An Acceptable Time

Short review: This is the first time I have read this book. It is the last book of the Wrinkle in Time series and the fourth book in the Polly O'Keefe series. (So merges the two series). As a stand alone book I really liked it. I thought the story line was good, the characters were good, I always like the way L'Engle merges elements of fantasy and science fiction in her young adult books. I also like that there is sense of timelessness (you cannot quite place the time of the setting) in L'Engle's books. I think that is a gift of hers that many modern writers will not be able to duplicate. What will kids in 10 years or so think about constant references to texting or particular cultural references.

But as a part of the Wrinkle in Time series it seemed disjointed. Polly's grandather Alex (Meg and Charles Wallace's father) is completely different in this book than the previous ones. Here he is a bit paranoid and a bit of a prick. Standing alone from those books, his character is fine, but it is a different person than the previous books. It is like changing Darrins in Bewitched and thinking no one will notice.

My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/acceptable-time/