I had no idea until about 2 minutes ago that “it was a dark and stormy night” is considered a cliched, unoriginal way of starting a story. I associate it so closely with A Wrinkle in Time–one of the most magical books from my childhood–that to me it’s the perfect way to start a book, and it’s too bad there aren’t more that start this way. I can’t read A Wrinkle in Time without thinking back to my own childhood. I don’t remember for sure, […]
Spirited away
I obviously must have spent all of my childhood under a rock, because I somehow missed Madeleine L’Engle’s classic ”A wrinkle in time”. One of my favourite activities as a child was to go to our nearby library, pick a book from the shelves and make myself comfortable in their reading room, which was very cozy, all covered in cushions. Still, this book managed to fly under my radar. It was only thanks to the several Cannonballers who have reviewed it over the years that […]
Dazzling nonfiction by Madeleine L’Engle
As you all know, I’ve been feasting on Madeleine L’Engle’s fiction this CBR. I haven’t read any of her nonfiction yet, so when I found A Circle of Quiet at Goodwill, I was excited to pick it up and see how her memoir “voice” differed or compared to her fictional persona. As it turns out, it was a good thing that I’ve read as much of her fiction as I have—she mentions it quite a bit in her journals and nonfiction work. Read my full […]
Ending the L’Engle fantasy adventure
This is the last of the Austin family series, and I was excited to conclude, but also regretful that my journey had ended. I was glad to see that Adam Eddington had returned and—more importantly—that Zachary had not. I was interested to see how Vicky’s questions about life would be continued in this book. I delve into the spoiler-free review on my blog and wrap up with a few thoughts on the Austin family series.