I love this book wheni read it i loved it so i bought a copy for each of my daughter (4 copies) and all my daughter loved it i got it for them when it firsst came out because i bought it and read it in 4 days as soon as i was done i went to barns and noble to buy copies for all my daughters and since all of them love reading they finished in 5 or 6 days this is the best book i have ever read and cant wait to finish indeath (already finished inspell) =) my daughters i think were 4 5 or 6 id i dont keep track and i let my little cuzin emma read it at 3 it took her a while to read it but she understood it perfectly i read it to her to bed

I loved this book, infact it became my new favorite after I read it. I'd recommend this book to any bookworm who likes fantasy events taking place in a real place. I can't wait to read the next book in the series "Inkspell".

Inkheart is fairly well-written, but the length seems pointless, and I actually love lots of long books! It's a fairly uninteresting book with a story I didn't care much about and dull characters.

i absoulty adored this book! i hate to read and never finish books becuz its to boring. my friends where suprised to see me read it in a few days. i read it all day during class. when i was done i was soo sad because i wanted to keep reading it.

luvd it

This is a very good book, though I wouldn't exactly call it a "children's book". I'd be more entitled to call it a "preteen book." The villains are actually evil, which isn't very common in "children's books" but the book is easy to read and would be suitable for anyone 10 and up. There are uses of D**n and hell, and also bloody. There is much violence inplied: ("I'll cut out your tongue!" says Basta frequently) but little of it actually happens. As is said above, the main character is in a lot of danger most of the time, as are her acquaintances. The main character is a great role-model because she is very brave, and I believe this book teaches a whole lot more respect for books, and it may inspire kids to read more, especially the books mentioned in the story. There is a tremendous amount of imagery, but I enjoyed it a whole lot, the slow pace doesn't make the book difficult to pay attention to at all... on the contrary. Ten and up should definitely give this book a try, along with Funke's other great book, 'the Thief Lord.' The kids that I have known to read this book has also developed a larger lust of reading than most kids, because it describes books so well. There is also a good relationship between the main character and her father. It's pretty hard to be dissapointed in this book. One of the reviews on the book cover say that it's a good Harry Potter alternative. I don't agree that it's an alternative, but I do agree that you should read them both, because they are both most definitely worth reading.