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Many Waters (Time Quartet) (平装)
by Madeleine L'Engle
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Science fiction, Ages 9-12, Children's books |
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| MSL Pointer Review:
Another top-notch Murry children tale from L'Engle which is a wonderful ramp through Biblical and mythological lore combined with elements of fantasy and science fiction. |
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Kat Solo (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
Now matter how many times I read it, this book never disappoints. Its fascinating story recreates a biblical world that time forgot. Rather than sticking to the typical genesis story, L'engle leaves you with plenty of food for thought. However, don't pick up this book expecting it to be just like her Meg stories. Written in a style more akin to her adult novels or those about the Austins, this book has a more serious undertone. While slower paced, it is full of detail and introspection not found in the others. To me, this book is a delight to read no matter what age you are and is as good at almost 20 as at almost 15. Recently, my mother finally reluctantly picked it up at my suggestion and it's now one of her favorite books. |
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Aleesha Coke (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
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 impromptu hockey game. They are alone in the Murray house, and soon boredom sets in, leading the boys to start snooping in their father's laboratory. 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 insure. 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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Kelly Steed (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
Sandy and Dennys Murry enter their parent's lab and play on their father's computer something that is strictly forbidden. But as the saying goes, "Boys will be boys!" It tessers them to the warm climate they requested. At first the boys believe that they have landed on a distant planet but soon discover they are still on Earth having traveled back to biblical times. They meet Japheth while he's divining for water in the desert. He takes them to his grandfather Lamech's oasis where their burnt skin is treated. Lamech's son is Noah of the ark and flood fame. People lived hundreds of years in this time but they misused their years and that's why El (God) seeks to destroy the Earth. He chooses to spare Noah and part of his family. God like creatures, the Nephilim and the Seraphim, roam the Earth. Both need a physical host and use animals which they shape shift in and out of at will. The Nephilim are the equivalent of God's fallen angels and the Seraphim are his loyal angels whose chosen to loose some of their powers in order to protect man. Yalith, Noah's daughter, is on the verge of becoming a woman. The twins fall in love with her and she with them. Eblis is a nephilim and has offered to instruct Yalith in the ways of pleasure. She resists! Sandy and Dennys are the normal ones in the Murray family out-going jocks who fit-in everywhere. Now they discover that they have to find their own way out of this situation before they too drown in the flood. Many Waters is a wonderful ramp through Biblical and mythological lore combined with elements of fantasy and science fiction. Another top-notch Murry children tale from L'Engle! |
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Angela (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
When I started reading Many Waters I was in awe! The different characters and the settings jumped out at you, and I liked that. The characters seemed to interest me as well. The fact that the boys were able to help people so much and catch the errors of the families was amazing! That is why I have the book 5 stars. |
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S. K. Simmons (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
I read this book a number of years ago and this was my favorite book by Madeline L'Engle, and will always be the one most vivid in my memory. Many Waters surprised me even in the 5th grade when I realized that the story was of a biblical nature and was recounting the story of the great flood. I remember loving her ability to retell an ancient story with accuracy while using her artistic license to add a new character and making it very entertaining. All L'Engle fans should be sure to read this one, and those who aren't should as well. Most won't be disappointed. I know I wasn't. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
Many Waters was a great book! This time, Sandy and Dennys have their own adventure. One day after Sandy and Dennys return home from school they go fumbling around in their dad's lab (he has been researching about a tesser and space). They type in his computer and then are about to leave when they see a note saying "Experiment in Progress: Stay Out". They leave the lab and walk down the hallway and open the kitchen door. Suddenly they appear in the middle of a desert and a fellow named Japheth comes to rescue them (there was no Oasis nearby). Japheth teaches them how to call a Unicorn and they each mount one. During the ride, Sandy nearly falls asleep but Dennys wakes him up. This causes Dennys to fall off his unicorn and disappear. He disappeared because someone in another village called the Unicorn he was riding on. Sandy makes it to the Oasis Village first, so he gets medical attention and heals before Dennys does. Dennys arrives soon after, having gotten an even worse sunburn. He also has had a tiny adventure. There at the Village, they learn of Yalith, of Grandfather Lamach, and of many other people. They also learn about the Seraphim and the Nephilim as well as about Manticores and the mysterious Mammoths. The whole story is set around a desert but mainly takes place at an Oasis Village in the desert. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
The novel Many Waters by Madeleine L’Engle is so enticing you will not want to put it down. It intertwines Biblical ideas with contemporary life in such a way that some very enigmatic concepts are made truly believable. I really like L’Engle’s work in general, and I especially enjoyed this book. In the beginning the Murray twins, Sandy and Dennys wonder into their parents’ lab, overlooking an “experiment in progress” sign on the door. Their parents are scientists exploring space and time travel, which puts the twins in a potentially dangerous position. The boys toy with one experiment, which transports them to the middle of the desert. All the inhabitants of the desert are very small in comparison to Sandy and Dennys, and there are two other types of creatures, the seraphim, or the angels, and the nephilim, or fallen angels. They pull the twins in opposite directions of good and evil. All the mortal creatures pertain to characters in the story of Noah’s Ark of the book of genesis. Just like in the story, a great flood, or many waters, is approaching and it is up to Sandy and Dennys to help Noah build the ark. All the boys want to do is get home. In my opinion, this is a great book, and no matter what your personality or lifestyle may be, you will be able to relate to the characters and appreciate this novel. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
Excellent! Brilliant! One of the best books I've read! But, is it better than A Wrinkle in time? Some people would say. I do think this book is better than A Wrinkle in Time. This book kept me hooked while Madeleine L'Engle's First book would be like read 2 chapters in about 3 days it was not very "Active," where as in the first chapter of Many Waters they get sucked through a computer into another demention. So yes I do think this book is better than A Wrinkle in Time. |
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A. Letts (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
I find all four of these books to be enchanting. A Wrinkle in Time focuses on Meg Murry and Charles Wallace Murry in their search for their father and quest to stop the evil IT. A Wind in the Door continues the adventure when Charles Wallace gets sick and Meg, with the help of her friends, must save him from his possibly fatal disease. A Swiftly Tilting Planet takes you forward another five years. A nuclear war threatens to start, and only C.W. can stop it from becoming a reality. Many Waters goes back a few years when Sandy and Dennys, Meg and C.W.'s twin brothers, get flung back in time to the age of the Bible, where they must make sure that the people there know what to do before it's too late. I strongly recommend all four of these books. |
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A reader (MSL quote), USA
<2007-01-04 00:00>
I really like this book. The Murry twins type something on the computer keys and a blast of heat. To bad that they didn't see the sign on the door "experiment in progress. Please keep out." They are standing in the middle of a desert with nobody to be seen. Exhausted they find a cool rock under a tree. But all of a sudden a small man with a miniature mammoth. But Sandy and Dennys get separated while riding on unicorns. The small people help them heal from the sun burn. But how will they get back to their own time? |
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