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My mother read this book to me when I was about 8 or 9 and I remember being transfixed. Having read it again as an adult I thought it was pretty awful. Anyone else experience this?

Dave Courtney I read it as a kid and fell in love with it. Reread it a number of times. It infused me with a sense of wonder and taught me to see and encounter the â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI read it as a kid and fell in love with it. Reread it a number of times. It infused me with a sense of wonder and taught me to see and encounter the world through on than just black and white terms.

It has been nearly 30 years since I last picked it up. with the movie coming out I decided to revisit it. As with all great children's literature, the joy of reading it as an adult is being able to see what I experienced as a kid but maybe didn't understand the way I am able to now that I am older. There is a rather profound and timely commentary in this story about the ways in which we see ourselves, the ways in which we accept others, and the socio-political forces that push back against our responsibility towards each other. I was able to see this through fresh eyes and it had me hooked. Loved it every bit as much as I did when I was young, and appreciated it maybe even more considering how much more aware I am of the state of the world. I needed this message of this book, one in which love wins over hate.

On that same note, I was quite surprised and taken aback by some of the hate for this book in our modern age. It's not a dominant voice but it definitely is visible. And what surprised me is how much of that anchors itself in the books religious undertones. I heard people state their outright distrust for a children's book that claims to be about science but dares to include Christian imagery, calling it evangelical or shameless proselytizing. Or how a book that seemed so progressive duped them into having to see the characters quote scripture.

As if a scientific mind could not also consider religious symbolism. And as if a writer who happened to be a Christian couldn't also be progressive. People completely seem to miss how progressive this book really was in giving us the female heroine of Meg, and how aware the author was of both her own scientific interest and her religious conviction.

It's as if these same critics would imagine a world in which everyone is the same and the only books children get to read are books in which they are fed the same philosophy. It's ironic that they might actually be the ones who need the message in this book most of all. (less)

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I remember loving this book as a student. But, what age range is it appropriate for? I've got a 7.5 yr old who is reading about a year above his age. Would this still be too old for him? If we read it together...?

Christine Soules I remember reading it once when I was too young to fully understand, and then again when I really understood the meaning of it. Maybe you could read iâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðI remember reading it once when I was too young to fully understand, and then again when I really understood the meaning of it. Maybe you could read it again along side your 7.5 yo and answer any questions :)(less)

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BEST book i have ever read. I recommend it to everyone.

Susanne If this is the best book you've ever read you definitely need to read more....just saying...
â€¦m´Ç°ù±ðIf this is the best book you've ever read you definitely need to read more....just saying...
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Wait, is this book fantasy? If it is, then was it good? Do you think a 5th grader can read it?

Lindsie This book is fantasy. Yes, i enjoyed this book very much (I gave it 5 stars). Yes, a fifth grader can read it. I read this at school in a book club anâ€¦m´Ç°ù±ðThis book is fantasy. Yes, i enjoyed this book very much (I gave it 5 stars). Yes, a fifth grader can read it. I read this at school in a book club and really enjoyed it, plus the assignments were really fun and my teacher had us find the theme to this book.(less)

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Is the movie better than the book, or is book better by itself? How much will the movie modify from the storyline, since the novel was published in 1962. There's a big difference between 1962 and 2018. Plus, will this classic novel make into the Oscars?