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All three of the newly-released "Poly series" books are about the O'Keefe family. Mom and Dad are scientifically oriented, although mom has many children and little time for her interests in mathmatics. In this novel, Dad is conducting very secret experiments on starfish having to do with their ability to regenerate. This research is valuable to many, and he has been threatened. But we do not see the O'Keefe's story directly, which is part of the charm of this series. Instead, both the first and second books in this series are seen through the eyes of a young, male narrator who is acquainted with the family through work or by chance. In this volume, a young man, Adam, gets a job as an assistant to Dr. O'Keefe. It is through eyes of this imperfect narrator, as Adam struggles to make a choice between loyalty to the family and the allure of espionage, that we first get to know the O'Keefes.
You really cannot be sure what choice our young man will make, which I like. I also like the way L'Engle does resolve the issues, although I won't spoil that here. But I will identify fantastical elements: Poly gives a gift that seems to imply she has some ability to sense the future; her brother, Charles, also knows that something very sad will happen before it does; there is a dolphin that shows up at opportune moments; and Dr. O'Keefe's experiments seem to conclude with fantastical findings. Yet, for all these magical elements bring to the story, you could take them away and be left with the same story. For that reason, it seems less a fantasy to me and more an example of magic realism.


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The Arm of the Starfish Madeleine L'Engle Books Reviews

Madeleine L'Engle is a top notch young people's writer of both fantasy and real life or a fascinating mix of both. Writers for the young are honor bound to teach lessons for life and she accomplishes that by making her characters with both good and bad character traits. They grow and learn as they face new problems. The plots are worthwhile and consuming.
I loved this book but I wished for more magic and a tesseract like in the first 5 books. I guess serious "critics" would have made scathing remarks if she'd had a tesseract in every book she ever wrote. But I guess I missed it! That being said, it did have me on the edge of my seat the whole time.
Everyone of Madeleine L'Angle's have always been about the experience and this book did not disappoint. Being Book 5 to the A Wrinkle In Time series is had to live up to the four that proceeds it. Needless to say, if you are looking for mystery, suspense, and that heart pounding action this book does it in a way that you will not forget the characters and you will be able to follow along with the action as if you were there.
I have been buying up this set for a friend and reading most of them ahead of time. My friend requested this one because one of the characters is in the other series by L'Engle. As a scientist, I found some parts not quite realistic but close enough and other parts were amazingly still holding up today. I am not sure about such a young teen boy being able to do all of this but honestly, this was a pretty good story. If you have enjoyed any of the Austin family or related stories, you will very much enjoy this one. It reads a little like a thriller and has some enjoyable cultural references. I would like to especially commend the publisher; while these are paperbacks, the covers of this series are beautiful.
As a child, I read everything of Madeleine L'Engle's I could get my hands on. Now, at 45, I just picked this up again for a quick read on a trip. I found that it was even better this time around than what I remembered. Faster paced, and with some good possessions about integrity, and loss, and justice, and grace. A great book that stands the test of time.
The Arm of the Starfish was a very interesting read, that I would readily recommend to any A Wrinkle in Time Quintet and A Ring of Endless Light fans alike, since it the book seems to be melodious blend of both.
We join Adam on a trip to Portugal that goes horribly wrong, and yet he learns many important and very human lessons by the end of the book. The O'Keefe Family series has the recurring theme of forgiveness and acceptance for other for who they are; complex, human, flawed. This theme also plays a part in Adam's story, though perhaps not as acutely as in the following two.
A story that is cold, compassionate, and adventurous. It's bound to captivate anyone looking for an escape.
I read this book a long time ago as a kid (1970's?) and loved it, read it several times. Just for fun I downloaded it from a week ago and I have already read it three times. It's a good read, good characters, many whom I recognized from my dealings with Marine Biology, and all and all a good story. I know it was written for the 12-17 year old, but I still enjoyed it, and I am a few years away from 17.
All three of the newly-released "Poly series" books are about the O'Keefe family. Mom and Dad are scientifically oriented, although mom has many children and little time for her interests in mathmatics. In this novel, Dad is conducting very secret experiments on starfish having to do with their ability to regenerate. This research is valuable to many, and he has been threatened. But we do not see the O'Keefe's story directly, which is part of the charm of this series. Instead, both the first and second books in this series are seen through the eyes of a young, male narrator who is acquainted with the family through work or by chance. In this volume, a young man, Adam, gets a job as an assistant to Dr. O'Keefe. It is through eyes of this imperfect narrator, as Adam struggles to make a choice between loyalty to the family and the allure of espionage, that we first get to know the O'Keefes.
You really cannot be sure what choice our young man will make, which I like. I also like the way L'Engle does resolve the issues, although I won't spoil that here. But I will identify fantastical elements Poly gives a gift that seems to imply she has some ability to sense the future; her brother, Charles, also knows that something very sad will happen before it does; there is a dolphin that shows up at opportune moments; and Dr. O'Keefe's experiments seem to conclude with fantastical findings. Yet, for all these magical elements bring to the story, you could take them away and be left with the same story. For that reason, it seems less a fantasy to me and more an example of magic realism.