Finally decided to read A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle, and then I find out it’s a Disney movie.
I’m trying to read a book a month; so far I’ve read short books the first 3 months of 2018. The idea is not the length, but just keep reading stuff that I want to read. (check Book Review category)
I borrowed A Wrinkle in Time from the library, and it turns out to be the Disney edition with color pictures from the movie in the middle of the book. I intentionally avoided looking at the pictures and not let Disney distort my imagination.
It’s a fun read, I have no complaints about the adventure/fantasy story. But I’m disappointed at the writing style and the ending. Even a children’s book could’ve had more style, not a plain ‘he said this, she said this’. And it sounded like the author got tired of the story and just ended it quickly.
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler shows how a children’s book can be well written.
March 15th, 2018 at 8:53 am
I did not read the book but I did see the movie. I came into it knowing it was a children’s fantasy film, but I was surprised at the Christian themes. Would love to hear your thoughts if you end up watching the movie.