Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy) by Cornelia Funke Summary and Reviews
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Book Reviews of Inkheart (Inkheart Trilogy)
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: A Must-Read
Summary: 5 Stars
By far one of the best books I've ever read! This book is filled with such great fantasy it's as though dreaming while you read it, it makes me want to live in such a time and place. A must-read for any age.Book Review: A Page Turner
Summary: 4 Stars
Inkheart tells the tale of 12 year old Meggie, her bookbinder father, and their journey through books. Both Meggie and Mo (her father) have the magical gift of calling characters out of books. This well crafted fantasy appeals to young teens, who best like magical mystery and excitement. The main villain of the novel, Capricorn is described viciously, yet when push came to shove he was a flat and weak character. Mo and Dustfinger, another character pulled from the text, describe the wickedness of Capricorn and his men, which is very dark. But when the action is happening, the villains are easy to outsmart and defeat in the end. A captivating read for children, a bit predicatable for an adult reader.Book Review: A book that could have been great, but wasn't.
Summary: 3 Stars
Inheart is a fantasy book about Mo and his daughter Meggie who love to read books. Mo has a interesting gift when he reads allowed. He can bring characters out of a book the only problem is, someone has to go in the book. One night when he was reading inkheart the evil villains of the book came out, but Mo's wife disappeared into the book. Mo tried and tried to read her out but nothing ever happened. Now its been several years and capricorn is looking for Mo (silvertongue) so that he can read him out some treasures and more bad men. This is gets Mo, Meggie and Mo's wife's aunt Elinor involved in a dangerous situation.
They escape with the help of dustfinger who had betrayed them to capricorn, but while Mo was out and Elinor had gone home, Meggie is kidnapped by capricorns men and taking back to the village. While she is there they learn that she has the same ability as her father and are going to make her read out a really bad person. Will Meggie have what it takes to change everything and save them all, even her mom?
Review:
Inkheart for me was a little slow paced, the author has a lot of description and it just doesn't flow real fast when reading it. I did think that it was a interesting story with lively characters, I just wanted to be able to speed through it and it didn't hold my attention well enough for that.
The dialog was great and even funny in parts, but it was all the description in between the dialog that made the story go slower than if it had less description and more dialog.
I do believe that Inkheart was a unique book which to me made it a good read. It had interesting characters and a great plot. It is the first in a series and defiantly one that you couldn't try and read the second one with out all the information in the first book.
I am going to finish this series to see how it ends because I really did enjoy the story and I liked the ending of the first book. I only wish that it read faster for me. I can really see why they decided to make it into a movie because I think seeing it on screen will be great.
Book Review: A must for any book lover
Summary: 4 Stars
Books are a recurring theme throughout this remarkable novel. They are used constantly to serve many purposes - as similies, metaphors, vehicles to advance plot, transitions, character development, almost everything. In fact, this is essentially a novel about books, with a rather thin story line holding this interesting theme together.
There are some very nice touches, such as when a bookbinder's voice coaxes characters out of their fictional story and into reality. I've heard of novels (such as The Neverending Story) where the reverse happens - a reader falls into a book's fantasy universe. The idea of characters appearing in real life is a facinating concept, and Funke presents it very well.
But the plot itself is generally rather weak. I was reminded a little of an Enid Blyton story, with lots of chases, hiding, secret alliances and carefully planned expeditions into forbidden territory. All very mechanical, and nothing really unique. The story also lacks any sense of real malice, with the exception of one scene where a beautiful library is demolished.
Mo is an interesting character, and Meggie is fairly three dimensional, but I found the character of Elinor rather stereotypical and annoying. Her role is often to break tension, unfortunately this prevents any real tension from building up.
Despite these mild flaws, Inkheart is a well-written story - original, facinating, and much better than a lot of other children's literature. I'd recommend it mostly for the younger crowd, adults will be interested in some of the fantasy concepts but not much else. Children, however, should love it.