Many Waters (Time Quintet, #4) (Laurel-leaf books)

by Madeleine L'Engle

The fifteen-year-old Murry twins, Sandy and Dennys, are accidentally sent back to a strange Biblical time period, in which mythical beasts roam the desert and a man named Noah is building a boat in preparation for a great flood.

• ISBN10: 0374347972
• ISBN13: 9780374347970
• Publish Date: 1 January 1986
• Publish Status: Active
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Farrar Straus Giroux
• Format: Hardcover
• Pages: 310
• Language: English

Reviews

[inlibrisveritas]

I was alittle confused going into it because it is listed as the 4th book but it seems to take place between 2 and 3. Overall I enjoyed it, I loved the different take on a well known bible story. And seeing as I'm not a religious person I was quite surprised that I enjoyed as much as I did.

[ladygrey]

I read Many Waters so long and ago and so many times I can't think of it with an analytical mind.

I keep coming back to it because I love the characters. It's a simple and straight forward book, but all of the characters are distinct and well drawn. I love the way they see the world and grow and change and listen to the stars. I love the seraphim. Sometimes Sandy and Dennys are a little simplistic and seem to artificially be the voice of doubt for a logical reader but I love them anyway. And I always wish that there were echoes of the Sandy and Dennys who had lived with Noah and his family in [b:A Swiftly Tilting Planet|77276|A Swiftly Tilting Planet (Time Quintet, #3)|Madeleine L'Engle|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327465278s/77276.jpg|1196024] but I know it was written first. Still, I would have liked to have seen how they grew up with the influence of this story upon them.

Because it's a good story.