A Wrinkle in Time

By: Madeleine L'Engle

Narrated by: Hope Davis, Ava DuVernay, Madeleine L'Engle, Charlotte Jones Voiklis

Length: 6 hrs and 27 mins

Publisher's summary

Madeleine L’Engle’s ground-breaking science fiction and fantasy classic, now a major motion picture. This audiobook includes an introduction read by the film director Ava DuVernay, a foreword read by the author, and an afterword read by Madeleine L’Engle’s granddaughter Charlotte Jones Voiklis.

Meg Murray, her little brother Charles Wallace, and their mother are having a midnight snack on a dark and stormy night when an unearthly stranger appears at their door. He claims to have been blown off course, and goes on to tell them that there is such a thing as a “tesseract”, which, if you didn’t know, is a wrinkle in time. Meg’s father had been experimenting with time-travel when he suddenly disappeared. Will Meg, Charles Wallace, and their friend Calvin outwit the forces of evil as they search through space for their father?

In 1962, Madeleine L’Engle debuted her novel A Wrinkle in Time, which would go on to win the 1963 Newbery Medal. Bridging science and fantasy, darkness and light, fear and friendship, the story became a classic of children’s literature and is beloved around the world.

A Wrinkle in Time is the first book in The Time Quintet, which consists of A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, Many Waters, and An Acceptable Time.

© 2007 by Taeeun Yoo. Used with permission of Pippin Properties, Inc.

©1962 Madeleine L'Engle (P)2011 Random House Audio

Good Rewind to my youth.

I felt like a kid again reading this. It was one of my favorites as a child. I was surprised at how simplistic it seemed to me now. The Narrator did well.

Brilliant

I was recommended the book by a friend after I said how much I enjoyed Narnia.
A bit heavy handed with it's christian metaphors, and I could have done without the "perfect guy falling in love with the quirky protagonist with low self esteem" but that doesn't intrude much, if at all, with what's amazing about the story.
All the characters are amazing
The worlds are amazing
The truths and metaphors are amazing
The lessons are amazing.
Loved it.

Loved it!! Not sure why I never read it before.

Loved it!! It is a must read. A spiritual sci-fi book that will inspire you.

Such an excellent book on many levels.

It is hard to define. Is it science, science fiction, fantasy... Yes all and more. I only wish that it were longer.

Real

I loved this book. it has a realness to it. It gives you a chance to escape and think of other things than your job and basic life. It allows you to think of actual life, things that really matter as in love, fear, hope, and how to look into your self and others and understand more than just what you can see, feel and hear. It gives you a chance to open up to the real world as you escape to an imaginary one. I recommend this book to everyone who has a desire to not only escape from their life for a while, but to those who want to open themselves to new knowledge and understanding.
If after listening or reading this book you dont feel the same way I do about it, I strongly suggest you listen/read it again till you have that understanding.

Great story

I remember reading this book as a child and loving it. It is just as enjoyable as it was then.

Great for a road trip

My kids absolutely loved it! They said the book is way better than the movie!

different

It is a strange story for kids let alone for adults- it was kind of hard to follow

Story and characters are geared to adolescents

Would you be willing to try another book from Madeleine L'Engle? Why or why not?

No, did not find this book engaging enough to give a second chance to the author but I might go see the movie.

Have you listened to any of the narrators’s other performances before? How does this one compare?

No other experience with the narrator.

Was A Wrinkle in Time worth the listening time?

Not for me, but would probably appeal to adolescent listeners

Any additional comments?

My wife's book club read/listened to this book which is why we had the audible verion.

Great family read

Would you consider the audio edition of A Wrinkle in Time to be better than the print version?

It was great to listen to with my son. The reader was enjoyable and we really liked listening to it as a family. Great for a road trip.

Which character – as performed by the narrators – was your favorite?

All the characters were great, the narrator had special voices for each and was enjoyable to listen to. Our favorite was probably Calvin.

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

We listened to this book so quickly, we just wanted to know what was going to happen.

Any additional comments?

Great family read. We really enjoyed this classic.