On... A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle and Saturday Morning by Lauraine Snelling

Once again I chose books to read that are almost completely different.

First, A Wind in the Door by Madeleine L'Engle

I enjoyed this book a little bit more than A Swiftly Turning Planet. To be completely honest the fact that I enjoyed it more has the most to do with the fact that I understood this book much more than A Swiftly Turning Planet. This book did not delve into several other connected stories like A Swiftly Turning Planet but A Wind in the Door did enter the realm of the almost unbelievable. I enjoy fantasy because it makes myself think but the mental workout given to me by A Wind in the Door was almost too much. That's something I noticed about both books so far. The whole thing is very mental, very ethereal. The entire book hinges on the ability of Meg, the main character, to kythe (communicate soley mentally) with various other characters. I don't actually understand the whole thing very well but I did enjoy the book. It's written very well.

Second, Saturday Morning by Lauraine Snelling

The last book I read by Lauraine Snelling was a historical novel. This book is set in contemporary times with several very modern women. There isn't one main character. Instead that role is shared by four different women. Most of the time I would much rather explore the story of simply one of these characters and I admit that I did get lost just a little trying to sort between the different characters and their stories. Mrs. Snelling demonstrates her ability as a writer when she carefuly weaves together the lives of these very different yet very similar women. In the first part of the book I kept reading as fast as I could because I wanted to see just how these character's would meet and how their lives would intertwine. I enjoyed the book very much.