A Swiftly Tilting Planet
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A Swiftly Tilting Planet
by Authors:
Madeleine LEngle
Released: 15 December, 1980
ISBN: 0440401585
Paperback
Sales Rank: 8,179
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Customer Review #1:
 The BEST Book In The Entire Time Trilogy!
"A Swiftly Tilting Planet" is the best book! Charles Wallace and Meg, who is really just kything with Charles Wallace, rush against time to try and save the country from the nuclear bomb threats of Mad Dog Branzillo. With the help of his unicorn, Gaudior, Charles Wallace goes through the Might-Have-Beens to try and reset history and save the country. By the way, Meg Murry and Calvin OKeefe, who we remember from "A Wrinkle In Time" are now married and expecting their first child. You should definitely read this book if you have any spare time at all!
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Customer Review #2:
Definitely one of my all-time favorites!
I cant really remember when I first read Madeleine LEngle. It must have been before I was 12. But she is one of my favorite authors, and this book is my favorite of hers! Each time I read it I feel like I get more out of it. I cant wait to get back home and read this book again.
This book IS complex. I would recommend it to anyone who is of the opinion they can think, regardless of age. Yes, it is disturbing at times. But thats no reason to prevent a child from reading it, for life is disturbing at times. Whats important here is that good triumphs over evil in the end, due to choices people make, and due to a higher power. And I dont think there is anything wrong with being pregnant! Meg is probably thinking of writing her thesis or something at the time, it is kind of besides the point of the story.
Also fascinating are the historical references to an apparently European genetically influenced tribe in America long before Columbus. It makes me wonder, and I also wonder where LEngle came up with the rune. Really, I cant say enough, just read this book!
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Customer Review #3:
"Im going to fall"
"A Swiftly Tilting Planet" has been one of my two favorite childrens books, alongside "Old Yeller", ever since I read it as a kid. Rereading it the other night prior to the broadcast of the "Wrinkle in Time" TV movie, I had the same epiphany Ive read about other people having when they reread "The Lord of the Rings" as adults: I didnt remember how **sad** this book is.Yes, I remembered the Chuck storyline clearly, and I knew it was sad as a kid, but I wasnt prepared for how much more powerful I would find it as an adult. I was actually crying when the grandmother asked that the children wait to use the rune until "the time is ripe". Like in "Casablanca", the problems of a family being destroyed by the bad things in life dont amount to a hill of beans compared to nuclear war... I cant imagine an intelligent child who likes time travel stories not falling in love with this book, which will always have a cherished place in my heart.
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