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Title: Many Waters by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0-440-40548-3 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 September, 1987 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.28 (82 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Sentimental
Comment: I read this book a number of years ago and by far this is my favorite book by Ms. L'Engle. This is the story that I always remember of hers, an author whose writings I began reading in fifth grade and continue to read as a college student. Many Waters is particularly special for me because it was the first mainstream novel that I read during young adulthood that dealt with an entirely biblical story and I was incredibly impressed with the accuracy of the retelling. After reading Many Waters I re-read the biblical story of Noah and found that although L'Enlge took artistic lisence in her fictional reproduction, her story actually was very closely related to the history. Although the space/time travel is fictional, her account of the time period is beautiful and inspiring. I also love the story because it was what first made me realize that L'Engle is a Christian. Having always loved her works and then discovering that she has many works specifically about Christian faith, devotionals, and her own personal thoughts and reflections is wonderful. She is my favorite author, but she is also a very popular author in many age groups. She was inspiring to me because she is a very public personality who shares my most personal faith. But more than that, she is willing to open up her heart, her mind, and a piece of her soul to share The Message. Not only is this extremely important for those young adults for whom this story is geared, but her writing is bold, inspiring, and lovely. Her words are read by so many and her message so personal that not only does it influence those who have not heard the Word, but those who have, and who cherish it.
Rating: 5
Summary: A Miraculous Finish to the Time Quartet: Many Waters
Comment: Again, Madeleine L'Engle puts forth yet another triumph. Many Waters is a unique heart warming story that almost all can relate to and enjoy. However, this tale is no children's story. L'engle fills the adventure of Sandy and Dennys Murry with romance, rich vocabulary, Biblical stories and theories, and more adult criteria. Indeed, it would not be wise to read this book and not be accustomed to the story of Noah's Arc. For the correct audience this book is perfection! Many Waters takes its readers on aventures almost unthinkable by the average human mind. L'Engle, again, displays her brilliance and absolutely perfect imagination.
Rating: 5
Summary: Well-written adventure with a dash of teen angst
Comment: For me, this book was an all-time favorite of mine through my teen years. I picked it up at the age of fourteen and read it in a day, barely stopping to eat! I completely fell in love with the Murray twins, Sandy and Dennys, who are learning not only to cope with the onslaughts of puberty, but with their odd-man-out status in a family of extra-extraordinary individuals. I loved "A Wrinkle In Time" as a child, but I loved the fact that L'Engle gave the twins their own shot at an supernatural adventure, which in turn helps them with the transition into manhood and discovering who they really are.
A snowstorm forces the fifteen-year-old twins indoors from an impromtu hockey game. They are alone in the Murray house, and soon boredom sets in, leading the boys to start snooping in their father's labratory. A time machine is unwittingly discovered, the boys wish for "some place warm and dry", and the next thing they know, they are whisked away to a strange desert, not knowing that their father's invention has transported them to the Biblical times of Noah and the great flood. Here they discover that humans live for hundreds of years, that nephilims (angels thrown down from heaven) are the bad guys, and seraphim (good angels still in the service of God) are the good guys. Noah has just been told by God to build an ark, but everyone, including his children, thinks he's crazy. Yet with the twins' help, God's will is eventually carried out, but with a price.
Much angst, adventure, conspiracy, violence, romance and Biblical lessons insue. I'll say one thing--Sunday school never taught you THIS about the famous story of Genesis! L'Engle flawlessly incorporates Biblical texts with her own fictional twists. The end result is a wonderful read that will make you adore the members of the Murray family even more.
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Title: A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0440487617 Publisher: Yearling Books Pub. Date: 01 April, 1974 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: A Wrinkle In Time by MADELEINE L'ENGLE ISBN: 0440498058 Publisher: Yearling Pub. Date: 11 May, 1998 List Price(USD): $6.50 |
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Title: An Acceptable Time by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0440208149 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 01 December, 1990 List Price(USD): $5.99 |
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Title: Dragons in the Waters (Laurel Leaf Books) by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0440917190 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 15 August, 1982 List Price(USD): $5.50 |
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Title: The Arm of the Starfish (Laurel-Leaf Books) by Madeleine L'Engle ISBN: 0440901839 Publisher: Laure Leaf Pub. Date: 15 January, 1980 List Price(USD): $4.99 |
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