I just now heard the sad news that the author Madeleine L'Engle died today at the age of 88.
Her book A Wrinkle In Time was one of the big reasons I started reading Science Fiction/Fantasy stories. I remember in high school in a reading class, I read A Wrinkle In Time, and my teacher, after I read it, told me it didn't count because it was a children's book. I found an interview with her in a magazine where she said that she didn't consider her books as children's books and gave it to my teacher. She let me use it. :^)
The entire Wrinkle In Time trilogy is amazing - A Wrinkle In Time, A Wind In The Door, and A Swiftly Tilting Planet. (Although I just found out that there is actually a fourth book.) I also recommend her book Walking On Water, which is a very good book on the impact of faith on art and culture.
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you know that i am a huge LOST fan. "Wrinkle" is a major literary reference in LOST. Sawyer is constantly reading something and "Wrinkle" happens to be one of the books in his collection. there is a lostpedia article listing all of the literary references in LOST. check it out if you get the chance:
http://www.lostpedia.com/wiki/Literature
I remember reading that series ...I'm pretty sure when I was in jr high...I haven't thought about those books for awhile :)
Cool Mike, I'll check that out!
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