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Title: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, Anthea Bell ISBN: 0-439-53164-0 Publisher: Chicken House Pub. Date: October, 2003 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.44 (73 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Classic fun for book lovers
Comment: Written in the expansive style of an old children's classic, Inkheart is a story for those who truly love books. Forget the old formula of a normal person getting caught in a fantasy world, Inkheart turns that tradition on its head when characters from a fantasy novel get sucked into our world. Meggie's father has always had the talent of bringing things out of the books he reads aloud, and it's his great misfortune that the first time he brought people out, he inflicted a particularly amoral villain on the world. Many years after the event, that villain has taken over a remote village, and has plans for the future. Meggie, her bookbinder father, and her book-collecting aunt must stop this heartless scoundrel from using them to expand his little empire.
The characters are detailed, multi-dimensional and engaging, and the story is a page-turner, with unexpected twists and turns. It was difficult to put down!
While the ending was satisfactorily resolved, there are enough loose ends that this book is simply screaming for a sequel to be written. I hope there will be one!
Rating: 3
Summary: A wonderfully, imaginative story, but...
Comment: ... it took Funke wa-ay too long to tell it. After reading the tight, well-paced "Thief Lord," Funke's earlier book, I and my sons were eager to jump into "Inkheart." More words do not, however, necessarily mean a better story nor, seemingly, more action. A 500+ children's book can be forgiven if there are twists and turns throughout, as well as numerous multi-dimensional characters. But Funke's book is a pretty straightforward affair, all plot resolutions having been assumed from the get-go, and all characters (half a dozen primary ones) introduced right up front. The translation from the original German felt somewhat rushed and weak. There were several occasions in which words were needlessly repeated within a given sentence or neighboring sentences. Also, the translator, Bell, didn't seem to realize that this children's book just might be read out loud to, well, a child. Oftentimes, homonyms adjoined one another in a manner which confused my sons, to whom I was reading the book out loud. All in all, this felt like a much-too-fast followup to the success of "Thief Lord." There's a terrific story here, but a rushed effort created unnecessary problems.
Rating: 5
Summary: Inkheart, Funke's Best
Comment: I have read both Inkheart and The Thief Lord and this is what I think:
Cornelia Funke, author of the bestseller The Thief Lord, has worked wonders once again. Those who have read The Thief Lord, her most famous masterpiece, will find it hard to believe that I think that Inkheart is her best work of art yet. The German Funke has packed suspense, drama, and a whole lot of magic into this action-packed novel. The spell that this book casts over its readers, caused by the unforgettable Meggie, her father Mo, and their battle against evil and their own magic powers, will leave the readers completely spellbound. This "un-put-downable" book will have both children and adults turning pages until they reach the back cover. With its magical characters and supernaturally well-woven plot, this book is good for ages 8+, but it is best for ages 8-12.
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Title: Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1) by Christopher Paolini ISBN: 0375826688 Publisher: Knopf Pub. Date: 26 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $18.95 |
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Title: The Amulet of Samarkand (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 1) by Jonathan Stroud ISBN: 078681859X Publisher: Miramax (Kids) Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke, Oliver Latsch ISBN: 0439404371 Publisher: Scholastic Pub. Date: September, 2002 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup, and a Spool of Thread (NEWBERY MEDAL BOOK) by Kate Dicamillo, Timothy B. Ering ISBN: 0763617229 Publisher: Candlewick Press Pub. Date: September, 2003 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
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Title: The Slippery Slope (A Series of Unfortunate Events, Book 10) by Lemony Snicket, Brett Helquist ISBN: 0064410137 Publisher: HarperCollins Pub. Date: 23 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $10.99 |
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