Madeleine L'Engle

[carrie221]

I have not seen anyone talking about Madeleine L'Engle. I was wondering if anyone on here liked her books and if they do what is there favorite book for hers.

My favorite book by her is A Swiftly Tilting Planet I like how Charles Wallace's journey is talked about and the different times that he travels to.

 

[Roheryn]

I've only read the first one, but I want to get the rest and read them...

 

[rune]

Not heard of this YA author. What age range are the books written for? What kind of stories does this author write?

 

[Alia]

Not heard of this YA author. What age range are the books written for? What kind of stories does this author write?

Rune L'Engle wrote A Wrinkle in Time, one of my favorite Y A series ever! My favorite was Many Waters about the twins. I would say the age range for these books would be 10 years old on up. A Wrinkle In Time I think one could younger, maybe 8 years old or even 7 depends upon how mature the child is.

 

[Alia]

Rune, here's a discussion we had earlier about L'Engle.

http://www.chronicles-network.com/forum/6174-madeleine-lengle-a-wrinkle-in-time-series.html

 

[Funakoshi]

Madeline L'Engle is a great author. I've read the first quartet, A House Like Lotus, An Acceptable Time, and A Ring of Endless Light. The first book that I read was either A Wrinkle in Time or a Ring of Endless Light (back when I still read books (non mandatory) which were my 6th-8th grades). I can't really say as to having a favorite ONE book, but the series is one of my favorite book series. I've bought a few of the books and will eventually get the rest.

I don't really know about age groups but the books do have content that would make people think. SPOILER??!!!: In A Ring of Endless Light, a young child dies in the arms of the main character (I think, or it might have been soon after...) near the end.

Alia, just read the other thread, I saw online that A Wrinkle in Time was gonna be made a move (for ABC or something I think?). Didn't know it was really made; haven't seen it. I did see the Disney Channel one for A Ring of Endless Light though. Complete travesty. They disected it, cut out most of the important innards, and recreated it into a twisted creature for their own sick pleasure (profit, don't get me started on Disney...).

 

[carrie221]

Rune, here's a discussion we had earlier about L'Engle.

http://www.chronicles-network.com/forum/6174-madeleine-lengle-a-wrinkle-in-time-series.html

Thanks for posting the link

There were books listed on there as part of the series that I have never heard of.

I saw online that A Wrinkle in Time was gonna be made a move (for ABC or something I think?). Didn't know it was really made; haven't seen it. I did see the Disney Channel one for A Ring of Endless Light though. Complete travesty. They disected it, cut out most of the important innards, and recreated it into a twisted creature for their own sick pleasure (profit, don't get me started on Disney...).

There are copies of the miniseries out at videostores, it was pretty good for being made for network tv. It was dumbed down a little but it was still pretty good.

 

[Funakoshi]

Miniseries, huh? I'll look it up.

 

[Alia]

Alia, just read the other thread, I saw online that A Wrinkle in Time was gonna be made a move (for ABC or something I think?). Didn't know it was really made; haven't seen it. I did see the Disney Channel one for A Ring of Endless Light though. Complete travesty. They disected it, cut out most of the important innards, and recreated it into a twisted creature for their own sick pleasure (profit, don't get me started on Disney...).

I know that there was a movie made of The Wrinkle in Time but I didn't know about A Ring of Endless Light. I'll have to check those out (I haven't seen The Wrinkle In Time). As far as a miniseries... didn't know that either. I don't watch a lot of TV...

 

[Cloud]

I regard "A Wrinkle in Time" and its sequels among the classic, must read books for anyone interested in SF/F young or old.