Inkheart

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Summary: Amazing
Review: This book was absolutely amazing with its wonderful details and very in-depth storyline. I would recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy stories. If you have enjoyed books such as the Bartimeaus Trilogy and the tale of Desperaux you will eat this book up. I also recommend Cornelia Funke's other great book, The Theif Lord.

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Summary: Buy It For Your Teenager
Review: My 14-year old daughter, who likes only Harry Potter and the "Series of Unfortunate Events" books when it comes to fantasy, devoured "Inkheart" on vacation. (I had recommended it to her on the basis of the reviews on Amazon and elsewhere.) She liked it so much that she then read the author's other YA title, "The Thief Lord," which she said was good but not nearly as great as "Inkheart."

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Summary: Much More Exciting than Harry Potter
Review: I enjoy the story tremendously. It's not a book to read aloud for kids since it is pretty long, but the story is exciting. I enjoy the characters and the many twists that came with the story. This is definitely most exciting than the last Harry Potter which I thought was dragging and predicable.

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Summary: Inkheart, the Review
Review: I loved Inkheart. The pictures the author painted in my mind were so colorful yet, it left room for my imagination. I love mystery books to begin with so when Fallon told me about the book I was intrigued. I also liked that it had a book called INKHEART in its story and that in the story it explained why.

My favorite part in the whole book was when it talked about TINKERBELL and how she was different from other fairies. Also in that part of the book I liked that Meggie showed compassion for the TIN SOLDER and TINKERBELL.

In my eye the most vivid story element was the resolution because in the resolution it has mythical creatures appearing and when the author described them I had a picture painted in my head what they looked like. Also when Meggie read the ending that the, old man, author came up with I could see the shadow. I could really see has ashen body with two red burning coals for eyes.

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Summary: Inkhearts the best!
Review: I really liked the book Inkheart. It's plot was very imagitive and funny. It was Science Fiction and I like those kind of books. The thing I liked most about the book was how devolped the characters were. I liked the way that the characters were linked together without them knowing( Ex: Dustfinger in love with Meggie's mom).

The best part of the book would have to be at the end, when Meggie tricks Capricorn and reads The Shadow out of the book. It was very discribtive and pulled the book together.

One of the vivid story elements would have to be the different conflicts throughout the book. The main one being that Mo could read things out of books and at the end that Meggie could too. Another story element would be the characters. Every character had a backround and were connected I could also easily visualize all the characters in my mind, even though the author never out right discribed them.

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Summary: Praise for Inkheart
Review: An amazing story... unlike any other I've read before. From an excellent plot to a spellbinding story, this book keeps you on your feet waiting for more. A story in itself.

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Summary: Characters that truly come to life!
Review: The magic of reading aloud takes a new twist when Cornelia Funke writes INKHEART. Mystery and fantasy blend to take the reader on a journey mixed with the past and present. The power of a writer's words bring the end of the story to a tingling climax. The characters are certainly the main theme of this novel. I would recommend this great read for 6-8th grades because the main character's age is 12 years old and the length of the novel - 534 pages.

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Summary: Inkheart- the Book Lover's Book- WONDERFUL!
Review: Although I haven't read the author's previous work, The Thief Lord, I eagerly delved into Inkheart. The book's size, a staggering 534 pages, didn't faze me because the pacing was so expertly achieved. The book felt like it was made of only around 200 pages. Cornelia Funke constructs her sentences beautifully, transporting readers instantly to Elinor's Italian house, Capricorn's abandoned Italian village, and even somewhat Meggie and Mo's house. The characters seem as though they were real, and I enjoyed the charming references to some of Meggie's favorite books, several of which I have also read. One of these amusing references is to Lord of the Rings, referred to as the "hairy-footed people's quest" in Inkheart. This is truly the book lover's book, because unless you've read the book or seen the movie or are extremely clever, you couldn't guess it. This novel keeps you guessing until the very end of the book when the stunning conclusion grabs you and won't let go. I look forward to more stunning works from Cornelia Funke in the future!

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Summary: A (very) long read....
Review: As a kids' librarian I read a couple of fiction books for the 9-12 age group each week. I must say that I found this book, as well as the author's earlier book The Thief Lord, among the more tedious of recent kids' fantasy entries. It's possible this is a function of the translation from the German. There's very little action in the book, but the characters aren't really developed either; the villains are supposed to be scary but instead they seem like cartoon characters. While we know the heroes and heroines Love Books, we never really get inside their heads to understand which books they love, why they love them, or what their motivations are. (...)

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Summary: The Very Best
Review: I think this book is Cornelia's best work. This theme she's picked is so intriguing it'll blow you away, and the title is absolutely fantastic. I loved Meggie's character, how she never backs down when she wants to find out something, and the strong father-daughter relationship with Mo.(It's so cool how she calls her father by his first name.) And Capricorn is the best villain I've read of so far. Anyway, this is a must read for anyone.