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This was the most uninteresting book of the time quintet. Thankfully the tie in to the Noah and the great flood story kept it somewhat engaging. But the lurid behavior of the female characters that were influenced by the evil nephilim was just not a topic I would associate with a good fantasy tale. there was also not as much emphasis on the Science as in her previous books so that also contributed to my lack of interest. Other readers might find this an intriguing book, I didn't. But it showed me even an excellent author can create a so so story.

aislyn_kats's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

lilylanie's review against another edition

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2.0

DNF at around 20%

This book just didn’t work for me the way the others did. The twins were never my favourite characters, and if you multiply a two-dimensional character by two, the resulting answer is neither a four-dimensional character nor even a three-dimensional one. It’s just two really boring dudes, in a really boring place, with a really unbelievable backdrop of creationism. Not for me I’m afraid.

reginas_books's review against another edition

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2.0

For some reason this was hard for me to enjoy at the time, but I might like it more now if I ever try to read it again.

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5.0

My favorite Madeleine L'Engle book. There's something so very comforting about the entire world L'Engle builds in this part of the quartet; and for some reason I'm a much bigger fan of her books where extraordinary things happen to somewhat ordinary people, rather than the ones where extraordinary things happen to truly extraordinary people. You know what I mean? Not that Sandy and Dennys really are all that ordinary--what they are is wonderful, brilliant, and the perfect characters for this perfect adventure.

perrymac23's review against another edition

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slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

tstrehle's review against another edition

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But what happened to the Mammoths?? There were three of them, what will happen to the third one????

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