Reviews for A Wind in the Door

The average rating for A Wind in the Door based on 2 reviews is 4.5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2008-06-02 00:00:00 Anca Joe Madeleine L'Engle is probably one of the reasons why I think magic and faith and science are ultimately compatible.

Review # 2 was written on 2019-04-27 00:00:00 Daniel Sytsma My second read in the time quintet! And oh boy, how much and why I still enjoy reading children books is just out of my grasp! Charles Wallace, our brilliant and intuitive 6 year old gets ill. He talks about things, that his elder sister Meg, finds impossible to exist. Do they really exist? Does their existence really matter? All of a sudden, it turns out that Charles Wallace's life is important for the survival of our universe. And somehow, Meg alone with the help of certain creatures, has to sort out ways to save her dear younger brother. The components used in the novel: time and size difference between two galaxies (earth and human body), the Proginoskes, Mr. Jenkins, The Teacher Blajney, Echthroi, Sposors and Yadah, all had very strong character development! Compassion, friendship, empathy, sacrifice, care and above all love has been taught as a lesson throughout the story. I believe not only children but sometimes elders should read such magical books to open the gates of our grown up minds to the possibility of impossibilities. Because a lot of lessons taught in this book are not age specific! "Don't try to comprehend with your mind. Your minds are very limited. Use your intuition." The story tells us that we are nothing alone. Every particle in the universe exists to complement the other and nothing is complete within itself! That in the battle between good and evil, it is good that always wins, no matter how much difficult does it seem in the start! That you can change nothing into everything by the mere acts of love and acceptance! "The temptation for farandola or for man or for star is to stay an immature pleasure-seeker. When we seek our own pleasure as the ultimate good, we place ourselves as the center of the universe. A fara or a man or a star has his place in the universe, but nothing created is the center" One other lesson this story teaches us is that we cannot have wings unless we are rooted! And we cannot enjoy the vastness of the skies unless our roots are deep down in the ground. It is true, small offspring. Now that I am rooted I am no longer limited by motion. Now I may move anywhere in the universe. I sing with the stars. I dance with the galaxies. I share in the joy-and in the grief. We farae must have our part in the rhythm of the mitochondria, or we cannot be. If we cannot be, then we are not. I loved reading this book as much I loved reading "A WRINKLE IN TIME". Undoubtedly, 5 happy, loving, dancing stars!