“Do you think things always have an explanation?” “Yes. I believe that they do. But I think that with our human limitations we’re not always able to understand the explanations. But you see, Meg, just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist.”
Book the first for 2018 was to read A Wrinkle In Time, by Madeleine L'Engle. Surprisingly, I had never read this book as a child, though I've always been a fairly voracious reader, and interested in fantasy... somehow I missed this one. I decided to pick it up - of course - because of my interest in the film coming out later this year, which I am super excited to go see.
I flew through this book in one day. A very sick, flu-ridden day where I hardly left the couch, but it was easy enough to get through even in that state. The story is beautiful, and I loved the themes of hope and faith, though I found the Christian overtones a little heavy at times. More than anything, my favorite passage was the portion centered around Meg and Aunt Beast, and how powerful different forms of perception feed our minds and hearts. I did see the twist at the end coming, it felt fairly obvious to me but.... still beautiful. I will say I was a bit confused at the end (what IS the black thing? How exactly is it connected to Camazotz?) and at some point will likely pick up the next book to see how it all unfolds, and whether or not love is truly the answer to saving the universe.
4/5 stars.
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