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Ladies and Gentlemen... it has arrived.
2012. The 50th Anniversary of The Book That Changed My Life. As much as books do when you read like a freak at least.
I plan not to let this go quietly by. I will not merely post a quick retrospective once and have done with it. No, I will spend this WHOLE YEAR obsessing on the topic of A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle <-- NOTICE HOW I SPELLED THAT OUT HERE? That's so you can quickly go round up a copy and read it so you won't be left out this year! Go! Do it!
Because I will be delving deep into various aspects of the story, under the assumption that my audience has already read it. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS GALORE AND I WON'T CARE. IT'S FIFTY YEARS OLD FOR CRIPES SAKE. It will be a thorough and multifaceted look at not only the concepts and issues raised by the book, but also how it personally ties into my own life and opinions, and other books, and, like, other stuff.
I will post a Year of the Tesseract post either once a week or once every two weeks, depending on how much time I have to actually do so. I plan to cover such topics as:
--science fiction, science fantasy, and where one draws the line
--feminism as it relates to the book
--Meg/Calvin Shipping
--the movie adaption, and why I don't hate it
--the role of religion in the books
--AND MUCH, as the say, MORE
We'll start next week appropriately on Stephen Hawking's birthday by answering the question, WHAT THE HECK IS A TESSERACT, ANYWAY?
Meanwhile, we'll review by having me link you to EVERYTHING ELSE I'VE ALREADY POSTED ON THE TOPIC. I THINK:
The Official Story Of Why This Is The Book That Changed My Life
In Which I Realize Madeleine L'Engle Isn't As Well Known In Other Countries As Here, And Die a Little
I'll link you to the Top Ten Literary Crushes Post only because Calvin makes #1. I'll be going into more detail on THAT later this year, too, believe me.
And, likewise, I'll link you to my Favorite Authors list so you can read the lovely little blurb I wrote about L'Engle at the top of THAT one, too.
Wrinkle makes this Books That Shaped My Adolescence post. Duh.
I Tie Madeleine L'Engle Into Reviews For Two Completely Different Books, Both Of Which I Plan to Look At In More Detail This Year Sometime
My Memorial Post to Madeleine L'Engle
...okay and beyond that we're going way back in time when I posted a whole lot of surveys and junk every day and I don't feel like wading through it any longer. SO.
Welcome to my Obsession of the Year! See you next week! Or before then on some other topic, but on the topic of Tesseracts, next week!
2012. The 50th Anniversary of The Book That Changed My Life. As much as books do when you read like a freak at least.
I plan not to let this go quietly by. I will not merely post a quick retrospective once and have done with it. No, I will spend this WHOLE YEAR obsessing on the topic of A Wrinkle In Time by Madeleine L'Engle <-- NOTICE HOW I SPELLED THAT OUT HERE? That's so you can quickly go round up a copy and read it so you won't be left out this year! Go! Do it!
Because I will be delving deep into various aspects of the story, under the assumption that my audience has already read it. THERE WILL BE SPOILERS GALORE AND I WON'T CARE. IT'S FIFTY YEARS OLD FOR CRIPES SAKE. It will be a thorough and multifaceted look at not only the concepts and issues raised by the book, but also how it personally ties into my own life and opinions, and other books, and, like, other stuff.
I will post a Year of the Tesseract post either once a week or once every two weeks, depending on how much time I have to actually do so. I plan to cover such topics as:
--science fiction, science fantasy, and where one draws the line
--feminism as it relates to the book
--Meg/Calvin Shipping
--the movie adaption, and why I don't hate it
--the role of religion in the books
--AND MUCH, as the say, MORE
We'll start next week appropriately on Stephen Hawking's birthday by answering the question, WHAT THE HECK IS A TESSERACT, ANYWAY?
Meanwhile, we'll review by having me link you to EVERYTHING ELSE I'VE ALREADY POSTED ON THE TOPIC. I THINK:
The Official Story Of Why This Is The Book That Changed My Life
In Which I Realize Madeleine L'Engle Isn't As Well Known In Other Countries As Here, And Die a Little
I'll link you to the Top Ten Literary Crushes Post only because Calvin makes #1. I'll be going into more detail on THAT later this year, too, believe me.
And, likewise, I'll link you to my Favorite Authors list so you can read the lovely little blurb I wrote about L'Engle at the top of THAT one, too.
Wrinkle makes this Books That Shaped My Adolescence post. Duh.
I Tie Madeleine L'Engle Into Reviews For Two Completely Different Books, Both Of Which I Plan to Look At In More Detail This Year Sometime
My Memorial Post to Madeleine L'Engle
...okay and beyond that we're going way back in time when I posted a whole lot of surveys and junk every day and I don't feel like wading through it any longer. SO.
Welcome to my Obsession of the Year! See you next week! Or before then on some other topic, but on the topic of Tesseracts, next week!
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Date: 2012-01-01 11:24 pm (UTC)From: (Anonymous)~kiki
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Date: 2012-01-02 03:51 am (UTC)From:no subject
Date: 2012-01-02 07:32 pm (UTC)From:When we bought the new house, I planned out the built-in bookshelves in the living room before we even moved in - as to what I would put AROUND the L'Engle collection.
(Have you read the posthumously-published "The Joyous Season"?)