A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L'Engle Pages: 256
Published by Farrar Straus Giroux on November 7th 2017
Series: Time Quintet #1
Genres: Young Adult, Time Travel, Science Fiction
Source: Finished Copy from Publisher
It was a dark and stormy night; Meg Murry, her small brother Charles Wallace, and her mother had come down to the kitchen for a midnight snack when they were upset by the arrival of a most disturbing stranger.
"Wild nights are my glory," the unearthly stranger told them. "I just got caught in a downdraft and blown off course. Let me be on my way. Speaking of way, by the way, there is such a thing as a tesseract".
Meg's father had been experimenting with this 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 heart-stopping journey through space?
Are you guys as excited as I am for the Wrinkle in Time movie?? I cannot wait to see it! In case you didn’t know, Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Oprah Winfrey starring as the famous Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which!!!!
Today for the blog tour, I am going to be sharing a collection of my favorite quotes- in honor of Mrs. Who, of course! You might not know this about me, but I am a quote fanatic! So I would love for you to share some of your favorites with me in the comments below.
― Dr. Seuss
“No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt, This is My Story
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
― Maya Angelou
“To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all.”
― Oscar Wilde
“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not.”
― André Gide, Autumn Leaves
“It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
“A woman is like a tea bag; you never know how strong it is until it’s in hot water.”
― Eleanor Roosevelt
“I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living.”
― Dr. Seuss
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons
“We don’t see things as they are, we see them as we are.”
― Anaïs Nin
“Those who don’t believe in magic will never find it.”
― Roald Dahl
“A library is infinity under a roof.”
― Gail Carson Levine
“Most people are other people. Their thoughts are someone else’s opinions, their lives a mimicry, their passions a quotation.”
― Oscar Wilde
“Folks are usually about as happy as they make their minds up to be.”
― Abraham Lincoln
A Wrinkle in Time is one of my favorite books from my childhood. I really really love it. I have read the entire Time Quintet countless times, and I am always excited to revisit some of my old favorites. When I saw a movie was coming out, I literally squealed. Literally. And when I saw who they cast as the famous Mrs Whatsit, Mrs Who and Mrs Which (Reese Witherspoon, Mindy Kaling and Oprah Winfrey respectively) I got even more excited! A Wrinkle in Time is always the book I think of first whenever someone mentioned time travel. It is just so whimsical and fun, you can’t help but love it no matter how many times you read it.
My favorite part of A Wrinkle in Time is the family dynamic in the book. We follow Meg, Calvin and Charles as they team up on a time traveling adventure to recuse their father. I cannot wait to see what the movie is going to do to bring this beloved classic of mine to the big screen. I know it is going to be so magical seeing it play out before my eyes, just like it was with the chronicles of narnia. In honor of the upcoming movie, I did a re-read of the book and I was so happy to find that this quick, fantastical and engaging read was just as much fun as it was when I was 10.
“The only way to cope with something deadly serious is to try to treat it a little lightly.” I can’t wait to see the movie! I loved the book as a child too…
Says a lot about the book when it makes you want to reread it. Glad you enjoyed it just as much the second time around.
sherry @ fundinmental
I haven’t had a chance to read this one yet, but I definitely want to read it before the movie comes out.
Great quotes as well!