Book Review: A SWIFTLY TILTING PLANET

Author: Madeleine L'Engle
Number of Pages: 304
Publisher: Square Fish
Release Date: January 1, 1978

When the President of the United States calls Mr. Murry on Thanksgiving night telling him that a nuclear war may begin in a matter of days, or even hours, the Murry household is filled with a sense of dread. Suddenly Mrs. O'Keefe starts saying an old rune, and tells Charles Wallace that he alone has the power to stop this entire war. Will the help of a unicorn and Mrs. O'Keefe's memories of the past be enough to save the country? And will they be able to achieve this in a single night?
This book was very different from the other books in this series (A Wrinkle in Time and A Wind in the Door). It was very historical, dealing with different societies and cultures in the past. It still had that element of science fiction (Charles Wallace was traveling back in time, after all) but it was different from the first two books.

However, it proved to be very interesting. It was very neat to see how all of the descendants of Mrs. O'Keefe connected through time. There were a lot of little details threaded through this novel that really made it an enjoyable book. The reader gets to experience different time periods, many new characters, and a Charles Wallace that is a bit older and a lot wiser. Although some parts of this book were slow and dragged on, it was still a very good read. It feels as though as the series progresses the novels grow less and less childish, which isn't a bad thing for a YA reader.
My Rating: :0) :0) :0) :0) 4 out of 5 smileys.
Would I recommend it to a friend?: Yes.

Always,
NutFreeNerd