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Inkheart | 
 enlarge | Author: Cornelia Funke
Publisher: Chicken House
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  63 reviews
Sales Rank: 4337
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 544
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.8
Dimensions (in): 8 x 6.1 x 1.8
ISBN: 1904442099
EAN: 9781904442097
ASIN: 1904442099
Publication Date: October 6, 2003
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Some books are destined to be lifelong treasured possessions. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, the bestselling German author of The Thief Lord, could easily lay claim to being such a book. It is a meaty, magical adventure that oozes a passion for books and the awesome power of words on a page, written by an author who clearly adores stories. Every chapter is introduced by tempting quotations from classic novels that whet your appetite for more and help underline the terrific heritage of children's literature that Inkheart is added to. Meggie is the daughter of a revered bookbinder called Mo whose peaceful existence is one night shattered by the arrival of Dustfinger--a shadowy man with a mysterious link to Mo's past. Mo and Meggie are soon on the move, running from something that threatens everything they hold dear. But the past inevitably catches up with them and Mo is forced to reveal to his daughter for the first time his terrible secret. He has the ability, or curse, to breathe life into any story he reads and make the characters come alive. Just such a character, the sinister Capricorn, is after Mo to ensure that he stays alive and is never returned to the pages from which he was sprung. And, of course, he'll stop at nothing to guarantee success. Inkheart is a treat and echoes of its many colourful characters, nail-biting drama and unrelenting invention will stay with the reader for a long time. It's also a novel for people who really love books. (Recommended for ages 10 and over.) --John McLay
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 Disappointing January 6, 2009
A very disappointing dull story and ruined a great idea. I read very widely and enjoy a lot of fiction and was really looking forward to reading this book after learning about the story from the film being made over Christmas of this book.
It was just so dull, I read past the first 100 pages hoping something was going to happen but beyond the same thing happening over and over it seemed; (the main characters escaping from the villain's village and then either being recaptured or returning to escape all over again.)
In the end I couldnt finish it and donated it to my school library as some people obviously have liked this book and perhaps a younger audience would get more from it. However I resent the two days I "lost" trying to get in to this story when I could have been reading something good instead!
 Great concept ruined. December 21, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I picked up InkHeart in 2004 it intised me to see a book written about the characters coming alive since this is such an obvious subject to write about yet surprisingly hadn't been done before.
It took me 4 years to finally pick this book up again and read past 2 chapters this is because the book is very dull at the beginning and the story doesn't really start to pick up until you meet up with the elinor character (chapter 4) and the book keeps your interest from then on brilliantly.
My biggest pitfall with this book is the fact that it is too dragged out didn't anyone stop to think that at the end meggie being trapped in a room pining for her dad to rescue her was the main theme of the book after all it did go on for '10 CHAPTERS!!!' after a long while of this scenario being played out to death i actually had to put the book down which was a shame because it was really good all through the middle.
I returned to this book 1-2 months later and i decided to stick it out till the end unfortunately the book never really picks up again and in the last couple of chapters the author begins to leave small plot holes that i don't really care if they get resolved, to insure a second book.
I'm sure that this was a book just created to tap into the 'harry potter, lord of the rings' fame i believe this is the reason behind dragging the book out since harry potter etc. are long books that kids were wizzing through but inkheart falls flat on coming up with the goods worthy of an extra 10 chapters it's even tapped into the film market (oddly by the same studio who made the lord of the rings films....) which they flaunted on the cover and inside blurb of the book also the film stars brendan fraser as mo ... so i wont hold my breath for that release.
and the sad thing is from watching the trailers it looks better than the actual book which is never a good sign...oops.
ultimately you're just better off reading chapters 4-34 that's where the true greatness of this book is buried.
thankyou for reading my honest opinion.
kelly
 An enjoyable read. November 18, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This novel reminded me of when I was a child, and I once said to my father that I'd really love to spend the night alone in a Library, being fascinated by books. When asked why, I'd replied by telling him that I believed that all the characters from all the stories came alive during the night and I wanted to see and to meet some of them. I was delighted at the prospect, until that is, my father quite sensibly pointed out by replying there would be many bad and evil characters amongst the good too - and of course he was right!
This is a long book, (over 500 pages!) and I'd be surprised at many very young people reaching the end of it. The story starts off very interesting, but as one or two other Reviewers have said; it does get a bit 'slow' in parts. However, all the characters are vivid, and I was particularly drawn to the character 'Ellinor' - perhaps because she wasn't too 'sugary sweet' and overly sentimental - at least not until much later on in the story where along with a couple of the other characters, she gets a bit of a personality 'make-over'.
I was rather surprised in reading in the cover that this is to be a major film - I personally did not feel that this was movie material - but then I'm not into the Harry Potter movies and that kind of stuff.
This is the first part of a trilogy I believe, and although I did enjoy the book, I'm not sure I would read the next instalment.
 InkHeart - Great! November 2, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I borrowed this book from my school libary, and I adored it, I read it and re-read it, and re-read it again. But un-like the rest of reviews on here, I didn't find the begining slow at all.
Inkheart isn't the usual kind of book I read, but after reading this I decided to read ThiefLord too - another excellent book.
I would defenitley recommend this book to anyone, who's looking for a good read. (I read this book when I was 14)
Slow starter but pretty good, eventually! September 20, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
It took me about a hundred and fifty pages to get into this and enjoy it. I was going to give it back to my friend, but one long car journey later with only this book and my mind was changed. It doesn't get good until Mo is kidnapped and you may be plodding slowly though it until then, but don't give up on it.
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