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 | A Wrinkle in Time |
 | "Outclassed and outdated" | 2007-08-04 |
After reading some of the reviews here, I think I might have liked this book when I was a kid, because I liked "The Chronicles of Narnia". But that was rather a long time ago. Not only have I grown older, but children's books these days, at least the front line, have become much better. Anyway, I tried L'engle because she was recommended as similar to Connie Willis, and of course, Rowling. But I could not stand this book, after two tries - I will not finish it, and I finish nearly every book. For one thing, the author is not as intelligent as her characters are supposed to be. They are a lot of mistakes about languages, math and science, big words used incorrectly. For another, what's the point of having a four-year-old talking like a grown-up if he doesn't have a young child's point of view? Even if she says he acts "like any little boy", this is never interesting or convincing. Boys are always "reassuring" to Meg, the witches act as though a billion years were no different from three. I mean, a consciousness that old would have things to say that this author is not capable of imagining. One good thing was that it helped me appreciate why Rowling is really good. For instance, Rowling knows her Latin and uses no science or psychology she is not up to. Sombody please recommend something better!
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 | A Wrinkle in Time |
| "Outclassed and outdated" | 2007-08-04 |
After reading some of the reviews here, I think I might have liked this book when I was a kid, because I liked "The Chronicles of Narnia". But that was rather a long time ago. Not only have I grown older, but children's books these days, at least the front line, have become much better. Anyway, I tried L'engle because she was recommended as similar to Connie Willis, and of course, Rowling. But I could not stand this book, after two tries - I will not finish it, and I finish nearly every book. For one thing, the author is not as intelligent as her characters are supposed to be. They are a lot of mistakes about languages, math and science, big words used incorrectly. For another, what's the point of having a four-year-old talking like a grown-up if he doesn't have a young child's point of view? Even if she says he acts "like any little boy", this is never interesting or convincing. Boys are always "reassuring" to Meg, the witches act as though a billion years were no different from three. I mean, a consciousness that old would have things to say that this author is not capable of imagining. One good thing was that it helped me appreciate why Rowling is really good. For instance, Rowling knows her Latin and uses no science or psychology she is not up to. Sombody please recommend something better!
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 | A Wrinkle in Time |
| "Outclassed and outdated" | 2007-08-04 |
After reading some of the reviews here, I think I might have liked this book when I was a kid, because I liked "The Chronicles of Narnia". But that was rather a long time ago. Not only have I grown older, but children's books these days, at least the front line, have become much better. Anyway, I tried L'engle because she was recommended as similar to Connie Willis, and of course, Rowling. But I could not stand this book, after two tries - I will not finish it, and I finish nearly every book. For one thing, the author is not as intelligent as her characters are supposed to be. They are a lot of mistakes about languages, math and science, big words used incorrectly. For another, what's the point of having a four-year-old talking like a grown-up if he doesn't have a young child's point of view? Even if she says he acts "like any little boy", this is never interesting or convincing. Boys are always "reassuring" to Meg, the witches act as though a billion years were no different from three. I mean, a consciousness that old would have things to say that this author is not capable of imagining. One good thing was that it helped me appreciate why Rowling is really good. For instance, Rowling knows her Latin and uses no science or psychology she is not up to. Sombody please recommend something better!
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