I looked forward to reading this book, as I collect Newbery Award winners. One of my daughters gave this to me as a gift, knowing my love for children's literature.
I was ... dissappointed.
It's very likely I would have enjoyed it more if I had recently read Madeleine L'Engle’s classic A Wrinkle in Time. But it's been eons since I read that classic, so I missed a lot of the references in this book.
My two main objections?
I suppose I just got too creeped out by the notes Miranda was receiving ... notes from the future. This, of course, is likely what lots of kids like about the book ... the creepiness that comes with imagining time travel. To me, it was like having a stranger invade my space and steal from me. I'm super-sensitive to that scenario.
I also thought that the characters could have been drawn more distinctly. I was left with an image in my mind of only two of the minor characters, none of the main characters. That's pretty unusual for me.
I do recommend going over to Amazon.com and reading their Exclusive Q&A with the author, Rebecca Stead. Perhaps I would have enjoyed the book more, if I'd taken that step.
But I think it's a shame that I couldn't just enjoy this book on its own merits, picking it up blind and delving between the covers.
On a five star rating, I give it three stars.
1 comment:
I'm sorry you were disappointed. It happens that way sometimes though, so you just have to grin and bear it. Maybe if you reread Wrinkle in Time, and then reread this, it will be better for you.
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