I didn't like this book at all. It wasn't a very good story and it just was NOT good. I must say the movie was better, and thats a first for me.
Inkheart
(2004, Fiction - Fantasy, Written by Cornelia Funke)
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Common Sense says
There's an edge to the villainy.
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for Ages 9 and Up
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This review of Inkheart was written by Matt Berman
Parents need to know that the villains are really quite wicked, and Meggie is often in mortal danger. There's an edge to the villainy here that some children find enthralling, others disturbing. Book-loving children and their parents will enjoy the literary references and celebration of books in the lives of the heroes.
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Book Summary
Meggie's life with her father Mo, a bookbinder, is disrupted when a mysterious scarred man named Dustfinger appears at their home. Soon she discovers that her father has the ability to read things and even characters out of books. But this ability is a curse -- when someone comes out of a book, someone else from our world goes into the book, and this, Meggie learns, is how she lost her mother many years ago.
Now the villain, Capricorn, whom Mo accidentally released from a book called Inkheart, is determined to capture Mo, Meggie, and the book, and force Mo to read both treasure and an evil creature out of the book, using Meggie as his hostage. Betrayed by Dustfinger and on the run from Capricorn, they travel across Europe to find the author of Inkheart.
Is It Any Good?
This book could easily have been half the length and still told the same story. As with Cornelia Funke's previous book, The Thief Lord, some children will be put off by the leisurely pace of INKHEART while others will be enthralled by the unusual story (though not that unusual -- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger did the same kind of thing in his movie The Last Action Hero.)
Despite the slow pacing and repetition, this is a rousing adventure. Meggie is a stalwart heroine and the villains are truly creepy and brutal (perhaps too much so for some children). Each chapter begins with a quote from another children's book, both foreshadowing the chapter and giving pleasure to bibliophiles. And the whole thing is a paean to books, authors, reading, and especially reading aloud -- an enjoyable, if flabbily edited, adventure.
Publisher’s Details
Publisher: Scholastic Inc., Publication date: 03/07/2004
Number of pages: 534, Price: $19.95 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 9+, Read Alone: 10+
Number of pages: 534, Price: $19.95 (hardcover)
Read Aloud: 9+, Read Alone: 10+
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I rate this title iffy for age 7 and give it
Horrible book
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I rate this title on for age 12 and give it
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Amazing
I loved Inkheart. Amazing! I love how the author makes you get lost in the book Page turner i couldn't put it down
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
interesting
i liked the way this book was written well but in some parts i felt that this book got quite boring. i feel this book is suited to ages 9+ but only if they understand the consept of the guns and knifes
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I rate this title on for age 10 and give it
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- Inappropriate language
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- Good role models
Good book
This book was one of my favourite books. There are good role models and lots to talk about with your kids. Some of the story is just fun. I loved it and have read it more then once,
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I rate this title on for age 9 and give it
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- Excessive violence
The book is way better than the movie.
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