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A Swiftly Tilting Planet - Community Reviews back

by Madeleine L'Engle, Jennifer Ehle
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My only books were women's looks
My only books were women's looks rated it 14 years ago
On Thanksgiving Day, The Murray Family gets a phone call from the President warning them that nuclear war is eminent. In a tiny South American country called Vespugia, vicious dictator nicknamed Mad Dog Branzillo sits poised with his finger on the button. Meg's mother in-law, the reclusive Mrs. O'Ke...
Book.Blog.Bake.
Book.Blog.Bake. rated it 14 years ago
This is one of the least popular books that follow A Wrinkle in Time, but ti's my favorite. I'm a sucker for time travel, I suppose. Charles Wallace is a much more interesting character here than he ever was in A Wind in the Door. I enjoy the way all the stories tie together and it's nice to see a g...
thomcat
thomcat rated it 15 years ago
The most enjoyable of the series so far for me. I wish I had read this when it came out!
Melody Murray's Books
Melody Murray's Books rated it 15 years ago
I was so scared, growing up. This is one of the books I clutched to my heart like a lifeline.So the plot's absurd, the dialogue stilted and the unicorn laughable. I don't care any more now than I did then. The core message is that there's hope- and that hope can come from the most unlikely sources. ...
Lillie Loves to Read
Lillie Loves to Read rated it 15 years ago
Revisiting the Murray & O'Keefe bunch. Fun to books to reread.
Tower of Iron Will
Tower of Iron Will rated it 15 years ago
I read this about thirty years ago and I don't recall that much about it, but I could probably recite Charles Wallace's prayer/spell poem thing from memory.
NinthWanderer
NinthWanderer rated it 16 years ago
This was as far as I read into this series. I read this book several times, enjoying the way it played with time and history.
The Review Man
The Review Man rated it 19 years ago
I did not enjoy Planet—it is pointlessly dense and features a largely irrelevant plot. Any of A Wrinkle in Time's charm is completely lost here, and time travel to the past is about as stale a plot device as they come. (It's also quite likely to be impossible for reasons outlined by Stephen Hawking....
willemite
willemite rated it 22 years ago
Although I loved the first and liked the 2nd a lot, it was starting to wear thin by book three.
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