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We could use some snow at the moment! Finding it hard to focus on reading still, while Rome burns on my doorstep...did get my 3 written pages in though late last night, though my eyes felt like they were rolling back in my head and I may have dreamt through some of the dialogue...
#differentplanet #climatecrisis #pdx #motherearthfightsback #smokegetsinyourlungs #prayforrain

I never liked it as a child, and I definitely don‘t like it as an adult. In fact, looking back, I think this is what turned me off of sci-fi until my early 20s.

*runs and hides under cover*

Oh, you‘re still reading? You don‘t hate me? 🍅 😂

The above quote is one example of the rather ridiculous writing, even for a kids book. I accept what it was for its time. But, L‘Engle explains nothing. It‘s pulpish. Characters are flat. It‘s a mess.