Post by pinkiepromise on Dec 30, 2004 15:18:41 GMT -5
I don't know how many of you will know this book, but it's by Madeleine L'Engle, who wrote A Wrink;e in Time. A Ring of Endless Light is much darker than the Disney Channel movie adaptation. MUCH darker. A lot more death, more disturbing imagery and whatnot. I got kinda depressed reading it, but I'm mjust insane. It makes you think critically about and question a lot. The grandfather, though his condition deteriorates increasingly throughout the book, says some very profound things. He questions whether people who try to do good thing actually have kindness at heart, of if it's just out of vanity. That really got me thinking. And there's an entire character in the book who wasn't in the movie, and you'll feel for him immediately. He's kind of a dork, and his dad just died, and he really wants the main character, Vicky, to like him, but she's stuck between two other guys. Iwas disappointed that Vicky and Ryan never kissed in the book, like they did in the movie, but the deep connection theydeveloped was described in depth, and it was wonderful. And then there's the fact that I was dolphin obsessed in grade 6, though I read this in grade 7. But really, it's not about dolphins. This may turn you off, but it's about death. still, if you want to think more about the world, and you're always questionning life and whatnot, you should really read this. At some point in his or her life, everyone should read this.
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