Three stars because I can see how during the time of A Wrinkle in Time's publication, few female protagonists in fiction existed. The concept of a young girl going on an adventure to save her brother and father combats stereotypes about women only practicing passivity. Beyond that, though, I connected with little in this book. The plot felt sloppy and hard-to-follow, the characters came across as one-dimensional, and the religious allusions reduced the complexity of the story's other themes, such as good vs. evil. I wanted to like this one a lot more than I did, though I feel glad for the girls and women who have drawn insight and felt empowered from reading A Wrinkle in Time.