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Madeleine L’Engle, Children’s Writer, Is Dead

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By DOUGLAS MARTINMadeleine L’Engle, who in writing more than 60 books, including childhood fables, religious meditations and science fiction, weaved emotional tapestries transcending genre and generation, died Thursday in Connecticut. She was 88.Her death, of natural causes, was announced today by her publisher, Farrar, Straus and Giroux. (Remainder of text deleted due to copyright)www.katrinaarcher.com

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fairportfan says I'm sorry she's dead - i read it elsewhere some time ago - but, as a long-time science-fiction and fantasy fan, i have to say that she (like J.K.Rowling) was a vastly over-rated writer. I don't really mind too much when people from outside the SF/fantasy field decide to write stories that fall withing it... I don't even mind when, not knowing what's been done before, they re-invent the wheel (metaphorically speaking). The problem comes when they apparently can't decide how many corners it should have. L'Engle (and Rowling) wrote stories that turned on plot mechanisms that have become (at best) cliches within the SF/fantasy field, and offered them up to us with a wide-eyed pleasure at their brilliant inventiveness. I read the first couple of books by each and then ignored them, and then politely said "That's nice. I'm sure it's *very* good," when people gushed at me about them. As i also did when people gushed at me about Ayn Rand, Kahlil Ghibran and Carlos Castaneda...

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RGM says Never read her stuff, but thanks anyway buddy. Thought maybe there might be fans of hers on here.

Permalink posted 10/04/2007
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amber says A Wrinkle in Time is a vivid childhood memory of mine. I think I will buy it and read it with my daughter this weekend.

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darmuzz says I loved A Wrinkle in Time when I was a kid. I re-read it in the last few years and was quite surprised by the main character's anger toward her father. Always knew it was a religious allegory too, like C. S. Lewis' books. However, I have not recommended Ms. L'Engle's books to my daughter because I think they are dated. BTW, fairportfan, I am not a fan of J.K. Rowling either Thanks for posting this, RGM, as I hadn't seen it elsewhere

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RGM says Your welcome... :)

Permalink posted 10/06/2007