Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy)
by Cornelia Funke
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Book Reviews of Inkspell (Inkheart Trilogy)
Book Review: Too long to be missing an ending!
Summary: 2 Stars
Inkheart melded the real world and a fantasy world in a way I never thought possible. As an English teacher, I loved how Funke praised the written word and then made it come alive. While I thought Inkheart dragged out the story a little bit, I was intrigued enough to read Inkspell, mostly because I wanted to see what happened to Mo, Meg, and Elinor.
Unfortunately, I couldn't read more than 10 or so pages of Inkspell at a time. The beginning is fabulous as the characters get pulled into the new world.
But once they get there, the best characters lose their lead roles in the story. Really, Meg does not get to do much until late in the book, and Mo has his hands tied for most of the novel. Elinor is left behind so what are the 600 pages about? The answer is mostly new characters and conflicts, which are good, but it isn't until around page 250 when you get a real sense of conflict. I only continued to read because I wanted a sense of closure. Eventually it builds and becomes interesting, since I felt this book wasn't strong enough to read the next part, I rushed to the ending, which ironically is missing. There is only an abrupt end of a chapter and not much of clue as what is going to happen.
I loved the closure of Inkheart and I really felt that Funke was good enough to provide some closure in this book before setting up Inkdeath. That is not the case, so don't read this unless you are really patient and plan to read part 3.
Book Review: This one takes place almost entirely in the fantasy world
Summary: 4 Stars
After reviewing Inkheart it's only right for me to tell everyone about the next book in the series, Inkspell.
Where that story took place mostly in the real-world, this one takes place almost entirely in the fantasy one.
Story overview:
A year after the happenings of Inkheart, Meggie can't help but to think of the magical world she only had a small glimpse of.
Farid convinces Meggie that going to the ink world is the best thing for them both to do, and so, with a voice perhaps even greater than her father's, Meggie reads them there. By one way or another, Dustfinger, Basta, Mortola, Mortimer (Mo), and Resa all find themselves in this fantasy world.
If they thought Capricorn was bad, then that's only because they had yet to meet the dreaded Adderhead; tyrant of the ink world.
Among the people from the real-world is Fenoglio, the author of Inkheart, who finds that he is less in control than he would like, and so he vows to put an end to the Adderhead. With Meggie's voice and Fenoglio's words, they try to put things right, only to find that perhaps their attempts simply make matters worse.
My thoughts:
I liked this book better than Inkheart, and I did really like Inkheart. There are a few places where I found the story dragged on, but I wasn't disappointed by trudging through them.
James D. Maxon
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Book Review: How to fit a 250 page plot into 656 pages.
Summary: 2 Stars
Cornelia Funke has a wonderful writing style. Her words bring the characters to life in much the same way that her protagonists do, albeit mentally rather than physically.
This sequel to the wonderfully written Inkheart is no exception. Unfortunately the book suffers from a malady that even a recitation from the great Slivertongue himself wouldn't cure - it lacks excitement.
What was originally a fast-paced, character driven plot becomes more of a dull milieu through the Inkworld with a smattering of interesting events, occurring every hundred or so pages. The writing is beautiful but the plot is like wading through sludge, while wearing an 80 pound backpack, and pushing against the wind. Events finally draw to a close - requiring the now available "Inkdeath" to continue the story, but the reader is left wondering why these events couldn't have been beautifully written into a book one third the size.
With the enormous number of superbly written (and exciting) books available on the market today, Inkspell has done anything but charm me into reading the next in the series. This book has "spelled" an unfortunate death to my desire to "see how it all turns out."
Best of luck to the characters and to all the little glass men everywhere.
Book Review: Review just like the others!
Summary: 4 Stars
This book is around 600 pages, and I have to say it's not AS good as the first. It took a while to go through it, and it has taken my brother a while as well. It's just not as interesting as the first one, but there are still good parts in it. Dustfinger manages to get someone to read him back into the InkWorld, leaving behind Farid (it was the reader's doing-Dustfinger was someone upset that Farid was left behind). Farid goes to Meggie, who lives with her great aunt with her mom, dad, and the old reader from InkHeart. Farid gets her to read them both (she insisted on that part) into InkWorld, where everything is falling to pieces, and the story is practically writing itself now, for evil is starting to rule everyone. Farid, as some of you may know, has a soft spot for Meggie in the first book. Meggie finds herself liking him in this book, and they share a few kisses (yes, even though she is only 13...). They are beautiful kisses (you know, the author describes them in that 'dreamy' way), but shouldn't be done at their age, especially if they don't know if they are going to be together forever. Anyways, if you get this book, prepare to spend a little while on it...X)Book Review: Inkspell
Summary: 4 Stars
"A piece of wood broke apart in the flames, spiting out glowing sparks at her feet."The fire-eater Dustfinger needs to go back home.When he finds someone who reads him home, Farid plunges in after him and so does Meggie. But when something or someone goes into the book something has to come back out. Who is going to come out? If you read the book you will be suprised throughout.When I first read Inkspell,by Cornelia Funke, I was emmediatlety dragged into it. The main character, Dustfinger is very adventerous in this book, as are most of the other characters. In Inkspell my favorite character is Mortimer,Meggies dad. I like him alot because in the book the story revolved around him. This book is Fiction,but it is still very enjoyable. Another reason why I like this book is because I like fiction and it is an amazing book. I also thnk it builds your imagination because you have to picture things in this book to be able to understand it. I recommend this book for advanced reading, for teens, and adults who love fiction. I hope you read this book. It will drive your imagination out of this world!!!