A friend is making a picture of Proginoskes and Sporos for me. I reread the story today for a specific description of Sporos. I forgot how he and Progo were physical and temperamental opposites.
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A Wind in the Door | 
A friend is making a picture of Proginoskes and Sporos for me. I reread the story today for a specific description of Sporos. I forgot how he and Progo were physical and temperamental opposites.
Day 1: I was distracted by Netflix…started 2 but didn‘t finish either one.
Day 2: Finished the 2nd book in the Wrinkle in Time set.
#NovelNovember #Readathon @Andrew65
On Mt TBR… I have the whole Wrinkle in Time collection upstairs and I‘ve read only the first one
#door #beginswith @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
pick3.5🌟 I enjoyed this book and thought it had better descriptions than A Wrinkle in Time. At times my head spun from the more scientific terminology, but I loved the message of all living things mattering. I think the pacing in this book is better, but the ending of this one also felt a bit abrupt, and I found it odd that there wasn't any mention of the events from the previous book.
pickMeg, Calvin and Charles Wallace goes on another adventure in the universe.
These stories are interesting, but not really my cup of tea at this point. I would have enjoyed them as a child.
Last post for my
#childhoodmemories collection
Someday I need to reread this series.
#decembermonthlymotif
#childhoodfavorite
#childhoodread
#madeleinelengle
Sometimes you find things that are similar to what‘s going on in the world. 🤔
so-soThis installment didn't feel as smooth or accessible to me as A Wrinkle in Time. There were several times I found myself lost in the narrative and feeling it over my head--which was concerning considering that this is a middle grade novel. Still, L'Engle's writing remains magical and amazingly imaginative. There are great teaching points for humanity and several timeless messages of goodness, evil, and the need for improvement in the human race.
Spent some time outside this afternoon, engaged in some #audiogardening of sorts. Managed to clear a bit of debris out of one of the flowerbeds and listened to two chapters of A Wind in the Door with Minerva keeping me company. #CatsofLitsy
I have too many books, but I was interested in HPB‘s new offer. They send you 5 books for $10, you pick a category. These were supposed to be YA books but not all of them are. I decided it was worth it even if I didn‘t like all the books. Plus, I‘m a little bored. I read Jane Eyre in hs & liked it but couldn‘t get through it later. I‘ve read The Boleyn Inheritance. The other 3 look interesting.
Third time reading this novel. I can still remember the atmosphere of the bookstore I found this series in the first time.
“don't try to comprehend with your mind. your minds are very limited. use your intuition.“
“...scrolling with an anxiety she not like to admit to herself, at the fresh rips in the knees of his blue jeans, the streaks of dirt grained deep in his shirt, a darkening bruise on the cheek one under his left eye.” (I like the detail)
pickThe story starts out by introducing Meg Murray and her 6 year old brother. I like how detailed the story is in the descriptions of the characters. They begin discussing mysterious dragons in the garden. Questions begin to arise as reading the first few pages. It pulls you in—what dragons?
This book seemed really interesting. I like how the dragon was really something else and that they were all fighting for a good purpose to save Charles.
pickA Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle is a piece of modern fantasy. It was written in 1973. Charles Wallace sees a dragon right before becoming deathly ill. The dragon and Charles sister want to help save Charles life. In order to do this they have to travel within him and demolish Echthroi “those who hate“ to bring harmony back. This was pretty interesting, definitely a storyline I have not heard before. If I had time I would love to read it.
“Don't try to comprehend with your mind. Your minds are very limited. Use your intuition.“
In the beginning of the book, Meg is concerned about her brother Charles because he does not have many friends and he is very intelligent. Meg also got punished a lot by her principal for her differences and she thinks he will treat her little brother the same way. I think this is not fair because he is holding a grudge against their family.
so-soI do not think I would like to read this book since I have not read the first book. It is about Meg Murry who seeks to heal a disease her brother Charles has. An angel-like being recruited them to fight an evil force because it is tied to Charles disease.
“It‘s not that I don‘t believe you.” In a strange way she did believe him. Not, perhaps that he had seen actual dragons-but Charles Wallace has never before tended to mix fact and fantasy.
I originally picked this book because of the cover art, but the story drew me in! I can‘t wait until these books go back to the library so I can check it out for myself.
so-soThis story is a modern fantasy tale about Meg Murray and her little brother Charles Wallace. Charles is really sick but before he dies, he sees dragons in the garden! These dragons turn out to be magical creatures that could save Charles! I thought this was a really sweet story that would be great for an older classroom.
so-soIt was way back in 2012 that I read this, the second in the time Quintet (thank you Goodreads for having all the information recorded on when things were read!) I enjoyed this second book way more then the first!
Decorated and put the tree up yesterday. Now for some weekend reading!
Starting my reading weekend with a childhood favorite! Time to see if it holds up 😊
pickL‘Engle‘s gift of writing brings so many truths to the fore front. Loved this story about love, strength and how we need each other.
P.20 “Why do people always mistrust people who are different?”
P.147 “We have to live together in harmony, or we won‘t live at all.”
P.190 “It is only when we are fully rooted that we are really able to move.”
pickI think that line sort of sums up my reaction to this book. I found it just a little too imaginative for my taste, I suppose. The plot was more sprawling than Wrinkle in Time — too many different sources of conflict, maybe — and the characters don‘t develop as much. I liked the new character, Proginoskes, but ultimately I just didn‘t feel that invested in any of it.
Revisiting this childhood favorite with Libby. So lovely and narrated by Jennifer Ehle!
so-soI was disappointed with this one after my re-read of Winkle in Time. I remembered liking it better when I was a kid...but maybe that‘s because I read it clandestinely after my sister flipped through it and said I shouldn‘t read it because it looked “New Age-y.”😏This time, it seemed too explain-y, and although I loved seeing Mr. Jenkins become a sympathetic character, overall I found myself missing the Meg & Calvin I loved in the first book.
Apparently Madeline L‘Engle and George Lucas had the same science teacher.
After reading A Wrinkle in Time in February, I‘ve been wanting to re-read the rest of the series. I have them on my shelf, but I‘ve been waiting for my hold on the audiobook to come in... which it did, so I started this one today for some #audiocleaning. Jennifer Ehle is the narrator, and I‘m really enjoying her reading!
Cars 3 is on and mama gets to read for at least a few minutes!
This is a library book and they normally have a protective cover but this one didn‘t it‘s giving me anxiety!
So who makes your favorite book sleeves? I‘m thinking it‘s time to invest in one :)
I‘m having a really hard time with loneliness after my move. I‘ve been walking with the dog and listening to audiobooks when life is too unbearable. I‘m starting a new job tomorrow just to be forced to get out and interact with people. I‘ve been working/studying from home for a while now. As a homebody and introvert with social anxiety I never leave home if I don‘t have too, but I really need to start.
Even though i don‘t want him to nap too long because we have a car ride to his grandparents tonight.... I couldn‘t resist grabbing a few quiet minutes to read and peruse Litsy 😍
#readermomprobs
Well. This seems timely.
I‘m 48 pages in and (as an adult reader this time) enjoying it 10 times more than A Wrinkle in Time.
It‘s crazy how the more things change the more they stay the same.
What a great follow up to A Wrinkle In Time. There are some mind blowing ideas in here though about man‘s ability to comprehend the micro cosmos and macro cosmos, what reality means versus what we can comprehend, religious battles, and how viewing those different than us can only hurt us when it counts. I know A Wrinkle in Time movie just came out, but I would see #2 being much more difficult to translate visually. Is Hollywood is for it? #ATB
pickI am in the middle of Time Quintet and I am loving them!
This is Book #2, taking a place a year or so after the events in A Wrinkle in Time. You could read it as a stand-alone if you wanted to. I loved the science & magic coexisting and the intelligent way the author addresses the audience reading this book.
All my thoughts are in my review here: bit.ly/2ul2b9X
5 stars
#jades2018reads #bindrosbookshelf
"Then he rose up into the night like a great, flapping bird flew, screaming across the sky."
pickI'm absolutely in love with these books, and apparently I also read this book at some point in time in my younger years, though clearly I understand mitochondria now where I can guarantee I probably didn't then. I did not love this one as much as A Wrinkle In Time, but still a pick for me. I can definitely see how this series could inspire young people to seek out science.
Mittens either sensed a photo opportunity or smelled new books to walk on... maybe both...😸
