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Title: A Severed Wasp by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0-374-51783-5 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 01 November, 1983 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.94 (17 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Definitely Worth Reading
Comment: A Severed Wasp is an example of Madeline L'Engle's fictional writing at it's best. This novel continues the story of Katherine Vigneras (previously Forrester) from the book's prequel A Small Rain as Katherine returns to New York for retirement and to come to terms with her past. Madeline L'Engle does an excellent job of describing the life of a pianist, and in such a way that the reader will feel both appreciation and compassion for the main character. She also does a wonderful job of making the reader understand that all things, no matter how painful they may be at the time, play an important role in one's life and happen for a reason. The amount of love that Ms. L'Engle has for her character is easily noticable and the feeling is easily transferred to the reader. Ms. L'Engle has carefully woven bits of information about characters from some of her previous works and what they have grown up to be. She makes references to Phillipa Hunter (And Both Were Young), Emily Gregory (The Young Unicorns), Suzy Austin (all of the Austin-family books), and Josiah (Dave) Davidson (The Young Unicorns). This book has definitely added to my thought that Madeline L'Engle books are like old friends and can be picked up and read over and over again without getting tired of them.
Rating: 5
Summary: Another excellent story
Comment: There are several levels upon which this book appeals to me. The first is the most obvious: Katherine the musician. Madeleine L'Engle captures the heart and soul of the Artist so well, that, while I am reading this book, I can feel, for that fleeting moment, what it is like. Then there is the other thing that she does so well: tie the storyline with threads from previous books. Like the first reviewer, I too was very surprised to find Suzy and Dave married (though there's a subtle hint if you read _Young Unicorns_ carefully). (Note: if you read _Ring of Endless Light_ carefully, Katherine makes a cameo appearance.) And then there's the message -- accepting your past, the decisions you've made, as well as those made for you; taking the pain and just... letting it go (moving through it to get to the other side).
I could go on and on... I re-read this book a lot, and each time (as with the best of the L'Engle books), I learn something new.
Rating: 5
Summary: Stunning!
Comment: This book completely blew me away...I lived and breathed this and "The Small Rain" for the several days I was reading it. Madeleine L'Engle has a special quality for putting in her characters a realism and essence that unveils the true human nature, flawed yet perfect. She has a wonderful portrayal of the world as it is, and though the books are not always happy, they have a type of hidden joy, an acceptance that they cannot change the world, but they can try to. She has a remarkable talent of being able to touch your very soul, to make you believe there IS something out there, something worth living for, and hope flows throughout her writings even in the darkest times. An altogether awesome book!
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Title: The Small Rain by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0374519129 Publisher: Farrar Straus Giroux Pub. Date: 01 July, 1985 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: A Live Coal In The Sea by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0060652861 Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco Pub. Date: 21 May, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: A House Like a Lotus by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0440936853 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 December, 1985 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: The Young Unicorns (Laurel Leaf Books) by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0440999197 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 November, 1989 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Camilla (Laurel Leaf Books) by MADELEINE L'ENGLE ISBN: 0440911710 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 15 November, 1982 List Price(USD): $4.50 |
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