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I first read this in grade school, and keep revisiting it decades later. My wife and I bonded over it when we met, and growing older, I find the messages even m

I first read this in grade school, and keep revisiting it decades later. My wife and I bonded over it when we met, and growing older, I find the messages even more apt. I agree as well, the passage was best cut. It's a little too essay-like, a bit too wordy, in what was a scene where Meg could finally catch up with her father. But I'm really glad they found this and shared it, and it helps give a new perspective on what was guiding L'Engle's thoughts when she wrote the book.

jtheory 12y ago
Loved this book when I was a kid, as well (and there were sequels, I think?). It's curious -- nowadays the summary of the plot only rings a vague bell, and "Camazotz" is not a name I recognize at all. I don't think I'd have remembered this passage, had it not been cut. But the name of the protagonist's little brother -- Charles Wallace -- gave me a delicious little shiver. I doubt I've thought of this book much in 30 years, but there's a whole section of pathways in my brain that unlocks.