Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy)
by Cornelia Funke
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Book Reviews of Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy)
Book Review: Very detailed, unique and great story
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great story!
This is quite the page-turner! I was driven to read more by both the action/adventure and the plot/conclusion. Both are excellently written! Funke's style of writing (and indeed the translation made by Anthea Bell) makes for a smooth and beautiful read.
Wonderfully drawn and very detailed characters fill this book from cover to cover, each character being unique and complete. The story is told from multiple viewpoints, which adds another interesting dimension to the story and plot.
The book doesn't contain many light-hearted chapters (as you would find in Harry Potter or Narnia) but the wonderful lead characters are such good people that the book is far from dark.
The whole idea of the story is beautiful and intriguing! And the quotes that begin each chapter are perfectly chosen.
I kept wondering if there were areas that Funke could have taken out to make the book shorter - but I couldn't really find anything that wouldn't mar the story in some way, and I was grateful there were as many pages to read as there were!
A wonderful read and an interesting story that I think has become a new favorite!
Book Review: A Fantastic Read!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have owned Inkheart for awhile and have put off reading it for other books that I have. Boy, was that a mistake! I finally decided to read it and I loved it!
The story is about a girl named Meggie who loves books. Her father, Mo, loves books as well. Their house is filled with them. Even though they both read to themselves, Meggie noticed her father has never read out loud to her. One night a dark stranger appears at their house. From there the book just keeps on going. There is so much more to the book. I don't want to create any spoilers for those who have not read it though. The main part of this story is that Meggie finds out her Dad can read people and objects right out of any book. The catch is that something from this world must replace what he reads out of the other world. Meggie father realized that this might just be as much of a curse as it is a gift.
The book was fast paced and an enjoyable read. My favorite part about it is the way Meggie, her father and her great aunt all have such a love and respect of books. That reminds me so much of me that I fell in love with the book from the beginning. I highly recommed this book!
Book Review: Wonderful idea, loses some in the translation?
Summary: 4 Stars
Inkheart - a villan so bad, with a heart so black, it may well be called inkheart.
The villan is that bad. He will scare the patootie off of any child with an imagination. Promise.
The heroes are good. Their motives are pure. And they make you mad with their silly, trusting maneuvers sometimes. This frustration is the hallmark of a great story.
There are characters who are neither heroes nor villans... and they almost make this story. Dustfinger, Elinor, Fenoglio, Farid... these characters are so complex, and they aren't even the main characters in the story!
I think that's what makes me pull a star from this review. The story was almost too complex. The author had so much she wanted to convey, and I became quite impatient with the getting on with it. I don't know whether it was the translation from the German or simply the style of the story. Perhaps I'm just an impatient American. But I found this fantasy a little too verbose for my taste.
The story itself, though, is just fantastic, and well worth the long read.
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Book Review: Amazing
Summary: 5 Stars
I recently read the book "Inkheart". This was my favorite book of all time. This is an awesome book for people who like fantasy and magic!
It is about a young girl named Meggie and her father, Mo, who can read things out of books. Her father first discovered his powers when Meggie was three. He was reading to her and her mother when her mother, Teresa, was read into the book! The book he was reading was called Inkheart. So when her mother was read into the book, evil rulers were read out. So our world and the world of Inkheart became one and started their own story.
One of my favorite chapters in the book was chapter 56, "The Shadow." It's when the shadow beast from the land of Inkheart is called to do a deed for Capricorn, one of the evil rulers read out of the book. It really pulls the whole book together and explains a lot.
The theme of this book is that no matter what book you are reading, there is always a bigger story behind it. So join Meggie along her journey to control her gift as she tells the story of the land of Inkheart.
-- Hailey McLaughlin
Book Review: Sucks you in
Summary: 5 Stars
A lot of teenage girls are claiming that the book Twilight by Stephanie Meyer "sucked them in from the first page". Funny, because Twilight didn't work for me (but that is neither here nor there)...but Inkheart did.
As a lover of books since before I could even read properly, I love the attention to details and description that Funke puts into this novel, and the shout-outs to classics (such as Meggie and Mo using Elvish writing from The Lord of the Rings, my favorite book). I couldn't begin to explain why, but the style captured my attention from page one and I found myself engrossed in the Inkworld. The plot is both fascinating and innovative: what if you could read a character out of a book, and go into it yourself? I've often wanted to meet my favorite characters, but Funke put a great spin on it by also having the villain of the piece come into our world as well as the protagonist and exploring the darker side of this wonderful idea.
I remain, however, unsure about the movie - but I'll give it a chance, anyway. It's the least I can do.