This is where I confess that Susan Cooper and Lloyd Alexander far surpassed L’Engle in my YA love—and still do surpass her. The Wrinkle in Time film was unwatchable to me. And, for my money, give me the Edwardian E. Nesbit every time. She remains my ultimate favorite. Tim, agreed on Lyra, who should end up with no grand love interest at all. IMHO.
I re-read this a while back, and was surprised at how little of it there was. It's a book that loomed very large in my memory, but turned out to be very slight. I also recall really liking the third in the series for the poem that frames it-- probably second only to Susan Cooper in the fantasy-poetry power rankings for YA me-- but I haven't gone back to re-read that one.
This is where I confess that Susan Cooper and Lloyd Alexander far surpassed L’Engle in my YA love—and still do surpass her. The Wrinkle in Time film was unwatchable to me. And, for my money, give me the Edwardian E. Nesbit every time. She remains my ultimate favorite. Tim, agreed on Lyra, who should end up with no grand love interest at all. IMHO.
I re-read this a while back, and was surprised at how little of it there was. It's a book that loomed very large in my memory, but turned out to be very slight. I also recall really liking the third in the series for the poem that frames it-- probably second only to Susan Cooper in the fantasy-poetry power rankings for YA me-- but I haven't gone back to re-read that one.