars. The relativity of time, the Time being the fourth dimension, and the rearrangement of atoms to form condensed masses are some of the concepts dealt with accurately in the book.Symbols:The Tesseract: It seems to be holding a lot of keys here. The same appears to serve as the thing to look up to as the gateway to achieve the impossible. And quite obviously, the same ambitious object also brings troubles with all the opportunities.The Characters of Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which: They stand as the paradigm of elemental divine forces that side with us when we embark upon any adventurous quest for a good cause. The fact that they are not given any definite names just strengthens the belief that they are not merely characters in the story, but powerful forces that anyone can feel to be on their side if they show faith.IT: Here’s a little bit of satire along with science fiction and fairy tale. This large brain of the planet Camazotz reminds us of the oppressive rulers who do not tolerate free-thinking and free-will of the people in the society, and must be defeated.In a nutshell, this book has several elements to offer. Fantasy, Science Fiction, Satire, Fairy Tale, Adventure, and a little bit of Family Drama. The author mixes it all up in a perfect blend, and delivers it in a sufficiently intriguing manner. Only that I would have loved it even more if there was a greater drama to match up with the lofty concepts it uses.

Very nice book. Good to read

Review for “A Wrinkle in time” ISBN: 9780141354934This is a must read science fiction book. I don’t know exactly whether it is a children’s book. It deals with lots of themes difficult for children to understand. But it is a recommended read for children. One of the characters in this book uses Greek, Latin, French, Spanish phrases apropos to the situation the characters are in. The Greek quotes are printed in Greek alphabets only - That is - the alpha beta gamma letters we use in maths. But that is not difficult - since an English translation by the character immediately follows the conversation.I have sat till 3.30 into the night and completely finished the novel in the same day it got delivered. As a 34 year old engineer, I loved this book; I found it wonderful and captivating. Therefore I would say that even adults can love reading this book.The paper quality is good. The fonts are big enough for children to read.

This book is beyond the label of a children's fiction book. It's not just entertaining, it's insightful at times. I loved the journey of the Murry kids. The story ended a tad too abruptly, but I believe that's because it's setting the tone for the next books in the series.

Easy to Understand and Good Story too

This was a fairly good book with a whole fictional universe created. I liked Meg's (The main character's) feelings and thoughts which are described perfectly. It is a book for 2nd to 6th graders but I won't limit the grades below who will also enjoy it if they are willing to read it. The reason I didn't rate it 5 stars was because even if the author (Madeleine L'Engle) was very imaginative, the description of her fictional universe was vague. The characters and setting is also reeling towards fantasy a bit more than Sci-Fi which is not my liking. But overall, for the young readers who like fantasy, it is a good book.

'A wrinle in time' teaches us about the power of true love which even the almighty space-time could not defeat.Would love to reboard the space ship towards unworldly connections.