tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post6967356420516719767..comments2024-03-27T19:03:23.094-04:00Comments on The Armchair Squid: On the Coffee Table: Madeline L'EngleThe Armchair Squidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13509001761075530940noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-72959995365595653072014-07-29T11:11:34.231-04:002014-07-29T11:11:34.231-04:00I'm delighted to have inspired a re-read! Tha...I'm delighted to have inspired a re-read! Thanks, Cherdo.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-1528097517166403132014-07-29T10:42:55.923-04:002014-07-29T10:42:55.923-04:00One of the best things about the book bloggers is ...One of the best things about the book bloggers is the attention to some of these great books that I need to revisit or missed the first go-round. Love this post and I put my hands on the book immediately and refreshed my memory.<br /><br />The concept of faults having value is really something I'd like to impress upon young people. There's nothing unique about cookie cutter people, and more often than not, it's a weakness or a fault that sets them apart. So much about our society pushes them to a norm that isn't worth a hill of beans.<br /><br />Thanks, Squidman!<br />Cherdo<br />www.cherdoontheflipside.comCherdohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00264612202714933480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-81211884128270808752014-07-28T22:39:28.215-04:002014-07-28T22:39:28.215-04:00This was a lovely post. I, too, love the idea of t...This was a lovely post. I, too, love the idea of transforming a fault into an asset. Two sides to every coin.Suzehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908805179119217608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-17696302664788147552014-07-28T12:35:55.276-04:002014-07-28T12:35:55.276-04:00Well, if you read the others, let me know what you...Well, if you read the others, let me know what you think.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-91933512289193161882014-07-28T12:06:29.730-04:002014-07-28T12:06:29.730-04:00A long time ago. We had a special presentation fo...A long time ago. We had a special presentation for it in grade school. A <i>long</i> time ago. But clearly memorable!Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-70501868240858923402014-07-26T17:54:44.176-04:002014-07-26T17:54:44.176-04:00I still enjoyed Alexander when I re-read those as ...I still enjoyed Alexander when I re-read those as an adult, though that was actually quite a while ago at this point.<br />Unfortunately, I didn't find anything sweet about Wrinkle at this point in my life and all the fascination with the tesseract was gone.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-53493440067946640782014-07-26T15:59:06.962-04:002014-07-26T15:59:06.962-04:00I could definitely relate, though there is also so...I could definitely relate, though there is also something distinctly female about this particular adventure that sets it apart from others of the genre and not just because the protagonist is a girl. Meg's is an emotional triumph far more than a physical one. I realize it's simplistic to consider it in those terms but I think it holds here.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-83903779600250659872014-07-26T15:56:36.369-04:002014-07-26T15:56:36.369-04:00Have you read Wrinkle?Have you read Wrinkle?The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-68483438009469236272014-07-26T15:56:20.120-04:002014-07-26T15:56:20.120-04:00I still wonder how many details I'll remember ...I still wonder how many details I'll remember about the story in a few years. Compare this to, say, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, a book I know practically by heart.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-75297591692402442942014-07-26T15:55:18.513-04:002014-07-26T15:55:18.513-04:00I see the Book Swap as a way to explore the books ...I see the Book Swap as a way to explore the books I missed in my old childhood, plus those that have come along since.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-35707814988917783322014-07-26T15:54:38.541-04:002014-07-26T15:54:38.541-04:00I remember you saying you weren't so impressed...I remember you saying you weren't so impressed in your reread. I'll admit it is not the sophisticated prose of, for instance, Lloyd Alexander. But there's something sweet about it.The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-67055336721279640482014-07-26T15:07:41.897-04:002014-07-26T15:07:41.897-04:00I loved this book and read it multiple times. I co...I loved this book and read it multiple times. I could relate to Meg and her feelings of being a misfit and I LOVED Mrs. Whatsit and her 'sisters.'mshatchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06308916014310536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-29759878008930303592014-07-26T14:39:22.372-04:002014-07-26T14:39:22.372-04:00I will have to read the rest of the series.I will have to read the rest of the series.Tony Laplumehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07854455859399339169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-76761919072300553062014-07-26T14:23:11.634-04:002014-07-26T14:23:11.634-04:00I remember reading this when I was a child and I s...I remember reading this when I was a child and I so enjoyed it. Not sure I want to reread it now as an adult some of the magic might go away.<br /><br />So enjoying this summer reading you have been posting about.<br /><br />cheers, parsnipangryparsniphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17236094827257446781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-52227426753311183342014-07-26T13:15:47.540-04:002014-07-26T13:15:47.540-04:00I don't know why I never read this book. The H...I don't know why I never read this book. The Hurricane loved it.<br /><br />Love,<br />JanieJanie Junebughttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10573607241326291404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8586403344533829376.post-91625967151848730212014-07-26T11:44:08.935-04:002014-07-26T11:44:08.935-04:00The explanation of the tesseract is, I'm sure,...The explanation of the tesseract is, I'm sure, what enamored me of the book when I was a kid, but it has lost all of it's luster for me as an adult. I'm reading Swiftly, right now, and I think it's better than Wrinkle, but I'm still not enjoying the... juvenileness of it. I'll have a review of that one up soon, and I am going on to the other two that I never read when I was a kid.Andrew Leonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13964775673414653644noreply@blogger.com