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Work InformationInkheart by Cornelia Funke (2003)
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It's too long. Not in interesting ways that a book can be long, not extra character development or world development, just meaningless moments in scenes that are too long. Do I blame Anthea for not bringing it forward, or is it in the text? Oh, I was hoping to find something I could read in english and then in german, because that's the level my german has fallen to, but I don't want to do this one again. There's a much shorter story in here that could be good with some editing. I really enjoyed this audiobook. It's kind of ironic that I was listening to a book read aloud that talks about the power of reading a book aloud. I think Lynn Redgrave could be a "silvertongue"- I love the way she does the characters' voices. Especially Dustfinger. It was as if he was always whispering very intensely, like someone afraid of being caught.
Such breathtaking things are going to happen, you cannot even imagine. SPECTACULAR!, FABULOUS! BREATHTAKING! If you've got to read a book it's got to be this one. Inkheart is a book about books, a celebration of and a warning about books. The "Inkheart" of the title is a book. I don't think I've ever read anything that conveys so well the joys, terrors and pitfalls of reading. ... When the villains are at last defeated and the denizens of the book tumble through into reality, it is quite disappointing to find them gaudy, small and trivial. Is Funke saying that, while books as books are wonderful, real life has a solid sort of grimness that renders make-believe flimsy? Or is she pleading with us to mix at least a little fantasy with our reality? I don't know. Inkheart leaves you asking such questions. And this is, to my mind, an important thing for a story to do. Is contained inAwardsDistinctionsNotable Lists
Twelve-year-old Meggie learns that her father, who repairs and binds books for a living, can "read" fictional characters to life when one of those characters abducts them and tries to force him into service. No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)833.914Literature German and related languages German fiction Modern period (1900-) 1900-1990 1945-1990LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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My notes: I really enjoyed the first book (although it took some time to get into). The second book was a bit romancey for me, and I didn't even bother with the third because I had grown to hate the main character.
Book notes and screen notes: This is a series of three books: Inkheart, Inkspell and Inkdeath. There is also a movie.
https://youtu.be/7UvKccFUC2I ( )