A Wrinkle in Time

at happiness can be had by being just like everyone else, is a foolish misconception. Happiness really comes from striving, working, choosing, reaching and loving. If there is pain with that (and there might be), it is worth it.

I had heard so much about this book from others, that I was happy to find it was enjoyable and meaningful, even at this late date.
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What a clim@x. Unforgettable. Powerful. And so transformative. This is an engrossing fantastical story with such vivid characters. Meg especially with her stormy strong nature is a highlight but every character here hooks into the mind. I have a feeling if I read this as a child that this would have been a five star read, but as an adult I got snagged on the author giving equal weight to Jesus, Shakespeare, Buddha, Gandhi and Beethoven.
This is never theless an excellent demonstration of how to weave religious/philosophical themes into a story so that they enhance the narrative rather than smother it.
Because the struggles here are so real - Meg against herself, society and school - and the theology is off-center I will hold off reading this to my young children for now (more suitable for tweens?) but I very much enjoyed this.

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