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A Ring of Endless Light (平装)
by Madeleine L'Engle
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Award-winning books, Fiction, Life & death, Ages9-12, Children's books |
| Market price: ¥ 98.00
MSL price:
¥ 78.00
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MSL rating:
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| MSL Pointer Review:
A girl encounters love, friendship, and questions the true purpose of life, as well as what death truly means. Using symbolism and metaphors to represent life and death, the book celebrates everything beautiful and good in this world, which often goes unnoticed in the midst of the darkness, fear and confusion. |
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Brooke (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
This is absolutely the best book I've ever read. You become Vicky, and struggle through a very difficult summer. I can relate to everything she talks about. You can imagine the dolphins, and become to love them. L'engle pulls you into this amazing masterpiece. If you don't read this book, you don't know what you're missing out on. |
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James (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
Reading this book, the only surprise to me is that it did not win the Newbery Award outright. It certainly deserved to. A Ring of Endless Light is a deep and complex book about death and its place in life. It is so good that it overshadows the rest of the Austin Family series of novels, particularly "Troubling a Star", which follows it in the series. Madeleine is very at home here with the characters of the Austins and tells a compelling story of their last summer with their grandfather, who is dying of leukemia. Fifteen-year-old Vicky carries off the story very well as the narrator, getting the reader deeper and more personally involved with the characters. The story of her summer is alternately funny, touching, uplifting and very sad. "A Ring of Endless Light" will hit anybody in the gut who can remember losing their own grandparents. The weight that's placed on Vicky's shoulders throughout the book makes my heart ache. This ache is emphasized by the other events of that summer, with the normally lovelorn Vicky (quite to her shock) finding three men in her life. Not only is she pursued by the staid but sympathetic Leo and the fascinating but dangerous Zachary, but she develops strong feelings for the distant Adam Eddington, a scientist friend of her brother John who enlists her help with his project on communicating with dolphins, and who finds himself being emotionally drawn towards this interesting young woman. Some may think the premise of communicating with dolphins and learning from their spiritual sides to be silly, but Madeleine has the guts to pull it off. Those readers should find more to like, anyway, in Vicky's rapport with Adam, and the shocking personal climax she faces in the final chapters. This book is highly recommended, and one which I'm sure many will cherish. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
This book is just amazing. This is the best book by the best author. I read this book over and over and I never get sick of it! I recommend this book to everyone! There's a little romance in it with the main character Vicky Austin and Zachary Gray and Adam Eddington. It's a difficult year for Vicky because her favorite grandfather is ill with leukemia and is slowly dieing. Vicky meets dolphins and creates a special friendship with the dolphin, Basil. It's just wonderful the way the dolphins are described. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
What a beautiful, well written book! This is about Vicky Austin who finds herself wondering why being a teenager is so hard. After a treasured friend dies, the attention of three boys is set on her. Zachary is a sophisticated, troubled boy who is mixed up about life. Leo is the deceased man's son who is an old friend aching for comfort and romance. Adam is a boy who treats Vicky like a little child when she is ready to become an adult, but he also offers her a chance to work with dolphins. Now I should mention that this book is very much a book for all of you dolphin lovers. Vicky feels she can talk to them when she meets a male dolphin called Basil. The dolphins are very good friends and even help her save her brother's life. Also, if you have a liking of poetry, this book is for you. This is a beautiful book! |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
Vicky Austin is dealing with emotional problems. The first is Commander Rodney, the whole family's friend. When he dies a hero's death trying to save a kid's life in the storm, the Austins are all very sad. Then when Vicky finds out that her friend Zachary attempted suicide, killed Commander Rodney, and injured himself, she is feeling very traumatized. She starts blaming him for what happened, even though Zachary didn't mean any harm to anyone but himself. Then there is more. Leo, Commander Rodney's son, finds Vicky and wants comfort and maybe something more. But Vicky has other plans for the summer when Adam, her brother's friend, has her help in his project with dolphins. I thought this book was excellent because it shows a teenager's insight on the world around her. If these feelings came into a kid's life, I don't think any normal kid could manage. But Vicky has a way where she can fall apart but still remain standing at the same time. This book showed that even when you think you have given up, something new can always happen, maybe answering your prayers or maybe, just maybe, making things a little worse. This book may, however, be a little too emotional on Vicky's part. I think that she blames herself a lot even when it is not totally her fault. Vicky could also be a little more understanding with the people around her than she is. I give this book five stars because I thought it was a truly excellent book. I would recommend it to people who like fiction with a realistic, emotional twist to it. I think it really shows a bad experience in a better light. |
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