Comments on: R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle

by: Bruce Joy

Thu, 04 Oct 2007 15:45:30 +0000

I absolutely loved A Wrinkle In Time. It was the first book that dug into reality for me as a kid in a way only books about mythology used to do for me. Unfortunately I don’t think I remember one little bit of the plot or the characters… but as I remember there was a concept in there called a tesseract - a cube inside a cube. I have occasionally thought about the philosophical/physics ideas provoked in me by that book ever since. I certainly owe her a debt of gratitude for opening up my mind to other realities. I’m sure many others would have had a similarly strong experience with the ideas in the book.

by: Dianne Krause

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:59:00 +0000

They were my favorite books of childhood and I have re-read them several times, although not recently. Your post about them has prompted me to search through my personal library for them and take another gander. Thanks!

by: Martha Mihaly

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 11:09:37 +0000

Yes Matt. They were my introduction to the realm of ’science fiction’ although that isn’t quite the gengre, neither is fantasy. They were as you say ‘metaphysical ‘and drew me on to read more and more.
They remain among the most often “banned books” (I can’t remember if I read that on her official website or on the NYT obituary) for their treatment of God I supppose. If anything is the mark of a good book, it’s that it got banned in the 60’s or 70’s….think To kill a Mockingbird, and A Catcher in the Rye…
She stretched us when we needed it. R.I.P. Madeleine L’Engle.

by: Richter

Sat, 08 Sep 2007 01:36:58 +0000

Aww, sad… I read A Wrinkle in Time and a few others at a young age, and it still sits on my shelf, I should re-read it after all these years. It was that kind of book that led me to things like The Golden Compass (the feel of the books are very similar at points) and other kinds of more off the beaten path fantasy.