A Wrinkle in Time

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I am saying moral and good quality…what kind of parents and librarians do you think we are? God have mercy, you have not even tried one of the books. Find me a kids book that is considered a classic like “wrinkle in time” and I will find you a better quality Christian book. God bless.
 
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Yes, I think your last post conveys your position on the matter, that there is a “better quality Christian book” for any book I might point out to you. Whatever. We’ll just have to agree to disagree about the quality of “A Wrinkle in Time”.
 
You have not even tried the alternative books I suggested… I have read all of them.
 
Fine, I’m not interested in reading them and I am not required to read them. I’ve seen enough of similar type books at parish book fairs.

Have a nice day.
 
I read Wrinkle in Time at least once as a kid. My only real memory of it is that the “villain” was referred to as IT. Of course now that’s what I always think of in conjunction to the Information Technology department at work…😂
 
I read the original trilogy-- A Wrinkle in Time (1962), A Wind in the Door (1973), and A Swiftly Tilting Planet (1978). The last two volumes of the quintet-- Many Waters, An Acceptable Time-- came out in 1986 and 1989, and never made it onto my radar. But there were actually eight books, four about the Murrays-- the Time Quartet-- and four about the O’Kieffes (which includes An Acceptable Time).

Anyhow, A Wrinkle in Time was mostly a cold-war fiction layered in science and religion… but then again, isn’t our world layered in science and religion? So points to her for not focusing exclusively on one or the other. On the other hand, it’s not a Christian textbook. It’s allegorical. You remember bits and pieces-- the three ladies, their true forms, “Never to me,” the bouncing ball, mouthing platitudes, “wouldn’t it be embarrassing to be always connected to other people’s thoughts?”, “we can’t take credit for our talents; it’s how we use them that counts”, etc.

But as far as whether the novel is “good for Catholics”, it’s probably much better than a lot of YA these days. 🙂 With current YA, it’s very much anchored in the material, the physical. It doesn’t help that dystopia has been pretty popular for the last 10 years. But A Wrinkle in Time deals with a lot of the spiritual as well.

You can read a book review at Catholic World Report, or an article from the Christian Educators’ Journal. But what Disney’s done with the movie… you can never tell. 😉
 
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Done! Most of the ones that you mentioned are Christian inspired 😀 A couple I am not familiar with, I’d have to look at them.
 
Great, I learned something new. My apologies, I am not up to date on Marvel movies.
 
Watership Down! One of my favorite books. I actually liked the movie. But then again, I grew up on nature shows where predators chased down prey and ate them (cheetahs have been my favorite cat since I was five). I saw Watership Down as a teen and thought it was cool that they didn’t make it into a happy kiddie movie.
 
Loved Watership Down, too! I never saw the movie, but I did enjoy the book immensely. It wasn’t cutesy-wutsey anthropomorphism. I never get tired of reading the part that goes–
“My Chief Rabbit has told me to defend this run and until he says otherwise I shall stay here.”
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Narnia is a much preferred Christian inspired fantasy allegory using animal characters over Watership Down. 😊
 
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Oh, for sure. But since I figured everyone had read the entire Narnia series by the time they’re in third/fourth grade, I figured I’d put in a plug for Watership Down just as being a classic that ought to be read, regardless of whether it has anything to do with Christian allegory or not. 🙂 I didn’t discover it until I was an adult, myself, so I’m always happy to bump into people who also liked it.
 
I loved Watership Down also. It’s different from many books, and I enjoy the backstory/mythology of rabbits that’s included. I recall it as emphasizing courage and loyalty, not much else.
 
One of my favorite books growing up…I cringe at what Hollywood will do with it…but
My son and I were just discussing this the other day and both brought up Watership Down…another personal favorite of both of ours…
 
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Today there is a similarly themed book about cats… there are so many great books now days. If you prefer adventure with a strong sense of fighting for what is right in the face of injustice and Christian values your children may get more value out of the Freedom Series.
 
Thanks! Will look into that; I always enjoy recommendations!

I was afraid you were going to say something about the Warrior Cats series by the writing team Erin Hunter. And I’m thinking, “The ones who follow the rules are always the villains!” 😛
 
That is the one that is so popularized today…but I don’t recommend it. I have not read it so I cannot say. I have heard about it but by God’s Grace just have that gut feeling it’s not the best choice for kids.
 
My kids like to laugh…Jackson Jones, Tale of a Boy , an elf and a Very Stinky Fish is a book that kids who enjoy a humorous story will enjoy.
 
Tailchaser’s Song! 😍😍😍 Another of my favorite books! They’re kinda, sorta working on a movie for it too (production keeps starting and stopping). I hope they make a good version and the author has both hands in it. I spoke to him at Comic Con San Diego about how much I love the book and hope they make a movie (this was years ago). I told him I hope they put all the songs into it (it doesn’t have to be the whole song, they could pan away into the landscape while the singing fades away to give a sense that they kept on singing).
 
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