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D: Pete Dexter - Train
E: Bret Easton Ellis - Lunar Park
F: Cornelia Funke - Inkheart
G: Diana Gabaldon - Outlander
H: Daniel Handler - Adverbs
I: John Irving - Last Night in Twisted River
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... by: Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
-Eggs by: Jerry Spinelli
-The Hostile Hospital by: Lemony Snicket
-Inkheart by: Cornelia Funke
-The Graveyard Book by: Neil Gaiman
-Because of Winn-Dixie by: Kate DiCamillo
-Sequels
-Perelandra by: C.S. Lewis
-The Well ...
... read it aloud and liked it enough that my girls want to read the sequel, Magic by the Lake next. I also didn't love Inkheart as much as I had hoped to. And though my daughters liked it, I wasn't wild about The Enchanted Castle, which is a classic everyone loves. There are so many ...
... 13 now) - but stopped as she didn't like it. She rarely doesn't finish a book - it's only happened twice, the other was Inkheart . It has become a running joke with us now whenever she asks me what to read next, I always suggest Half Magic. I'm not sure if she really didn't like the story ...
... Dragon by Thomas Harris
Double Star by Robert A. Heinlein
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I Am Legend by Robert Matheson
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Einstein: His Life and Universe by Walter Isaacson
Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte B ...
#7: Wow!
I ended up buying Tintenherz in the end. And Tintenblut and Tintentod - what are you going to do about those?
#8: Yes, but then you don't get any e-mails for related editions to that book anymore. No big deal if there is only one edition you want, I admit, but if there are ...
... by Neil Gaiman
The Song of the Lioness Quartet by Tamora Pierce
The Harry Potter Series by J.K. Rowling
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Bartimaeous Trilogy by Jonathan Shroud
Percy Jackson and the Olympians by Rick Riordan
Septimus Heap by Angie Sage
. ...
... Treasures - Michelle Harrison
Fallen - Lauren Kate
Black Ships - Jo Graham
The Stolen One - Suzanne Crowley
Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
9.Inkheart by Cornelia Funke: 4 stars
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2. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - finished Nov 19
I decided to give this book a second chance after seeing the movie and did finish it this time. There are some good ideas here for a YA fantasy and Funke tells a good story. However, somehow I preferred the movie which is rare ...
... Bonnie, I am glad that you have not dropped all my recommendations off your rec list after the lack of chemistry with Inkheart ! Thanks for having faith. I do think it helped that I was reading it out loud with my kiddos.
Jumping into books makes me think of the Jasper Fforde ...
Book 75: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (***). Contrasted with the 550-page American Wife, this 530-page children's book was the slowest trudging ever! I simply couldn't get into the story. Ha! "get into" -- is ironic because this is a story about a man who can read characters out of a story ...
>211, still reading Inkheart ... slowest book I've ever encountered. I like the premise (books, authors) but the fact that I'm not a fantasy fan is working against me. Plus, people are held captive probably a dozen times; couldn't the author come up with another source of danger/tension? Reminds ...
I trudged through Inkheart last week. I had to keep reminding myself this was a children's book, but Funke's resolutions for all the major crises points were so silly and disappointing that it was hard to keep reading. I did like it better towards the end, but the best part of this book was the ...
pg 66 of Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
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... (10/28/09)
122. City of Thieves - David Benioff (10/30/09)
123. Small Island - Andrea Levy (10/31/09)
124. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (11/05/09)
125. Fruit - Brian Francis (11/07/09)
126. French Milk - Lucy Knisley (11/08/09)
127. Firmin - Sam Savage (11/09/09)
1 ...
bonnie and any others interested -- maybe Tuesday or Wednesday for Inkheart ? The pages of American Wife are flying and I'll just need a day or overnight to reboot my brain for a new story.
I could do Inkheart next! I think it's for middle-graders so should be fast, although I admit to starting it once, years ago, and putting it aside. Reading together will be great!
... and Pillars of the Earth which I plan on loving and so am tempted to make it my first read in 2010. I could swap it for Inkheart .
P.S. Bonnie -- in another category, P&P is still in the line-up :)
the Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke
I'm reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Slow but otherwise good.
OK, that list was way too long! I've deleted it. If anyone wants the alphabetized list, tell me and I'll send it to you.
... sitting here as well. But at the library, I have even more wonderful books waiting for me: The Hummingbird's Daughter, Inkheart , It's All Too Much, The Lost City of Z, Small Island, Still Alice, The Things They Carried, and What I Loved. Can you believe that list? And all ...
oh Richard..given your Fan Club..i can weigh in on Cornelia Funke...i likeThe Thief Lord...read Inkheart partially..i wanted to like it for it's "young girl loves books" aspect...but...if you want to read a Biblio/Creepy book...try The Ink Drinker by Eric Sanvoisin...only one available at ...
Congratulations, richard dear on passing the century mark... (books read, not age )
I actually liked Inkheart and while not exciting, I really liked the characters. But I found Inkspell weak and it put me off wanting to read the 3rd in the series.
Hi ya stranger! Yes, Inkheart is too long for the story and by book three I just wanted to know how it would all end! The characters irritated me and the cool idea of traveling into a book was passé. Ah well. Congrats on 100 REVIEWS! Your snarky ones are usually your best.
xoxo
One hundred one of seventy-five:
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke is way too long for the story. Meggie isn't interesting enough to make me want to follow her through the convolutions of discovery with Mo and Elinor. I can't believe this took over 500pp to tell!
And yet, and yet...it's ...
... Zevin)
Smiles to Go (Jerry Spinelli)
Summer of My German Soldier (Bette Greene)
Graceling (Kristin Cashore)
Inkheart (Cornelia Funke)
The Red Necklace (Sally Gardner)
The Wednesday Wars(Gary D. Schmidt)
On a tired evening after work I sat and watched Inkheart again. It made me really want to reread the book and read the others in the series. Thanks to ejj's site recommendation to me (hulu.com) I was able to watch a tiny bit of the first episode of Grey's Anatomy's new season. My laptop didn't ...
... and ended up picking up Astonishing Splashes of Colour by Clare Morrall and Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke. I have Inkheart but haven't read it yet, so let's hope I like it enough to want to fill in the gap in the trilogy and read the rest!
Next up: a frivolously fantastic Amazon ...
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Thankfully the story is different and the feel of the book also. The trolls reminded me of some characters from Abarat or Inkheart . And the idea of a "human" plant is really fascinating.
I can understand the success of this book, because it triggers some basic emotions, just like Twilight did.
Inkheart
... Books (I modified this to be >400pp)
American Wife
Half of a Yellow Sun
The Charm School
TBA
TBA
(maybe Inkheart and/or Something Happened and/or The Pillars of the Earth)
Artist Dates
TBA
Nonfiction
TBA
TBA
Wild Cards
TBA
Most of the ...
Just finished the audio book of Inkheart last night. I've already been to the library this morning to get my hands on Inkspell for the drive up and back from uni this evening. Looking forward it.
In what was probably a bad call academically, I also started The Vampire Diaries yesterday ...
... been wanting to read this book for quite some time. My friend kept telling me it was really good, and that if I liked the Inkheart trilogy then I'd definitely like this. Well, I went to a used book store and found it there. At first I was getting quite bored with it. I thought it was going to ...
Here I am putting my two cents worth in again. I agree with Spacepotatoes that White Oleander is an excellent choice, but Inkheart holds a special place in my heart (pun, pun) because of its testimony to the love of books. If you love food Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder will have you drooling. H ...
I read Inkheart some years ago and loved it, though felt I was missing a lot by reading it in translation. Some day I will learn German and read it in Funke's own language!
Thanks for your review of Girl, Interrupted too - I intend to check it out some time - it might come in handy for an ...
... Fitch
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Moonraker by Ian Fleming
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
... Fitch
Madame Bovary by Gustave Flaubert
Moonraker by Ian Fleming
Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder by Joanne Fluke
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
... Kristin Cashore
The Fetch by Robert Holdstock
Muddle Earth by Paul Stewart
The Little Country by Charles de Lint
Inkheart by Cornelia Funk
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Gathering Blue by Lois Lowry
Un Lun Dun by China Mieville
The Darkness That Comes Before by R. Scott Bakker
A ...
Germany - Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Obviously, the premise appeals to any bookworm: What if you could read characters out of their books? (Winnie-the-Pooh springs to mind, Pippi Longstocking maybe, or even Bulgakov's Behemoth would be fun to have a chat with.) Of course, the narrator's ...
... Halse Anderson ****
49. Autobiography of a Face, Lucy Grealy ****
48. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox ****
47. Inkheart , Cornelia Funke *****
46. Lucky Girl, Mei-Ling Hopgood ***
May
45. A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick ****
44. Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5, Diterlizzi *** ...
>#213 Tad, I also listened to the Inkheart audiobook narrated by Lynn Redgrave, and also thought that she did a fabulous job with it! It's amazing how much of a difference the reader can make in an audiobook.
... Lackey (suslyn) *** msg56
ii) North Child - Edith Pattou (applebook) **** msg81
iii) Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (FlossieT) **** msg93
iv) Tam Lin - Pamela Dean (suslyn) ***1/2 msg229
v) The Winter Queen - Boris Akun ...
Great review of Inkheart ! My son has been read a lot YA fantasy lately (a relief for the hard studying he's doing in his doctoral program) and he just bought the series. It sounds like he'll enjoy it--and I will borrow it from him as soon as I finish the other 3 series of his I have already ...
... favourite characters in books?
This is a very difficult one! Recently, I loved Dustfinger from Cornelia Funke's Inkheart trilogy. From books I read first a long time ago, I'd say Arthur Dent and Ford Prefect from The Hitch-hiker's Guide to the Galaxy, Becky Sharpe from Vanity Fair ...
... Books
1. Into the North Urrea
2. The Twin Bakker
3. Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian Alexie
4. Inkheart Funke
5. Thousand Splendid Suns Hosseini
6. Lamb Moore
7. The Book Thief Zusak
8. The Shack Young
9. Tinkers Harding
10. Last Night in Montr ...
Too tired for history books last night, so I started A Free Man of Color and was underwhelmed. Inkheart failed to capture my interest. Oh dear, I thought, after the Liver Spot Leprechaun and the Nose Hair Gnome were through with their disfiguring labors, they reminded the ADD Efreet that I ...
... Vampire Academy, Blue Bloods, The Vampire Diaries, Evermore by Alyson Noel, anything by Sarah Dessen Ink Heart (I am not sure if that last one is considered YA or not...)The Sisterhood of the travelling Pants and Uglies. I'm also not sure about the genre of I am the ...
I've just started reading Inkheart which would be superb in a FS edition. Particularly bound in pale green linen ....
Belated welcome. Dittos to what drneutron said about your list. Did you like Inkheart ? I enjoyed the movie this summer, but haven't tried the book yet. My daughters and I did love her book The Thief Lord, which you might want to try if you liked Inkheart .
... How much did it cost? $3 minus my teacher discount
3. Why did you pick this book to read NOW? I picked up Inkheart out of a stack of books at work and got addicted. That set me off on a fantasy kick.
4. How long has it been on your shelf? Since about the 1st. I had ...
I'm reading Inkheart and with as slow as I read I'll probably be reading it in September, too. ;-)
Cornelia Funke's young adult novel Inkheart is a marvelous read.
Isabelle Allende did a wonderful retelling of Zorro.
And I'm also fond of Wind, Sand and Stars by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (sorry, don't know how to get the accent over that last "e"). He's better known for The Little Prin ...
I never saw the movie Inkheart because I love the book too much. The previews looked like they butchered it.
We watched Inkheart the other night and I enjoyed the movie more than I liked the book. I thought the book dragged too much.
My sons and I watched Inkheart last night and I was right when I thought I'd like the movie better than I liked the book. The book dragged a little too much for me.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Berly, I loved Inkheart as well. Good to hear the sequel's excellent as well! Must bump that one up Mt TBR...
Joyce, Corazón de Tinta is Inkheart in English. It's been very popular here.
Looks like a great selection for the local youth. I'm sure a few duplicates are great. Glad you got all of the first 4 Harry Potters--it would have been terrible to be missing #1 or #2.
I missed putting a Captai ...
... on the effects of war and the efficacy of prayer.
59. Inkspell - Cornelia Funke - an excellent fantasy sequel to Inkheart . It reminds you of the power inherent in, and importance of cultivating, an active imagination.
60. Dingo - Charles de Lint - a very enjoyable modern twist on ...
... TPB last year, but offer a few others from my TBRs that might appeal:
>500pp
American Wife by Curtis Sittenfeld
Inkheart (children's) by Cornelia Funke
The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
>400pp
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Half of a Yellow Sun by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie ...
... has a whole bunch. I'd advise not to sign up for the mailing list. That was my downfall.
This one character in Inkheart has a house almost entirely filled with books, and some of the rooms even have temperature controls. I get a little dreamy just thinking about it.
... I've got The Elegance of the Hedgehog (if my wife decides to listen), Sharpe's Havoc (if I'm listening alone) and Inkheart (if the kids listen, also) all loaded on the iPod, ready to plug into the car stereo.
...
APRIL 2009
17.World War Z - Max Brooks
May 2009
18.Good Omens - Terry Pratchett and Neil Gaiman
19.*Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (audiobook)
20.*Inkspell - Cornelia Funke
21.Inkdeath - Cornelia Funke (audiobook)
22.Coraline - Neil Gaiman
23.Anne of ...
... combining, though, so there needs to be another easy way to tell the difference between Inkheart (the fictional book) and Inkheart .
Last night I watched Inkheart . I had very low expectations and was pleasantly surprised. I haven't read the book in a while (I am planning a reread now that I have seen it), but they seem to stick to the general gist of it. Great cast including Brenden Fraser, Andy Serkis, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirr ...
... Bernard Cornwell (not 999)
23) Rip Van Winkle and The Legend of Sleepy Hollow - Washington Irving (999: 4)
24) Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (999: 9)
25) An Ideal Husband - Oscar Wilde (999: 8)
26) Lemony Snicket: The Unauthorise Autobiography - Lemony Snicket (not 999) ...
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Books that haven't fitted my 999 Categori ...
... a Part-Time Indian and I loved it! I think the review will have to wait. I am bringing Inkspell (loved the first one, Inkheart ) and The Angels' Game by Carlos Ruiz Zafon who wrote The Shadow of the Wind, which I also adored! Doubt I will get through both, but I'd hate to be caught ...
41. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
Even though I started it last week, this is the first book completed on my summer vacation! I've got to read fast this summer to catch up on my numbers ;-p
Thanks, Mom I'm starting to wonder who earns and loves summer vacation more, the students or the ...
... part of the countryside is like now...
50) Inkdeath - Cornelia Funke
(not 999)
The final part in the Inkheart trilogy - more of the same and very enjoyable indeed. The main resolution of the plot can be seen a mile away, but there are enough twists and turns and ...
Gwin (from Inkheart )
... lehaven
Matilda and The BFG by Roald Dahl
No More Dead Dogs
And then in Spanish to send to Joyce in Panama:
Corazón de Tinta (Inkheart)
Despereaux (The Tale of Despereaux)
La telaraña de Carlota (Charlotte's Web)
Tuck para Siempre (Tuck Everlasting)
El Capitán Calz ...
Oh, I thought Inkheart was marvellous too. I've got the sequel teetering on a pile of TBR books somewhere...
And can I just say I love that "Indispensible" program! My local bookshop just suckers me in with tempting displays and green "staff recommendation" stickers (and they're yet to ...
I now must read Inkheart . You, Madam Berly, have a lot to answer for! (Bless your li'l ole heart anyway!)
... :)
I should do most of my reading before I get any busier..all with internship-searching and all;;
well anyways..
36. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
rate: ****
finally managed to read this.. looking forward to read the sequels..when my mother orders them :)
37. The Time Traveler's Wif ...
... of it!
#72: Hope the surgery went well and that you are recovering nicely. I have already read the first 2 books in the Inkheart trilogy, I just have not gotten to the last one yet. Thanks for the recommendation, though.
#73: Love the haiku, Tui!
... completely formulaic after book three. I, too, loved Galileo's Daughter by Sobel. Great story.
Would also recommend Inkheart , a great YA adventure. All the (good) main characters simply adore books and I loved all the quotes at the beginning of chapters.
Thanks for your thread.
... the other Divide books .. I have to admit I'm a little hesitant because I absolutely loved the first Cornelia Fluke book Inkheart (or was it Inkspell .. i keep getting the order of the titles confused) but I detested the 2nd and loathed the 3rd.
... like going to the theater. First you see the curtain. Then it's pulled aside and the show begins." Silvertongue/Mo from Inkheart
An unforgettable cast of characters, great adventure, and lots of imagination make this one of my new favorite books. Meggie's Dad, Mo, has the gift of reading ...
... to? I personally love Youth and Young Adult Fantasy.
Some of my favorites:
*Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
*Inkheart , Inkspell and Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
*Sharon Shinn's YA series (touchstones never work on these) - The Safe-Keeper's Secret, The Truth-Teller's Tale, The D ...
Hi.
I purchased Inkheart a few weeks ago. i'll take it to the beach with me next week and hope to read it.
I miss you! How are you?
32 Inkheart Cornelia Funke
This is what I'm talking about, what a lovely story, and so well written.
... language table. Check out Scholastic at
http://www.scholastic.com/aboutscholastic/espanol/
I know that they just got Inkheart in Spanish, for one, as well as having Harry Potter and a lot of others. They've got Clifford The Big Red Dog and Junie B. Jones, Captain Underpants, Magic T ...
... stars.
After that I read Inkspell by Cornelia Funke for my Children category. Wonderful! Exciting follow up on Inkheart . I especially liked those little things about the power of the storyteller and all the problems it causes. (Did I make you curious? That was intentional!) 5 stars.
...
266 Inkheart (Funke, Cornelia): An exciting story about what can happen when characters leave the book and enter real life. A quick read despite the heavy page count. I wanted to love this book, instead I liked it a lot. Will probably read the follow-up later this summer.
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And how about the Inkheart series?
50. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - 534 pp
51. Light From Heaven by Jan Karon - 384 pp
50. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - 534 pp
Another book I picked up because everyone is talking about it. I enjoyed the premise and seeing how it turned out. My younger nephew said he really enjoyed it and read the second book as well. However, he did not provide many details about the plot of the ...
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Books that haven't fitted my 999 Categories for one reason or another:
i) Frances Hodgson Burnett - A L ...
36. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - 534 pp
katy, thanks for the recommendations. I actually bought Inkheart because it sounded interesting. Unfortunately it is on tape and I've worn out my car tape player. I'll see what I can do about changing it over...
I also suggested to him The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy because I've never ...
I have never read Inkheart and its series..
do you think its worth a try?
... going again by reading a children's (or young adult, I'm not sure) book that many people had recommended to me,
#22: Tintenherz by Cornelia Funke. I wasn't disappointed: it was a lovely, easy read that pulled me right in and kept me engaged right up to the end. And here is my only ...
... your thread! Looks like we read a lot of similar books, in YA particularly. I'll just mentioned that I also thought Inkheart was just okay and wasn't sure whether I'd bother with the rest of the series... until I saw the film, which I really, really liked. For whatever reason, even ...
... to the struggle of identity in relation to age... or maybe I was just reading into it? Either way, great story.
24. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke - Total coincidence that my kids' book group would choose more Funke after my personal choice, but nonetheless another great effort from her. ...
... listening to Lord Valentine's Castle and really enjoyed that, there's also Elantris by Brandon Sanderson or the Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke which are pretty good. Oh! and there's the Temeraire series too by Naomi Novik, dragons in Napoleonic wars, the first one is His ...
I'm currently reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke after just finishing Lover Avenged by J.R.Ward.
... on which book is cheaper or looks nicer (And yes, I buy my books after their looks).
1. Cornelia Funke : Tintenherz elliepotten in 50 Book Challenge : elliepotten's 50 book challenge 2009 (May 10, 2009, 11:13am)
... by Irene Nemirovsky
Here to Eternity: An Anthology of Poetry edited by Andrew Motion
Krakatoa by Simon Winchester
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
Angels and Demons by Dan ...
... by Cinda Williams Chima
The Dragon Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
The Wizard Heir by Cinda Williams Chima
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke
#157 suslyn - I'd definitely recommend giving Inkspell a go - I did enjoy Inkheart , but not as much as I expected to, so it sounds like we had a similar reaction...
#156 Rachel that is very kind - thank you! I have an enormous backlog of stuff that I want to read at the moment though ...
... and it snapped me right out of it. And it did the trick again this time. I still can't quite place what I didn't like about Inkheart , although what you mentioned is a good point...I agree, the concept is first-rate, but I guess I never really felt connected to the characters? And the Percy Jackso ...
... Category 7 - Prize winners (Book Sense Book of the Year Children's Literature Winner 2006) (4/9)
Following on from Inkheart (and I've just noticed that I never got around to reviewing that properly, so I'm going to have to do that at some point too) - I loved this. It's unusual for me ...
... by Irene Nemirovsky
Here to Eternity: An Anthology of Poetry edited by Andrew Motion
Krakatoa by Simon Winchester
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Tuesdays with Morrie by Mitch Albom
The Pursuit of Love by Nancy Mitford
Nicholas Nickleby by Charles Dickens
Angels and Demons by Dan ...
... out of it with each reading. Emma isn't my favorite Austen either, but it does have its moments. My biggest problem with Inkheart (I loved the concept) is that the heroine makes the stupidest decisions--it quite took me out of the story. I'm waiting for the paperbacks on the Percy Jackson ...
... Halse Anderson ****
49. Autobiography of a Face, Lucy Grealy ****
48. Always Looking Up, Michael J. Fox ****
47. Inkheart , Cornelia Funke *****
46. Lucky Girl, Mei-Ling Hopgood ***
May
45. A Reliable Wife, Robert Goolrick ****
44. Spiderwick Chronicles, Book 5, Diterliz ...
Inkheart the movie was horrible. I feel all the actors casted were very wrong and the acting stink.
Even though it's a children's book, adults can enjoy it too: Inkheart . I'm rereading it now, so I can read the sequels.
I am on the run somewhere in Europe with Mo and Meggie in Inkheart . Needed to re-read before reading the next in the series or going to see the movie. I'm not too hopeful about the movie, but it does have Brenden Fraser & he's pretty nice to look at...
Dustfinger opened his eyes and blinked up at the sun.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
... Lackey (suslyn) *** msg56
ii) North Child - Edith Pattou (applebook) **** msg81
iii) Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (FlossieT) **** msg93
...and a few that don't fit in to any of the categories - I'll list these properly next time.
Comments, as ...
... in a series after i really loved the 1st one. Inkspell is another example of this. it wasn't bad, it just wasn't up to Inkheart . the characters all were a bit more obnoxious in this book.
- Fool is not even close to being the best Christopher Moore book, but it was pretty good. i mean, ...
... iend?
Nabokov (of course), Atwood, Morrison, Angelou, Chabon. It's more than having a favorite. I don't know what it is.
Inkheart - Cornelia Funke. Twelve year old Meggie, daughter of bookbinder extraordinaire and hardcore bookworm, lives with Mo, her dad, and they move around a lot, in German ...
Endymion Spring is excellent, sort of in the vein of the Inkheart series as I recall.
There are of course a lot of nonfiction books about books that might or might not interest you... A Passion for Books, The Book on the Bookshelf, books by Nick Hornby and Nicholas A. Basbanes...
...
... - Ian Rankin
The Twilight Watch - Sergei Lukyanenko
The Hobbit (reread)
The Forgery of Venus - Michael Gruber
Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
Lush Life - Richard Price
I feel like there may be others.... Can you believe it, before LT I was always in this state. I didn't even keep a ...
... on my review, and I would say it's certianly worth bumping up toward the top of the TBR list for sure!
16. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
Oops - this actually should have been number 15 but I forgot to post it earlier. No matter. I found this book in a 2nd hand shop and thought I ...
Lynn Redgrave did inkheart the first in the Funke series and was very good, I thought.
Pam Ward who narrated stephen King's The tommyknockers was also good.
... Powerful! Made me want to read more about the seige and the war in the former Yugoslavia. An excellent read.
39. Inkheart - Corenelia Funke. YUM!!! A great combination of fantasy and reality.
40. Politically Incorrect Guide to the South: And Why it Will Rise Again - Clint Johnson. ...
... next? :)
I just finished Let Me Eat Cake and enjoyed it quite a lot. It is light and fluffy. :) I also recently read Inkheart which thrilled me and reminded me of the days reading to my daughter by flashlight. I'm now reading Inkspell. Wonderful series.
... and I might read Molly Moon's Incredible Book of Hypnotism next.
3. What book did everyone like and you hated?
Inkheart , but hated is a strong word. I disliked the direction the story took.
4. Which book do you keep telling yourself you'll read, but you probably won't?
How to Re ...
... with me all over the area I live in, off to New York, around the Bronx and Manhattan, and back home again. My copies of Inkheart and The Constant Princess have been with me the second most places, and Murkmere the third most.
13. Any "required reading" you hated in high school that wasn' ...
...
There is a group on LT about this: Books in Books, http://www.librarything.com/groups/booksinbooks
You know of course Tintenherz and die unendliche Geschichte. I want to name Se una notta d'inverno un viaggiatore (Wenn ein Reisender in einer Winternacht) as well - it's about books, and ...
... that leaps out currently is Cornelia Funke in the children's literature. I just finished Igraine the Brave, but her Inkheart series is very big right now, and I also have her Dragon Rider. I've read Goethe and Kant and Hesse in the past. Maybe some Rilke as well. The Brother ...
Inkheart has been released I think. Loved the book; almost afraid to go see the movie, considering the debacle that was The Dark is Rising and Cheaper By the Dozen. However, it does star Brenden Fraser, & I do think he is a cutie.
... Bib did you mean the Inkworld books or the Vampire Academy ones? Just curious because I'd be surprised if you haven't read Inkheart .
Bib, have you read Inkheart yet? I dissapeared into that one and it was really good... I also thought the same of te Vampire Academy series...
I am almost finished with inkspell I want to finish it today but I have to go to work. I am going to read it on my break though. But now I will ...
... the Brave by Cornelia Funke
This is a very cute and fun children's book, for ages 8 to 11, by the author of the Inkheart series. As Igraine turns 12, her parents make a small error in conjuring up her birthday present and turn themselves into pigs who cannot work magic. Normally this ...
I am starting my list with the end of March - beginning of April.
1. Thud by Terry Pratchett
2. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
3. Going Postal by Terry Pratchett
4. Laced by Carol Higgins Clark
5. Why Me by Donald Westlake
... around whether i want to start them, but i'm not convinced yet. the latest young adult lits series that i've gotten into, Inkworld and Books of Ember have been a bit hit or miss, which i'm sure has something to do with it.
... Next by Jasper Fforde
Pine Cove by Christopher Moore
Wicked by Gregory Maguire
Chronicles of Narnia by CS Lewis
Inkworld by Cornelia Funke
Books of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
I'm always looking for new series to get interested in, so if anyone has any suggestions please feel free ...
... er
6. Beauty: A Retelling of the Story of Beauty and the Beast
7. The Book Thief
8. An Abundance of Katherines
9. Inkheart
... nke
C2008 683pages 4stars
Category: Children / YA
Read in tandem with avatiakh
Inkdeath is the third book in the Inkheart trilogy. As it is a conclusion, I'm having difficulty writing a summary of it that doesn't give away a spoiler so I'm not going to. This book is a massive tapestry, ...
... break instead.
cmbohn, I second lefty's movie recommendation. It's a great movie!
#227 bella:
I'm glad you liked Inkheart !
Alright so far this month I have finished Inkheart and loved it! I am now reading Inkspell and liking that too but I am not going to have hardly anytime to read because of catching up on school work.
... - I feel like it should really be read aloud...
...I may have to pick up The Princess Bride again at the weekend too - Inkheart gave me enormous cravings for it!
... bizarrely enough, for the physical likenesses of the characters, which were, in fact, quite true to the story.
24) Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
999 Category 9 - Recommended by FlossieT (3/9)
I'm feeling all bunged up and fluffy-headed with cold at the moment, so I'm going to ...
... little stories. Illustrated in what looks to be mostly pencil. I loved it and recommend to all!
Book 12 was me finishing Inkheart finally! That was one big book! I didn't know if I would enjoy it at first, because it does start off quite boringly, but believe me, it gets so much better! I ...
... from Gaiman to be honest but has adventure and humour, and for me had the same kind of magic to it as Stardust as did Inkheart . I'd also second the Pratchett recommendation.
I think the Inkheart trilogy is great. It's kind of an alternate world series. It's rather complex and the plot is entirely driven by the characters, who make decisions good and bad throughout. For me, it was rather unpredictable.
In re. to the swearing in Inkheart , I haven't read it yet (been meaning to, like half of the rest of the books on the planet!), but I understand it was originally written in German. It would be interesting to see if the language was there in the original, or if it's part of the translation.
... :
Gilbert from Anne of Green Gables
Angel Juan from the Dangerous Angels books
Steve York Rats Saw God
Dust Finger Inkheart .
If i'd read them in jr or high school I would have totally crushed out on:
Nick- Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
Pudge- Looking for Alaska
... liked it so I thought I would try it out. Thanks for all the recommendations! I cannot wait to read some of these!
22) Inkheart was OK. I liked Dragon Rider better. I read the first books in the Dark is Rising series but got borad and stopped reading the series.
Inkheart
The Dark is Rising series
Is it too late to start this? I love a good challenge :)...I am stretching it but I will count Inkheart as my January adventure and Miss Pettigrew Lives For A Day as my 'gentle read' which I am not quite sure how to define :)...I love Historical Fiction for March!
... through March, 2009:
A Thousand Days in Venice by Marlena De Blasi
A Thousand Days in Tuscany by Marlena De Blasi
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Farthest Shore by Ursula Le Guin
Tehanu by Ursula Le Guin
The Traveler by John Twelve Hawks
Time Stops for No Mouse by Michael Hoe ...
I am really liking Inkheart so far. I was surprised because I really didn't think I would like it.
Bella, I'm glad you're giving Inkheart a try. I loved that book. Rissa is right, though. Some people like it and some do not.
I've been taking Mr. Darcy's Daughters to work with me to read but haven't gotten into the book yet.
I am about to pick up Inkheart because my brother's fiance wants me to read it, so I gave her Twilight and told her she had to read that lol. If Inkheart doesn't catch my attention I still have Kiss the Girls on the back burner...
...
Would you enter it in your library if you watched a TV version of Pride and Prejudice? Or saw the film version of Inkheart ?
... liked it. Always a little nervous when a book is so highly recommended, as it doesn't often live up to the hype.
I loved Inkheart , have a copy of Inkspell, but want to get the third book so I can read them one after the other.
I'm reading Inkheart then planning to read the rest in the series. I'm reading The Graveyard Book. I just finished Hunger Games which I found to be super creepy, but I will probably read the next book coming out in that series. Other by Suzanne Collins are on my current TBR list (near the top! ...
15. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
A patron at the library raved about this book and the two that follow it in the series. It's actually a "juvie" book (juvenile fiction) but it was a delight to read. The author has a real gift with language and an obvious love of books. It's the kind of book ...
I hope your hands feel better soon, polly!
G/B news: I didn't get to see Inkheart while it was in theaters. However, I've just learned the dvd release date and wanted to share it: April 17th.
I didn't fall in love with Inkheart when I read it but my favorite character was the author (I can't remember his name off hand). I guess it would depend on how you use the "author" character. I rather like the idea.
>10 I can identify with that. I think a lot of writers feel that way ...
... I moved to Romania and had none of my books (movers hadn't arrived). My neighbor took pity on me and loaned me that, Inkheart and something else (a la Danielle Steele). So I eagerly commenced. Figured it must just be the move etc but I couldn't get into it. A year later the neighbor ...
(15) Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke 5/5
Fantasy, Young Adult
Inkdeath is the final book in the Inkheart trilogy. Meggie and her father Mo both have the ability to bring characters in and out of books by reading aloud. Mo, Meggie and her mother Resa have been read into the world of Inkheart, ...
14F.) Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
A YA tale about a girl and her father, who has the power to read books into life. Pretty good, full of adventure and evil and the love of books. I believe there are a couple of sequels I should check out!
... be released soon. It's a fantastic series, and the books are huge, which makes it all the better! Also, Cornelia Funkes Inkheart , that is fantastic series! All of these books sound right up her alley from what you mentioned!
... a movie because everyone has there own view of Claire and Jamie, that to cast actors would ruin it.
For example, in Inkheart, I did not picture Meggie's father looking like Brendan Frasier. I pictured someone older, professor-like. I have not seen the movie yet, so I do not know how it ...
They did fairly well with the movie version of Inkheart I think. There were a few bits missed and some parts in the wrong order (though not so they'd affect the story) which I expected because it's quite a long book. They did change the end a bit, which was irritating and if they do make a movie ...
... school and college level students.
~Have read and enjoyed the first six books on your First Encounters list.
~LOVE the Inkheart series but will re-read the first two before reading the third one. I'm like that with series; hence, VERY selective about which ones I commit myself to.
~I ...
... very intriguing character, one whom I could never predict. I feel there is a depth to him that wasn't sufficiently mined in Inkheart , so I'm hoping I'll get to know him better in the next two books.
I picked up People of the Book from my library book stack this morning, and despite only ...
... of a fire with hot cocoa. Whereas for the animal folk, real winter is a trial to endure.
Grkmwk, I'm glad you like Inkheart ! Don't you just love Dustfinger? He is one of my favorite characters ever.
Almost finished with Inkheart , which I am really enjoying! Not sure what my next fiction read will be, but it won't be the next in the trilogy, as there's a waiting list at the library.
I finished the audio of Through a Glass, Darkly and have realized two things: 1) I like reading this ...
... return, he begins to look for her and is caught up in a dangerous plot to corner the market on eternal youth.
Book 12: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. The story of Meggie and her father, Mo, who can read characters out of books. This is an especially good YA book for people who love books.
...
#65: I read it just last year because as Rachael mentioned, it is quoted in Inkheart , which I also read last year. I really enjoyed Platform 13 and will look for Which Witch as well.
... BeSerene, I actually mooched this off someone at Christmas off the back of the twin selling points of having been quoted in Inkheart and Ibboson's being someone whose books I loved when younger (and still, dammit, can't persuade my son to read - Which Witch was just genius). Now I'm looking ...
Took my son & his friends to the movies last night to see Inkheart . We all enjoyed it very much. I guess that puts the book right on top of my pile, since I haven't read it yet.
Bought at Walmart because I had an hour to kill:
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
I'm really looking forward to seeing the Inkheart movie since it looks so pretty. I just have to manage to get through the book first.... In the end, I wouldn't be surprised if I also enjoy the movie more.
... I arrived at school to find that one of my gerbils, Dusterfinger, had escaped.
Dusterfinger...Does this ring a bell to Inkheart readers?
I haven't read Inkheart
but I have read Ready Freddy, 100th Day of School
... have made a pact with myself that I will no longer abandon books no matter how tedious. I'm also reading Treasure Island, Inkheart (which is really cool because it motivates me to read other stuff referenced in the story), Let the right one in which is really creepy and wonderful and gross, I ...
... when I woke up, only I wondered if I had already read it or seen it somewhere. The only thing I can think of though is Inkheart , and it really isn't. I think I might be too lazy to write it, but maybe one day...
... I have time to do this because I'm home sick fighting a cold.
GN: After catching up on LT, I can go curl up in bed with Inkheart , which I'm LOVING so far!
... so far I haven't had much luck finding them...
I finished Inkspell and loved it, I think I like this one better than Inkheart even though the ending was bittersweet....
Books Read: 5
... Waiter Rant Sunday afternoon, and am almost finished with No Graves As Yet, which I'm enjoying. Next up will be Inkheart .
Also still slowly reading Choosing Rest, and listening to Through a Glass, Darkly, as well as reading several pregnancy books.
>106 et al. In my opinion, Inkheart is the weakest book of the trilogy. After I listened to it, I wasn't particularly enthused about the next books either, but personally, I think Inkspell and Inkdeath are so good that they make it worth pushing through the slow parts of Inkheart . The ...
I wasn't very bowled over by Inkheart but I think it is a story that will translate well to screen and I'm looking forward to seeing the movie.
In case I didn't mention it before I'm reading Finder by Emma Bull. A kind of odd paranormal/fairy story.
My son just read Inkheart because he wanted to go see the movie. I think he said it was OK, but didn't come out an recommend it to me.
... and feel guilty when I haven't read the books students check out most often: Artemis Fowl, Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Inkheart , etc. I'm planning to spend some time during spring break catching up on these -- I used to have no trouble reading them quickly when they came in from the jobber, ...
I've just finished Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. I have mixed feelings, but the positive aspects win in the end I think, enough so that I actually want to read Inkspell (and let's hope that the plot will have a little more meat to it and the villains won't be so one-dimensional, and the ...
... seat at the end thinking "but how can this possibly work out??? ".
Maybe this is the tell-all: after finishing Inkheart , I figured I'd get around to the sequels eventually, but felt no pressing need to do so in the near future. But after seeing the film... I'm ready to run down to ...
... really like to finish the trilogy this year - it just dawned on me the other day that I read the first book of the trilogy Inkheart in February of last year. Talk about a delay between books, lol.
... just looked at two ways: first, the fact is that the sequels are really rather different animals from the first book, Inkheart , which is the one that I truly love -- they are both a bit more traditionally fantasy, even though the wonderfully lush descriptions, the brilliant awareness of ...
I'm also meaning to finish Inkheart and see the movie sometime this month.
But in the meantime, I'll still on my Vampire Diaries reread.
... every single minute of it. Will probably continue rereading his books during the course of this year.
I'm now starting Inkheart by Cornelia Funke before seeing the movie next week.
I'm now starting Inkheart by Cornelia Funke before seeing the movie next week.
Book 10 Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Children's fantasy 543p.
When Mo the bookbinder otherwise know as Silvertongue, reads aloud, book characters take on a life of their own. Main characters - Dustfinger, , Capricorn, Farid and Elinor the book collector. Meggie, Mo's daughter is drawn ...
... One is left with a "to be continued" rather than an ending, and that affects the impression of the book, especially when Inkheart felt so beautifully self-contained (though it does leave room for a sequel, obviously). Adding to the effect is that Inkspell is set mostly in the Inkworld, ...
... has slowed now that the honeymoon of the semester is over and the real work -- and grading -- has begun.) I hope you get Inkheart soon! Thanks for your appreciation!
... by Cornelia Funke (*****)
This is part two in the Inkheart trilogy, and it is just as well-plotted and complex as Inkheart
I saw Inkheart yesterday and thought it was very good.
... another 100 pages in Brisingr (go me!). Remember my goal is to read this by the end of January.
*I'm beginning to read Inkheart . I found 2 copies of this one on my TBR shelf, and gave one to a friend. Our goal is to read it by Friday so we can go see the movie together.
*I've read ...
... with books! I find it hard to juggle books, but also find it hard to stick with one. :) My daughter is wanting me to read Inkheart and I think that she might have said that there will be a movie of it. What did you think of it?
--BJ
... i do not want to list all of my incomplete reads, i will only enter the finished ones here :)
2009 so far:
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
A Day for Miss Pettigrew by Winifred Watson
I saw Inkheart also, loved the characters more than the movie, not sure what that means.
10. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
An enjoyable young adult fantasy, this is also an interesting book about books and reading.
What if you could actually conjure up characters from the page when reading aloud, and transport them from their world into ours? This book and its central premise ...
I also went to see Inkheart today and thought it was wonderful! I agree with katylit that the casting of Dustfinger was excellent as was the casting of Brendan Fraser as Mo.
We saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and Inkheart this weekend. Benjamin Button was wonderful and is mightily deserving of a few Oscars I'm thinking (although I haven't seen any other of the nominees yet). The makeup and special effects alone were amazing! And I love the story.
Inkh ...
#9: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
There are few things more enjoyable on a bitterly cold winter day than to stay in bed with a good book. Inkheart is a very good book, and so today has been a very enjoyable day. I've read the novel a couple of times now -- this most recent reading was prompted by ...
... Pajamas
Big Fish
House of Sand and Fog
Little Children
The Ice Storm
Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
Inkheart
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Eragon
Because of Winn Dixie
The Grapes of Wrath
The Great Gatsby
Shane
14) Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (Children's Fiction)
I picked this one up in anticipation of the film release this coming Friday, as I really prefer to read a book before seeing the movie. I'm not really sure what I expected from the book, but I can say that it wasn't what I ...
#147 K: Wow K, that's terrible. I hope your sister's friend heals quickly!
GN: Tomorrow's Friday!
GN: Inkheart comes out tomorrow!!!!
BN: I think I'm not gonna see it until Saturday.
GN: I think my friends and I might go shopping on Sunday.
I honestly couldn't get through Inkheart but I think I will try to pick it up again. It dragged so much in the beginning and I just got to the part where Maggie, Dustfinger, and the grandmother (or was it aunt?) travel and travel and travel and travel. I got some bored with it, I just picked up ...
>60 and >62 So many people love Inkheart to pieces, including my sister, that I have always felt out-of-place, so glad to hear I have some soul-brethren out there. I love the CONCEPT of Inkheart , but so much of the action comes about because the heroine is certifiably stoopid that I could not ...
>57 I put down Inkheart half-read almost a year ago, and still haven't picked it up again. I do intend to, but it's really not calling to me....
I just finished Pagan's Crusade, and was pretty disappointed. I'd heard good things about it here--I think I've even seen some of the books on top-5 ...
I'm reading Inkheart . I'm sorry to say, it's moving a bit more slowly for me than I'd hoped. :(
... 31.
Also, I'm giving away movie posters and kids' activity books I got at an advance screening of the film version of Inkheart . For the contest and a movie review, click here . *Deadline ...
... 31.
Also, I'm giving away movie posters and kids' activity books I got at an advance screening of the film version of Inkheart . For the contest and a movie review, click here . *Deadline ...
#322 g:
Based on the movie previews, do you feel people who have only read Inkheart should skip watching the movie until after they've also read Inkspell because of book spoilers? My original plan had been to wait until after seeing the movie before rereading book one and then reading the ...
... silence)...I am a fan of YA and teen fiction, so I may have some good suggestions:
Ember series by Jeanne DuPrau
Inkheart series by Cornelia Funke
the new Peter Pan books by Dave Barry and Ridley Pearson
May Bird series by Jodi Lynn Anderson
Leven Thumps series by ...
>2: rare_bird, I found the similes a little irritating as well, but I really liked Inkheart . She draws out the characters very well, I thought. I've read her second book, Inkspell because I didn't think she did much to add anything new and exciting to the sequel. I haven't read her third book ...
I've also abandoned Inkheart , at least for now. I couldn't stand the fact that it started out trying to slowly (~100 pages?) build suspense about something we know about from the back cover. By the time it actually started getting somewhere, I was ready to move on.
Inkheart is lovely for readers and book lovers. ^-^ Though if you're very sensitive to the sound of prose, you might find it a little wooden and stiff in comparison to non-translated kids' books, I do warn you there. But it's a lot of fun despite that. ^-^ I hope you'll enjoy it, Dreamlikecheese!
I'm on a bit of a kiddy lit kick at the moment. Yesterday I bought Inkheart bacause all the kids in the shop rave about it and it was cheap. I also bought The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman because who can resist a new Neil Gaiman? Especially one with cool illustrations!
... by Kerry Greenwood
8. The ghost by Robert Harris
February
9. The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
10. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
11. The last town on earth by Thomas Mullen
12. Running the war in Iraq by Andrew James Molan
13. The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman
14 ...
just saw the trailer for Inkheart *adds book to the list*
I liked The Historian but thought it was too long and the ending was rushed.
... like it
Dewey -> won't like it
The Dark Hills Divide -> borderline of will love it
Fly by Night -> will love it
Inkheart -> will like it
Journal of Curious Letters -> will love it
I just read the blog entry. Tim says it's only okay right now. I do hope it will evolve or ...
... though. I used to have them, too, if it weren't for the stupid storage locker sell I didn't know about. I plan to reread Inkheart this year, too. I want to after I see the movie.
#10 lefty:
One LTer’s rereads become another LTer’s wishlist books. :) (I love that – I have to write ...
swagku: it is! I was lying on the couch reading Inkheart when an ad came on for the movie... my boyfriend said, "hey! that's what you're reading!" I couldn't help but laugh at him... I wish he were more of a reader than a tv-watcher, though :(
Loved Inkheart - and I believe it is coming out as a movie in late January.
... ht.
I have a whole list of books to get done this year. I am hoping to also get a few rereads in there. It Includes the Inkheart series, Eragon,Eldest, and Brisinger and I plan on going to the library tomorrow after my interview to pick up a few newer ones, that way I can get started ...
... Sea of Monsters
Frances Hodgson Burnett: A Little Princess and The Secret Garden
Cornelia Funke: Inkheart The Other Boleyn Girl
Helen Fielding: Bridget Jones's Diary
Philip Pullman: Lyra's Oxford
Scott Westerfeld: ...
GN: I got the whole Inkheart trilogy coz a friend brought them from the U.S. Yayyy...
BN: Tomorrow is my last vacation day :(....
GN: I have a Nintendo Wii for a week...Yayyy...
BN: I have to wait in line at the bank to deliver an application tomorrow....Buuuuhhh
Ash, we are at the moment talking about many books. Espiecially the Inkheart trilogy, and the Fablehaven series. YOu are free to reccomend any of the books you enjoyed and would like us to know about. I hope you like our group, and welcome. :)
I've read all three of the Inkheart series. The first two are better than the third one, but all are definitely worth a read.
I read Inkheart last year, too, and thought it very good. The second book in the trilogy, Inkspell, is on Continent TBR for this year. Are you planning on reading it, fasciknitting? I would be interested in your thoughts on it if you do.
Ok, let's read fablehaven after we finish the inkheart trilogy! You up for that Nicky and Alice, and everyone else?
... is the beginning of January and already I've added twelve...now thirteen books to my TBR list. I like your description of Inkheart and am drawn to YA books. On the the pile it goes.
... the type of books that I was looking for: research.
First book of the 999 Challenge, placed in Spontaneous Pick Ups:
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - A lovely YA novel about the magic of reading. Meggie's father, Mo, has a wonderful (yet cursed) gift of reading aloud - when he does, ...
1. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - A lovely YA novel about the magic of reading. Meggie's father, Mo, has a wonderful (yet cursed) gift of reading aloud - when he does, people and objects from the stories leave their world and enter ours. One day, when Meggie was a child, Mo read a ...
... WHAT?! do you think they are coming out with a 4th book? If they are, I need to get that book. For some reason, I love the Inkheart series like you all love the Twilight series.
And I started reading New Moon btw. Not bad, I kind of like Alice, she's so peppy.
... II - star wars is perfect for entertaining reading
There's an Enemy Sub in Potter's Pond - read for GRTB challenge
Inkheart - darker than I expected, but an enjoyable adventure
Nothing really sticks out this month as being awesome, though I did read a larger than normal amount of ...
... Powerful! Made me want to read more about the seige and the war in the former Yugoslavia. An excellent read.
39. Inkheart - Corenelia Funke. YUM!!! A great combination of fantasy and reality.
... Out by Sibella Giorello.
2. A Light in the Window by Jan Karon - on CD
3. Chasing Fireflies by Charles Martin
4. inkheart by Cornelia Funke - On CD
5. Hood by Stephen R. Lawhead
6. A Common Life by Jan Karon - On CD
7. These High Green Hills by Jan Karon - On CD
8. Out to Ca ...
... that it was past midnight! lol.
Currently I am reading InkDeath by Cornelia Funke. It is the 3rd book in the InkHeart series. The books are decent, but not fabulous. I was actually able to set InkDeath down, not pick it up for at least a week, and I wasn’t dieing to pick it up ...
The pound is so low right now compared to the euro I had to make some purchases, it's all about opportunities.
Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
Mort - Terry Pratchett
American Gods - Neil Gaiman
The Earthsea Quartet - Ursula LeGuin
Stardust - Neil Gaiman
The Well of Loneliness - Radclyf ...
... History and Decipherment - Cyrus H. Gordon
13) Breaking Dawn - Stephanie Meyer
14) Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
15) Belle: A Retelling of Beauty and the Beast - Cameron Dokey
16) The Missing: Found - Margaret Peterson H ...
Good News: I got a paycheck today.
Bad News: I can't find my copy of Inkheart . It's not on my shelf and I don't think I let anyone borrow it...
... Goudge - done
6. Eon: Dragoneye Reborn by Alison Goodman - done
7. Going Postal by Terry Pratchett - done
8. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - done
9. The Zookeeper's Wife by Diane Ackerman - done
Extra: L. M. Montgomery
1. Pat of Silver Bush - done
2. Mistress Pat - ...
... since you like it so well.
Book #158 is one my sister lent me, When Santa Fell To Earth. Written by the author of Inkheart and Dragon Rider, Cornelia Funke, this is much shorter, (okay, 167 pages) and less layered, a children's fable around Christmas. Quite entertaining, great for ...
... it's one of those you mouth the words to as you watch it for the hundredth time. :)
I also have been looking for Inkheart , my daughter says it doesn't come out here until January.
#22 - :) Wish I could watch the Harry Potter movies with you! Even if we disagree on our favorites. The ...
>15 I didn't even realize Inkheart had come out!? I've been waiting for them to start showing the trailers on television and haven't seen anything yet.
These are the books that have stood out for me:
The Twilight Saga
Inkheart
The Lovely Bones
The Embers of Heaven
Pretty Little Devils
... afraid I haven't, Tad - sorry I can't offer a comparison! My son actually got me started on them - I bought him a copy of Inkheart in a charity shop, knowing next to nothing about it but thinking it looked quite fun, as part of my clearly doomed campaign to broaden his reading. Then they ...
>158: FlossieT, have you read The Thief Lord by Funke? I found it OK, not great and wondered how Inkheart compared.
... more than 1 - somehow, even with an unusually un-busy Christmas this year, I don't think that that's going to happen!!
Inkheart worth a read then, you say?
... paying the other day. I tried to make myself feel better by telling my husband he could give it me for Christmas....
94. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
This was lovely - shelved as YA in our library, but in 9-12 on the bookshop and I think that's where it belongs, really - the heroine is quite ...
Young Adult/Children's
1. Teen Idol
2. A Great and Terrible Beauty
3. Sabriel
4. Inkheart
5. Howl's Moving Castle
6. Marked
7. The Lightning Thief
8. The Ruins of Gorlan
9. Artemis Fowl
I second the suggestion for Inkheart . A Great and Terrible Beauty is also great, more for the 14 year old than the 12 year old, though. Oh, and I love Septimus Heap, too.
I came to report that I have just gotten Inkheart and I like it alot so far (I'm on page 24). I also got Tithe, so I'm going to read that after Inkheart!
... that the others in the series are better, but I think I'll leave him to find that out for himself....
Now moving on to Inkheart , which looks like it will slip down rather easier than either of those! The film is just out over here, and I have poached the copy of aforementioned eldest in ...
From cynthrip's library I chose Inkspell. I read Inkheart earlier this year and have not had a chance to read the sequel.
... and Robin McKinley (Why are my author touchstones not working? Although she might be a little too wordy, I'm not sure.)
Inkheart , if they like books as much as we do, has a very interesting premise. Again, it's set in modern day Earth, but hey book characters come to life! (Be warned, though, ...
Books made into movies...
1. Stardust √
2. Schindler’s List √
3. City of Ember
4. Fight Club
5. Inkheart √
6. The Last Templar
7. Tuck Everlasting
8. One Flew Over the Cookoo’s Nest
9. A Time to Kill
... them in the past few years, so my memory of them was a little hazy by the time I read Inkdeath. I remember really liking Inkheart , but I don't really remember one way or the other about Inkspell. Admittedly, I hit a wall with Inkdeath about page 400. I got a little tired of the ...
>149: bell7, did you read Inkheart and Inkspell before you read Inkdeath? I liked the first book alot, but I was very disenchanted by the sequel because I thought it was just a regurgitation of the first with very few new ideas and I thought the characters became a little flat. Because of ...
... Brian Michael Bendis
Runaways: Dead End Kids by Joss Whedon
Powers Vol 3: Little Deaths by Briand Michael Bendis
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Life of Thomas More (finally!) by Peter Ackroyd
... Walls (karenmarie & VictoriaPL) (got)
- Galileo's Daughter: Dava Sobel (TT, Prop2gether, avaland) (got)
- Inkheart : Cornelia FunkeThe Black Swan: Mercedes Lackey (suslyn)
- ...
... Book
The Fire Gospel
Year of Wonders
The Wyndham Case
Victorian London
Shantaram
20th Century Ghosts
Inkheart
A Short History of Myth
I was one of the few people who was actually rather disappointed with Geraldine Brooks's March. No such problems with People of ...
... again when the story seems to have taken a life of its own?
I was very excited to read the continuing story, as I loved Inkheart with its varied characters and layering of "story" as a theme and a question. Inkdeath was similar in its continual reminder that this is a story...and who knows ...
... a lovely parcel containing The Trial and Death of Socrates, Sputnik Sweetheart, Inkspell and Inkdeath (just read Inkheart . Today is a n-i-i-i-i-i-i-ce day!
Still reading Inkheart , and deciding whether or not to keep it past its due date (Tuesday), return it to the library unfinished, or force myself to read a couple of hundred pages in a day when I'm really not in the mood.
Also started A Spell for Chameleon. I loved the Xanth series as a ...
How is it possible that Tintenherz (Inkheart) has not been mentioned yet? They even get to meet the writer.
... loved 1984 and really made me think I hope you enjoy it and don't procrastinate into it :D
I'm still reading Inkheart (60 pages to go) it's just that I haven't had the time to finish it :S and I think I'm going to read Blade Runner coz a friend lend it to me and told me he ...
... to curl up and sleep, BUT I would feel that I didn't use my time wisely and that I sleep too much, so maybe I'll some from Inkheart and finish it today :D
TNP has spent more than half their salaries on books (I know I have lol)
... am going to read next... I am on a vampire kick though so I am thinking something by Anne Rice... or maybe I will read Inkheart ... oh or something by Stephen King
... to read in the next year or so (The Lightning Thief, Nobody's Princess, The Hunger Games). I'm also partway through Inkheart , but it wasn't quite holding my attention.
Still plugging away at The Life of Thomas More by Peter Ackroyd. I'm enjoying it very much.
I've also got Inkheart by Cornelia Funke sitting in my bag and I may start that over lunch today.
... soo much self control to only buy 3 books instead of 15. So eventually I got The Riven Kingdom, Sword from red Ice and Inkheart , I wanted the rest of Conelias books the Bartemeious trilogy the first 3 elemental masters books, tad williams otherland, and a few others. Took me nearly an hour ...
I was on a trip to caracas (my country's capital city...Venezuela...*cough* just mentioning it) last week and I bought Inkheart , Holes, The city of ember and Physik just because in my hometown is very difficult if not impossible to find books in English
I've read Inkheart but I've never read Flyte by Angie Sage.
I've read Emma,Inkheart (it's on my TBR skyscraper!).
... (****)
Cutting for Stone by Abraham Verghese (560pp) (*****)
Half of a Yellow Sun# by Chimamanda Adichie (433pp)
Inkheart # by Cornelia Funke (534pp) (***)
Middlesex# by Jeffrey Eugenides (544pp) (*****)
Something Happened# by Joseph Heller (569pp) (****)
The Help# by Kathryn S ...
... Stone by Abraham Verghese (*****) (See review)
Inkheart # by Cornelia Funke (***)
Middlesex# by Jeffrey Eugenides (****)
Something Happened# by Joseph Heller (****) Thespian in Teenage Book Nudgers : The Group'sMonthly Book (Nov 19, 2008, 5:17pm)
... amazing, and there is alway's something going on. If you like some kinds of comedy, and suspense, then I reccomend you read Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.
... Patrick Ness (Book 2 of The Chaos Trilogy) finished 02Jun
8. Inkdeath by Cornelia Funke (Book 3 of the Inkheart trilogy) finished 19Mar
9. Double Cross by Malorie Blackman (Book 4 in the Noughts and Crosses series) finished 07Jun
Bonus:
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Read Inkheart and Inkspell and Brisingr on the plane a few days ago, I thought young adult fantasy would be fun for a change and they were! Definitely passed the time easily.
Just finished Last Night at the Lobster by Stewart O'Nan, today and am now I am starting in on his Snow Angels, ...
#68 Renald
Inkheart is a really good book. It's one of my favorites =)
... the author's point of view on many things I still think it was an excellent book and I think I'm going to start reading Inkheart since I've heard so much of that book through here :D
I was wondering whatever happened about the Inkheart movie and so checked it out on IMDb. Meggie will be played by a young actress by the name of Eliza Bennett. I thought if anyone would undertsand why that's interesting, you guys would. ;) Erick_Tubil in Made into a Movie : Books made into Movies showing on January 2009 in the U.S. (Nov 3, 2008, 5:04pm)
... in the U.S.
Not Easily Broken - T.D. Jakes (2009 JAN 09)
Hotel for Dogs - Lois Duncan (2009 JAN 16)
Inkheart - Cornelia Funke (2009 JAN 23)
Killshot - Elmore Leonard (2009 JAN 23)
Thanks
Erick
... E>
6. Wicked, Gregory Maguire
7. Wild Woods, Charles de Lint
8. Inkheart , Cornelia Funke
9. Lost in a Good Book Jasper Fforde
5. Non-fiction COMPLETE
1. Ethel and Ernest Raymond Brigg ...
Grabbed a couple of books from a thriftstore today.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
... thought this was an amazing book. I've always liked Cornelia's writing style and this was a great conclusion to the Inkheart trilogy.
... ntasy
Terrier
The Grand Tour
Mistborn Inkheart
Fire by Kristen Cashore
Deerskin
Water by Robin McKinley
Dystopia or Post-Apocalyptic
Brave New World ...
... Bedford, MA do you? I've love to have a coffee with you and discuss this. It's so opposite to what I took away from reading Inkheart and Inkspell. I'm still interested in what you have to say after you read Inkdeath. :-)
I picked up The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti by Annie Vanderbi ...
>163 - will do, but I don't know how much use my opinion's going to be to you, since I thought Inkheart was just okay, but that Inkspell was miles and miles better. :)
9. Spontaneous Pick-Ups
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I'm reading Inkheart with my niece, The Man Who Made Lists, The Hellenistic Age on the bus to work, Ad Infinitum, Philip and the Others, and Kristin Lavransdatter for the groupread.
And, the occasional story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
I'm reading Inkheart , The Man Who Made Lists, The Hellenistic Age on the bus to work, Ad Infinitum, Philip and the Others, and Kristin Lavransdatter for the groupread.
And, the occasional story from The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes.
... to have time to go and pick up Untamed! I devoured Marked, Betrayed and Chosen.
Otherwise, I have just finished Inkheart and Inkspell, awaiting for the arrival of Inkdeath.
Fablehaven by Brandon Mull
Greywalker by Kat Richardson
Heartburn by Nora Ephron
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Jizzle by John Wyndham
... Hoe halen ze het in hun hoofd om het eind van het boek weg te laten!
Ik heb in juni de eerste 100 (of zo) bladzijden van Tintenherz gelezen bij iemand thuis, daarna heb ik het gekocht voor de verjaardag van mijn man, en die heeft het nu eindelijk uit. Ik moet alleen eerst wel even minstens ...
... Hurt Go Happy.
I'm getting The Dragon Heir soon, too! I preordered it last week. :)
Did you read your copy of Inkheart yet? It not, I really liked it. The second book is called Inkspell, and the third book (Inkdeath) will be released next month.
Since you have some ...
... you mean Cornelia Funke's Dragon Rider? It's a lovely, sweet story. Far less intesnse, more fun-like compared to Inkheart . It's a great adventure in a simplistic presentation. Not bad simple, just written for a younger group. I hope you like it!
I'm currently reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke and Inkspell by the same for a young adult/children's literature reading group I moderate at my library school!
I'm also working my way through Susanna Gregory's Matthew Bartholomew books and Jim Butcher's Dresden Files, but am ...
... or A Little Princess by Francess Hodgson Burnett
The Book Thief or I Am the Messenger by Markus Zusak
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff by Christopher Moore
The Other Boleyn Girl by Phillipa Gregory
The Chronicles of Narnia ...
... but I think the I Love Jane Austen group is doing a group read of the author's complete works.
Perhaps we should add the Inkworld trilogy to the pool of suggestions since we once considered reading the first book together.
I haven't read these yet, but a lot of people say the
... Next series
The Charlie Bone series
The Little Prince
The His Dark Materials series
The Princess Bride
The Inkworld series
The Bartimaeus Trilogy
The Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
Pride and Prejudice
The Secret Garden
A Little Princess
The Book Thief
...
IMDb says Inkheart comes out on January 9, 2009.
I liked Inkheart a lot, but the sequel was okay. I still plan on reading the third book when it comes out. When is the movie coming out? I thought it was this summer.
The books don't really compare to the Harry Potter series, but I think a big similarity is that HP and Inkheart take place in ...
... by Brutus Ostling
Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
Facial Expressions by Mark Simon
The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
I've only read the first book, Inkheart . I loved it, but I know I couldn't like the series better than Harry Potter series. Too much of a Harry Potter fan.
I've heard that also. Cornelia Funke, author of Inkheart , is extremely popular in Germany, and the books have a strong following internationally as well. I listened to the audiobook of Inkheart last year. I thought it was good, but not great. I wondered if part of the problem was the fact ...
... years:
The Pillars of the Earth
The Poisonwood Bible
The Time Traveler's Wife
Something Happened
Middlesex
Inkheart
And these that I've been eyeing:
The Stand
Anna Karenina or War and Peace
Don Quixote
Outlander
maybe a re-read of The Thorn Birds
(TBA)
Dang, you people sound like that old lady in Inkheart ! Not that that's a really bad thing or anything.
I keep debating whether or not to get it. I might just borrow somebody's copy. But then again, having my own to pull down from the shelves "on special occasions" ;) might be cool.
#151, 164:
It's not true no one wants German books - I have had Tintenherz on my wishlist for ages and only the English version came up, I had to buy it in the end. And I've also seen Walter Moers and Michael Ende wishlisted in their own language. It does help if the original version is ...
@ Gwendydd (11): Oh good! How is the reading going? As it's now July, I bet you're done with Inkheart now. What are you reading currently?
My fiance (husband in two weeks!) and I haven't been reading aloud the last few months because life has been so hectic (end of the school year madness, ...
Ik heb net Tintenherz van Cornelia Funke gelezen (de originele versie, een goeie manier om mijn verroeste Duits te oefenen!) en ga nu beginnen aan boek 2 van de trilogie. Goed geschreven en origineel qua fantasy, dus laat maar komen! Ik wil alleszins de hele trilogie gelezen hebben alvorens ...
yes, inkheart .
TNP has heard of a band called the blue oyster cult, "message to all, bad-mouth the BOC and i will personally hex you into the middle of next week"
I like the one in Inkheart
For Anna, who even put The Lord of the Rings aside for a while to read this book. Who sould ask anymore of a daughter.
And for Elinor, who lent me her name, although I didn't use it for an elf queen.
... s
1) Autofiction by Hitomi Kanehara (finished 7/20/08)
2) The Crimson Labyrinth by Yusuke Kishi (finished 9/5/08)
3) Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (finished 9/24/08)
4) Mr. Punch by Neil Gaiman (finished 10/9/08)
5) Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (finished 10/21/08)
6) The Black Path by ...
I hate it when I accidentally post something twice...
Hmm...Inkheart maybe if you get beyond the one conceit that you can read characters in and out of books. Other than that it's much more of a YA adventure/coming of age story (with a book obsessed character or two thrown in). The follow-up Inkspell involves more magic.
... starting with Amulet of samarkand
Garth Nix's Abhorsen Trilogy starting with Sabriel
Cornelia Funke's Inkheart and sequels
Angie Sage's Septimus Heap series starting with Magyk
all the books are £3-5 on Amazon, gotta pick one series, votes or other suggestions?
#18 - Ditto on the Inkheart thing. :)
I suppose I should also mention the summer a couple years ago when my mom got a school librarian job and my sister and I spent two months completely revamping the library (it was an underfunded school and things were in sad shape). My sis did an awesome ...
Ohh I would love to learn to bind books properly. I blame Inkheart for making me wish to be able to do this. If I do get involved in it, I just know I'll spend way too much on it.
... second page Espy? I've been too busy reading/writting the Hogwarts Express to read much lately, but I did fianlly finish Inkheart and started son of a witch
I think that Inkheart suffers from the same problems found in many translated books. They simply don't translate all that well or the language becomes clunky. Like you I thought it had much potential and in some ways was a very good story. I also think that it would have benefited from a good ...
I'm pretty sure that one of the books talked about in inkheart is a shel silverstein
worrying about the jaw surgery?
When will I finish reading inkheart ?
inkheart is a very slow book. I've read the first chapter of son of a witch and it's easier to get sucked into the story.
but I'm sure it's now as slow as inkheart
kik, I actually think I'm going to take a break before inkspell I had a hard time really getting into inkheart , it just doesn't pull me in the way most books I like do.
I should finish inkheart
... value. If it hadn't been a library book I would have thrown it against the wall.
The only other disappointing one was Inkheart by Cornelia Funke I know a lot of people like it, and I was very intrigued by the story line...I just felt that it didn't quite deliver on it's promise of a ...
I had a hard time getting into Inkheart it took me over half the book, and I still don't feel all the way connected with the story.
I'm getting close to the end of inkheart and I think I will read son of a witch next.
... meyer books have started to touchstone) and reread the chronicles of narnia and am currently reading animal farm and inkheart . I haven't really decided what I'm going to read next, mostly because I plan to read many books this summer.
I just started (as in have read three pages of) inkheart
Capricorn from Inkheart .
32. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. It was interesting, but I was kind of disappointed in the way that the reading of characters in & out of books only worked at the author's convenience. Silly, I know, but that stuff irritates me. Still, it was a fun read.
... it appears I share many books in common with him. (Maybe we're too much alike!)
And I'm sorry, I really didn't like Inkheart . I tried, because I loved the idea, but I found it too plodding.
... I think there's another one called Mrs. DeWinter too, but I hadn't looked into that one.
What got me in trouble was Inkheart and Inkspell... each chapter begins with a snippet from another book, and I found that by the time I finished those two, my TBR pile had grown by at least 15 ...
Or, for more bookish, from Inkheart :
"Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them."
I've finished reading
Inkheart and Second Glance.
... day, so it's kind of like it was free. ;)
In general though, one book will definitely lead me to buy/read others. Inkheart has a quote from other books at the beginning of each chapter, and I have read several of the books that were quoted. And, like others, once I liked one book by ...
27 sydamy
I was just rereading some of my old reviews and came across my review of Inkheart . I don't really remember it much, but from what I said in my review, I thought the first 3/4 of the book was pretty slow and the last quarter was the most interesting and exciting part of the book.
>27
Inkheart 's not a bad book, it's got a lot of good potential, but it does get kind of boring in the middle. It's worth finishing, though, because the second book, Inkspell, is much better and actually realizes some of the cool potential of the first one.
#23 csokol How old is your daughter? Mine is 11 and also could not get through Inkheart . She got a good ways into it, maybe even 300 pages and then just quit. I told her I would read it when I got a chance to see what the problem was for her, is it worth reading? She is a good reader and is ...
... won the national spelling bee. He is in the book club that another teacher and I run for the middle schoolers. He read Inkheart with us this year. And he's not a nerdy kid, really. He is actually funny and perfectly normal to talk to. I feel almost famous by association, so I just wanted ...
... while I was there. I was able to read everything I had brought from home along with one and a half books (the half being Inkheart which is rather long) of the ones I bought.
It was a very quiet vacation.
... impatiently for the next book Inkdeath to come out, not until October, here in North America. *sigh* The movie of Inkheart sounds like it will be good too.
... last night. And just started Glass Houses by Rachel Caine. I need to find my 2nd book very soon...
I may pick up Inkheart by Cornelia Funke tomorrow at the BOGO scholastic book fair.
... started it this afternoon.
I have yet to select my 2nd. I usually have two going at a time. I'm thinking about picking Inkheart up tomorrow, but I'm not sure. (The book fair at my school has a BOGO offer--It's a shame the books this time around are geared much younger than the kids in the ...
I'm currently reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.
XXXXThe Luxe by Anna GodbersenXXXX
Rumors: The Luxe by Anna Godbersen (6/3/2008)
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Inkspell
Inkdeath (10/14/2008)
XXXXNobody's Princess by Esther FriesnerXXXX
Nobody's Prize
To Catch a Pirate by Jade Parker
The Princess and ...
... I just thought of which I don't think has been mentioned yet is the Inkworld Trilogy from Cornelia Funke. It start with Inkheart , then Inkspell and will finish later this year with Inkdeath.
They are about the adventures of a young girl/teenager and some characters that have been ...
... trilogy, untill I saw the monstruous movie they made of it ...
For the moment I'm in wraps about Cornelia Funke's Inkheart trilogy, but I already fear the release of the movie next year ...
... heroines, and gives them marvelous adventures in which to prove and build themselves. You may know Funke from her wonderful Inkheart and Inkspell novels, but in this shorter, younger book, we find a simpler, sillier and utterly charming story. Igraine, like many of the young readers who ...
... I rely on the related editions button. I do wish I would not get all those editions in the wrong languages though - I want Tintenherz not Inkheart (see, even the touchstones here are biased towards English!) and I want Collapse not Kollaps!
... eccentric professor, and a large cast of Lilliputians.
60. Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
A follow on from Inkheart , with echoes of Jasper Fforde's novels where it's possible to move between the bookworld and the "real" world (only with fewer puns and more fairies), it's ...
Finally reviewed Inkheart here .
Dulcibelle, please review The Beautiful Cigar Girl. I recently added it to my wishlist, and it would be great to know if it is worth moving further up the list.
Please pick from my
Ik ben vol goede moed begonnen aan Tintenherz van Cornelia Funke, in de Duitse versie, want ik wil het boek gelezen hebben voor de film uitkomt. Het is een jeugdboek à la Harry Potter, maar "echter" ...
Daarnaast heb ik mezelf eindelijk getracteerd op de Sandman boeken van Neil Gaiman ...
... like that, too.
Ex:
* Twilight in paperback, New Moon in special edition, and Eclipse in hardcover
* Inkheart in hardcover, and Inkspell in paperback
* Golden Compass in paperback, Subtle Knife in hardcover, and Amber Spyglass in mass market paperback (eww!)
#41: Still avoiding the question of economic freedom, I see. At some point a reader has to come to terms with the fact that Inkheart is just a story and villains don't actually jump out of pages. How do you intend to fight an enemy whose neighbor is a paperback? Crack down on free speech?
21. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
I wanted to love this book. I loved the premise. I loved the book-loving nature of it. I just didn't love the characters or feel compelled by the story.
Why I read it: LT recommendations. Also saw it on some lists for folks who are grieving the end of Harry ...
13. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - YA & Fantasy
I struggled to finish this. As a book lover, I wanted to love it, but I just didn't care enough about the characters and wasn't compelled enough by the adventure to zip through it.
>37 I think that's the same problem I'm having with Inkheart (which I've now put down to read some other things in between): it could have been a lot shorter. It's especially bad because some potential suspense at the beginning is ruined by reading the back of the book. It takes a long time to ...
I am currently reading Un Lun Dun, and am nearly finished.
Re: Inkheart , I felt much like many who've commented above. Overall, I really enjoyed it. But there's a good 100+ pages in the middle that could probably have been eliminated...or at least dramatically reduced. (I think what most ...
Inkheart is one of my top five favorite books of all time! I really hope all of you reading it enjoys it!
I'm working on the Gemma Doyle trilogy by Libba Bray. I'm very pleasantly surprised by it, actually.
Sandragon...I also listened to Inkheart and thought the audio was great...currently listening to On Agate Hill by Lee Smith....took awhile to get into it but now I hate to get out of the car.
Inkheart is killing me. I keep putting it down and feeling very reluctant to pick it back up.
... older one love to read and has only abandoned a couple in many years. Interestingly enough her recent abandoned book was Inkheart , this is where the lecture came in. She has already read a good 500 pages of the book, and thought with that much invested, just suck it up and finish.
I ...
Finally finished Inkheart *does happy dance* and will be moving on to Betrayed by P.C. Cast and daughter.
#22 Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Review -
The night young Meggie saw the dark shadow of a man outside her window it filled her with a feeling of trepidation. When it became apparent that her father knew him and made plans to meet him the following day she thought it was a mistake. What M ...
... hear about your cat. I have had to make that decision in the past and certainly sympathize.
Presently I'm still reading Inkheart and am hoping to have it finished in the next couple days. Then I have a couple more YA books out from the library that I'll need to read before I pick up another ...
For all of you reading Inkheart , keep going--overall I thought it was a good book and also really enjoyed the sequel, Inkspell.
As for what I am reading...
JF: 13 Little Blue Envelopes and The Translator
Listening 2: Seeing Redd on a Playaway
Looking forward 2: Soon I will be Invinc ...
>13 Zoe - I was also finding Inkheart a bit slow but now that I'm about 2/3rds of the way through it seems to be picking up. I'm certainly looking forward to finishing it!
... not quite YA. I just finished Pretties by Scott Westerfield
Next on my list is 13 Little Blue Envelopes, Inkheart (I can never seem to read in time with this group lol) and The Boyfriend List by e.lockheart
I'm picking up and putting down Inkheart . I want to like it so much more than I actually do.
Still reading Inkheart and I'm about 3/4s of the way through. It is getting more interesting as I go along.
... .
13. Circle Opens: Street Magic
14. Groucho Marx Master Detective
15. Gypsy: A memoir
16. Jumper: A Novel
17. Inkheart
18. Blood Rites
... by F.M. McPherson, which is a sequel to her published novel, Secrets. It was very good.
I'm also continuing on with Inkheart and started The Smoke Thief by Shana Abe yesterday morning.
... in Death by JD Robb, Benjamin Franklin by Walter Isaacson, The Audacity of Hope by Barack Obama and Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.
I hate it when nothing satisifies. Grrrr
I'm also still working my way through Inkheart and have it with me today to read during lunch.
Taking a break from Inkheart over the last couple days, I've read both Pagan's Crusade and Pagan's Vows by Catherine Jinks, both of which I enjoyed immensely. I stumbled upon the second ...
I'm still reading Inkheart for last month's discussion in my minimal free time. I'm finding the pace sort of slow.
I'm listening to Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, read by Lynn Redgrave. I'm really enjoying this so far.
I haven't even had a chance to start it yet! I'm still near the beginning of Inkheart , ack.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan isn't actually YA; we just decided to read it anyway.
... remember much from the first book which I read about a year ago, because I've forgotten most of it.
Also, still reading Inkheart and an Avi kids book called Romeo and Juliet together (and alive) at last which is very cute. I really needed something simple that could make me laugh out ...
>84 Jenson - I felt exactly the same regarding Inkheart - I should have loved it, but I just never got into it. Stick with it if you can... I'm listening to Inkspell at the moment and it's MUCH better.
>85 abirdman - I also loved Atonement the book, and I thought the movie did a great job ...
>74 Inkheart is okay so far, it's just not fully holding my attention. It may just be me because I've been very easily distracted lately.
@73 - Jenson - are you not liking Inkheart ? its on my list to read this year.
Still reading Inkheart a couple pages at a time.
I think Inkheart , The Golden Compass, and A Series of Unfortunate Events were all good.
#83 oh2read:
I absolutely loved Inkheart ! It was amazing, and I would read it again. I would have devoured the sequel in a day or two following the time I finished the first book if I'd had the money to buy it. You should definitely give this book a try. The movie's coming to theaters ...
I loved Inkheart you should totally read it
Kerian, will you let me know what you think of Inkheart ? I have had it forever, and never read it. My dog has chewed both covers so I have to keep it. I pick it up to start it, but then see something else out of my pile that distracts me from it.
Took a break from Inkheart and started Master of Wolves by Angela Knight the other day with the thought in mind that my mom might want her book back. I'm about halfway through.
On the way back from vacation I started Inkheart but have found it rather slow going so far. I want to give it a bit more time before giving up so I've brought it along with me to work today and might try to get another few pages in.
... something! I picked up a YA historical fictional novel called Pagan in Exile which I've already read and really enjoyed, Inkheart and a non-fiction language book, Tracks that Speak by Charles L. Cutler, which looked interesting and is about the influence of Native American words in North ...
I'm also reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. I started it on the 10 hour drive back to Massachusetts after visiting in-laws in Virginia.
... I was reading and I said it was a romance, he couldn't get away fast enough LOL
Presently I'm reading a non-romance, Inkheart by Cornelia Funke which I picked up at a used bookstore while on vacation. I might put it aside for one more romance before heading back to work tomorrow.
... Game by Orson Scott Card - enjoyed more as the book went on as I did not really care for the first chapters
58. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
59. Girl Soldier by Faith J.H. McDonnell - the correct Touchstone does not come up
60. Red Azalea by Anchee Min - ...
>10, 11 Crud, I mean Inkspell, not Inkheart . And I didn't realize the release date on the movie was so soon; it seems like the last time I saw a trailer it said "2009". Exciting!
#10 fyrefly98: I just finished reading Inkheart and enjoyed it. I did not realize that the film version is due to come out next month.
... of a short attention span and not a lot of reading time recently means I'm only 80 pages in.
Also still listening to Inkheart . It's loooooooong, especially compared to other audiobooks I've listened to recently. Very enjoyable, though.
Just finished A Great and Terrible Beauty I really enjoyed it. Now I am finally starting Inkheart .
... is my review of Hell West and Crooked by Tom Cole.
nancyewhite - please read and review Inkheart .
On the agenda for this week: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, Fingersmith by Sarah Waters, Red Azalea by Anchee Min, The Road to Serfdom by F.A. Hayek, The Last Six Million Seconds by John Burdett, Barchester Towers by Anthony Trollope and The Causes of War by Geof ...
... Park soon. I haven't read that one yet. :)
As I recall, we've also discussed possibly having a group discussion of Inkheart , though I can't remember what the result of that was. (The Read YA Lit group did a group discussion of it fairly recently.) With the third book due out in April, ...
... but I've been reading in between longer works because I like short stories better in small doses. And I'm also reading Inkheart as a read aloud with my husband.
The Read YA Lit Group are doing:
February: Inkheart
March: Snow Flower and Secret Fan
So it seems as though I've abandoned Inkheart sort of by default. I just can't get interested in picking it back up right now. I still want to finish it so hopefully it is not a permanent abandonment.
I finished Inkheart by Cornelia Funke last night and I've started White Night by Jim Butcher this morning.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - This is another one of those books where I expected more than I got based on the hype surrounding the book. The premise was good but the execution was a bit lacking. I don't know if this is attributable to the translation or the fact Scholastic put out the book and ...
... Anthony Horowitz or Artemis Fowl by Eoin Colfer. My daughter, now 14, enjoyed Dragonkeeper by Carole Wilkinson, Inkheart and The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke.
The Silver Donkey by Sonya Hartnett would be a recommendation I'd make for some Year 6 readers. Great stories ...
The list should include series. Any three, four, or more books in the series.
Twilight, Inkheart , Warriors. Gosh there are so many. Maybe City of Bones for older crowds.
... As for the movie, I'll be waiting till the dvd comes out. Are you going to see it in theaters? Also, are you saying that Inkheart takes place in the Inkspell book?
Finished Inkheart and l8r g8r now i have got to think of another book to read.
507 K: glad you liked Inkheart ! The sequel is okay, but set mostly in the Book so it didn't freak me out as much. I hope they do a good job on the movie. Brenden Frasier and Paul Bettany should be great!
513 Sugey: The Lovely Bones has been sitting in my to be reread pile, but I haven't been ...
(I called him Mo cause K, mentioned Mortimer from Inkheart who goes by Mo)
*whispers to Mar* Because it's fun! ;)
I just finished reading Inkheart (loved it) and would pick up another book except now it's time to get ready for work. :(
#12 Cornelia Funke: Inkheart
In the group I normally post in, I've read quiet a variety of reactions to this book. Personally, I loved it! I can't wait to get my hands on the second book, Inkspell, and am glad I picked up the series before the release date of the third (and possibly ...
... untouched - that really hurt.) They all need work done on their teeth anyways, as does my mom.
The next person has read Inkheart .
I so agree with you re Inkheart . I am not usually into this type of book, either adult or kid level, but I really enjoyed this book and recommended it to others. I would have loved to have this book when I was young enough to read it for a book report.
... Inkspell queued up on my iPod, but haven't actually started it yet. We'll see how it goes... I liked but didn't love Inkheart , but I'm thinking that I maybe just wasn't in the mood for it?
... plans?
I just found out I get tonight off work. This means I'm going to be checking LT, cleaning house, reading more of Inkheart , baking cookies, and supervising while my kid sister has a friend over.
... about favorites when they were children and I am without that. I had such a difficult time reading.
Now I'm reading Inkheart since so many of you have been mentioning it, plus the movie's due soon. I'm on page 110 and must say that I like it so far.
If anyone is interested there is a group completely devoted to Inkheart and Inkspell
Inks
... / 12 pre-2008. 67% so far!
Set aside Inkheart because I just wasn't in the right frame of mind. Currently reading: The Shadow Year by Jeffrey Ford which is an LT Early Reviewer book. It is good here in ...
I finished Can't Wait to Get to Heaven by Fannie Flagg. Wonderful little feel-good book. I think I'm going to read Inkheart by Cornelia Funke next.
#468 - I've noticed Inkheart has gotten mixed reviews on LT. I'm in the middle of it now as a read-aloud with my hubby and I think it's pretty decent.
#470 - Glad you liked Vanity Fair it's definitely towards the top of my TBR list.
I just finished The Handmaid's Tale which was a ...
I am finally reading inkheart
... Read Gregory Frost's Shadowbridge (terrific, best book of 2008 {I know, it's early.}) and Cornelia Funke's Inkheart (ah, not so much). Also finished Hunter's Run by George R. R. Martin and others (meh) and Justina Robson's Selling Out (better than the first book in ...
11. Grass for His Pillow
12. Inkheart
... come across it again. I stole the "Why I read it" from zcannon's thread who uses "Why I chose it".
Currently Reading: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Currently trying hard to resist: Duma Key by Stephen King
I finished alice in wonderland and now I am reading inkheart
... more. I think it makes a really good book to listen too but perhaps not the best to read.
Oh and I think that goes for Inkheart too. A lot of people say they have a hard time getting into it but my husband and I are reading it aloud together and although it's not extremely riveting or ...
... / 11 pre-2008. 64% so far!
Currently Reading: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
of course you can post.
inkheart
Febrary Discussion: Inkheart
Discussion will be gin on February 1, 2008
2007, I picked 150 books to read. However, the last Harry Potter book completely ruined things for me and I had to desire to pick up another book until recently. I got around 50, if I was lucky (see http://www.librarything.com/talktopic.php?topic=6899).
So, I'm not going to bite off more than I ...
... David Frum
Gentlemen of the Road by Michael Chabon
Boone by Robert Morgan - another LT recommendation
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion - another LT recommendation
Sword Song by Rosemary Sutcliff - another LT ...
I am reading Inkheart, By corella funke
... the 70's in Thud! and one which says "Reading is to the mind what exercise is to the body. Gustave Flaubert in Inkheart .
... I don't believe in getting everything someone writes simply because of who they are, but this man... genius.
also Inkheart is good!
sequel is Inkspell
third (supposedly last) is NOT out yet - she writes in German originally, and takes FOREVER.
... Letters by James Dashner (early reviewer book)
7. 13 Little Blue Envelopes by Maureen Johnson
8. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Book(s) That were replaced from the list
Seeing Redd by Frank Beddor
Faerie Wars by Herbie Brennan
... by Harriet A. Jacobs
The Illustrated Cider With Rosie by Laurie Lee
Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
Also picked up Inkheart from the library to read. I'm feeling pretty good. :)
I am new to this group and I wonder how things work. So do we all read Inkheart and the discussion will begin in February?? What happens to the runner-up?
I work in a Curriculum Materials Library with a focus on K-12 curriculum materials. Although we have a tremendous amount of literature, ...
So, the winner is Inkheart . Runner-up is Snow Flower and the Secret Fan.
i loved the inkheart /inkspell series!
... Affair by Jasper Fforde
Faerie Tale by Raymond Feist
Lamb by Christopher Moore
Inkspell and Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Crystal Cave by Mary Stewart
The Mirror of Her Dreams and A Man Rides Through by Stephen Donaldson
... - thanks for your thoughts. I found an indefinable similarity in the 'feel' of the language of Shadow of the Wind and Inkheart , even though they were translated from very different languages. Whether that's because they're both translated, or if it's something else (such as the similarity ...
I enjoyed Inkheart and Inkspell. A student insisted that I read them and I'm glad I did. They were fun books that didn't require any deep thought. That's good from time to time!
8. Inkspell, by Cornelia Funke
Sequel to Inkheart , Inkspell was equally riveting. This book is definitely a bit darker than the previous book but, unlike when the same happened in the Harry Potter series, it felt natural, perhaps because the first book was already somewhat dark. I ...
#185, I enjoyed Inkheart and Inkspell, I listened to them on audible, I found them a bit dark, and yeah, I thought The Bartimaeus Trilogy was definitely better, but still the "Ink_" series is good YA fantasy, for me anyways.
*****Possible Spoiler Warning*******
(I guess I figured Mo and ...
I enjoyed Inkheart and Inkspell. There's definitely better YA fantasy out there and I know I'd have liked them more if I'd read them as a child, but they were okay. I'm looking forward to Inkdeath.
For right now, I've just finished Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro and was ...
Re: Inkheart -- I'd hate to put anybody off of it -- some people really love it! You guys who were planning to read it should give it a try. And I always advocate reading the book before seeing the movie in any case.
... and the twists to make it a compelling read.
Will start A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin today.
I put Inkheart in my wishlist, when I heard about the movie, but now I'm wondering if I actually want to read it and Inkspell.
Oh, I'm sorry to hear that about Inkheart and Inkspell, I was just going to reserve them at the library because I loved the preview of the movie. I might anyway. I mean, the movie had Brendan Fraser and Andy Serkis in it. It's not like I'm not going to watch that!
Inkheart is now a movie-due out in the next few months! Have not yet read it tho. Another one for the TBR list! 8^)
I'm stalled in the middle of Inkheart . She keeps referencing all these great books, but why, oh, why doesn't Inkheart itself have great characters, or fairies or an interesting plot or anything worthwhile? They seem to spend an awful lot of time moping around and talking their problems to death. A ...
... Time No See by Susan Isaacs
From B&N for a church bookclub: The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho
From PBS: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - another LT recommendation and I think it will be the YA Lit group's February read and I included it as part of my 888 Challeng ...
I see that the 'Read YA Lit" group is talking about Inkheart which has been made into a movie that will be out soon. So i would suggest that title, The Left Hand of Darkness & The Phantom Tollbooth be on the ballot as i have read many of the others. 8^)
12 El, I really didn't like Wicked either. I loved Inkheart so I am currently throwing books at people, but I really did not like her book The Theif Lord. I am now ducking for cover, because I didn't like New Moon. To make it up to everyone I will say that I loved Twilight and really ...
#15 -- I'm kind of ambivalent towards Inkheart , myself. I listened to it on audiobook (but not the Brendan Fraser version, I don't think) and had to kind of make myself keep going -- it really seemed to drag. I don't know if that was the fault of the writing, the translation, the narration, or ...
Snape is a good choice! I also thought of Inkheart 's Dustfinger.
(Hmm, perhaps I share juggling's attraction for the out of place men.)
I'm still thinking of other characters though..
No, it was...Inkheart . *ducking*
I was just very disappointed. I loved the idea, as any storyteller and booklover would, but then it became so dark and dismal.
Don't hate me!
My Sister's Keeper, The Goose Girl, and Inkheart . Of the three, I've only read My Sister's Keeper but would love to re-read and discuss. I think I own the other two, but I haven't read them.
... Anthology tonight, but I am waiting for my Amazon order of Greg Frost's Shadowbridge and Cornelia Funke's Inkheart .
I voted for The Goose Girl, Beauty, and Inkheart , but I'm cheating a little because I've read all of those before and I would love to revisit any of them (looking for an excuse, I suppose). Is that a terrible thing to do?
... Finished The Penelopiad and enjoyed it thoroughly. Quite fun. Thanks, Santa!
I think it's time for some YA so it's Inkheart now.
... Lines by Tanya Huff
5. Blood Pact by Tanya Huff
6. The Colour of Magic by Terry Pratchett
7. Inkheart Potential Alternates
Duma Key by Stephen King
... by Scott Westerfeld
5. Angus, Thongs and Full Frontal Snogging by Louise Rennison
6. Inkheart
I voted for Beauty, Inkheart , and Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
... and then come back here and tell us what you voted for!
I voted for My Sister's Keeper, Inkheart , and Alanna.
So it begins:
1. The Captive Queen of Scots, by Jean Plaidy
2. Inkheart , by Cornelia Funke
The Captive Queen of Scots is a historical retelling of the story of Mary, Queen of the Scots. I've always found her story compelling and I liked the cover of this book, so I grabbed it ...
... can't wait for the next one to come out...but then again, that means I'll have to read them again, since I haven't touched Inkheart or Inkspell in a looonnggg time.
I love late Christmasses! Today and yesterday were like Christmas all over again!
... other 2!
Welcome Newbies! Glad to have you!
Rissa, it'll definitely be worth it to wait on Inkspell and read Inkheart first. Both are wonderful. :)
... unabridged audio recordings with their paper siblings.
I'd say translations work the same way... I listened to Inkheart last year, but I think that should still connect me to people who read Tintenhertz in the original German, and on paper.
today I got inkspell by Cornelia Funke, but I need to read inkheart before I can read it.
... or who have a difficult time reading.
Favorite books to read aloud from? Just about any YA book, but specifically, Inkheart , anything by Chris Crutcher, and Tolkien. By far, those are the texts I enjoy reading aloud the most.
YA
1. Looking for Alaska by John Green
2. Charlotte's Web by E. B. White (8/10)
3. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
4. Little Women by Louisa May Alcott (9/10)
5. The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
6. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
...
I’m taking the 888 Challenge : "Read 8 books each in 8 different categories in 2008."
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Edited to move remainder of post to LT's 888 Challenge group .
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Time Stops for No Mouse
Alanna: The First Adventure
Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist
13 Little Blue Envelopes
Inkheart (movie coming up too!)
Cute thread! :) Most of mine have already been mentioned:
Remus Lupin: Harry Potter series
Dustfinger: Inkheart books
Calvin O'Keefe: A Wrinkle in Time
Colonel Brandon: Sense and Sensibility (Alan Rickman's portrayal didn't hurt!)
Years ago, Peter Pevensie: Chronicles of Narnia
At ...
...
Every single rough edge has been sanded from the novel, which is composed of sleek planes and good will toward man.
173. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
A whiz-bang concept with entirely dull execution.
174. And Be A Villain by Rex Stout
Nero Wolfe investigates the death of a man ...
Anne of Green Gables by L.M. Montgomery
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Little Women by Louisa May Alcott.
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
I think a spoiler and non-spoiler thread for Inkheart sounds great.
... the movie on its own merits.
Good point about the GoF reread -- what we might do is, when enough people have reread Inkheart , start a single thread for it, or a spoiler and non-spoiler thread like the book discussion threads on The Green Dragon. That way, it's a little more flexible, as ...
#137 littlegeek:
Inkheart is in my TBR pile. :)
I'm almost finished with The Commodore and I'm not sure what to read next. Perhaps Inkheart ?
*sigh* Inkheart is not coming out until next September. Brendan Fraser is going to play Mo at Cornelia Funke's insistence which I think is pretty cool. He does a great job reading Inkspell. I just finished listening to it and didn't realize there was a third book coming, much to my ...
Anyone know what happened to the movie they were making from Inkheart ? I heard Helen Mirren was going to be Eleanor, and that was the last I heard some months ago.
The Artemis Fowl series; also several of Cornelia Funke's books, such as Inkheart , Inkspell, The Thief Lord, and Dragon Rider.
... even bears Ben Franklin's love child, for God's sake. What a grand old waste of time that was.
I totally gave up on Inkheart more than halfway through. I know everyone loves it but I just could not bring myself to care about anybody in it. And on the topic of books everyone loves, I ...
About a hundred pages into The Shadow of the Wind and enjoying it thus far. It's an adult Inkheart .
... Road, which the book says is by Livi Michael but LT says is by Judith Michael... whatever. And I just realized I forgot Inkheart ! That really should be on the top 10, not just a mention. Gone with the Wind would be top 10 but it's long enough that I don't reread it so often as other ...
... Elantris
8. Grace Tiffany: My Father Had a Daughter
9. Jane Austen: Mansfield Park
10. Cornelia Funke: Inkheart
Subject to change. :)
... in and I feel the heat and sand and am glad I'm not having to worry about the politics of pharaoh! And I'm listening to Inkheart which I'm really enjoying.
I'm listening to Inkheart right now read by Lynn Redgrave which is great - excellent story and Redgrave is doing a wonderful job reading. I'm glad it's long so I can enjoy it for awhile.
I just began Inkspell by Cornelia Funke. I enjoyed the first book of this series, Inkheart , so I'm looking forward to finding out more about the characters.
I've just started Inkspell by Cornelia Funke. I enjoyed the first book, Inkheart , very much and am looking forward to reading more adventures in that world :)
I definitely agree about Inkheart and His Dark Materials! You can't go wrong with Narnia, either, and I loved East, by Edith Pattou. I think I will have to give Tamora Pierce a try, since she's so highly recommended here.
... like the plague. Although I can get through a novel in German, it just doesn't flow for me like English. However, for "Tintenherz" I made an exception, and I'm glad I did. Finished it a few days ago, bought "Tintenblut" and thankfully can get the third installment as soon as I want it. Hi ...
... found it kinda slow going at first, but it picked up and I liked it very much by the end. I'm looking forward to getting Inkheart and Inkspell next. Now I'm listening to the third in the Naomi Novik series, Black powder war which is good too.
I had Tintentod in the mail today. It's the third part in the Tintenherz (Inkheart) trilogy. I can't wait to read it.
... with him one of my favorite fantasy authors (R.A. Salvatore's Dark Elf Trilogy). We're currently in the middle of Inkheart by Cornelia Funke .
We alternate reader/listener and usually read a chapter or so each night before bed. It's also lots of fun for car trips but sometimes we ...
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende and Inkheart by Cornelia Funke make a nice pairing. Both are German authors. Both feature youths who become involved in the books they discover.
... Broke Horses, Jeannette Walls
The Stupidest Angel, Christopher Moore
Books I am Thinking About Rereading:
Inkheart , Cornelia Funke
The Long Winter, Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Red Tent, Anita Diamant
The Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
I am the Messenger, ...
I got Inkheart in the mail yesterday from BookMooch. Too bad the site's down - I can't let the sender know I've received it yet.
I love the Inkheart and Inkspell
They're my favs after HP
I was gonna guess "Capricorn" (cause the pictures looked like Copper-Corn) from the Inkheart books by Cornelia Funke but he's a dude and doesn't have a last name so that doesn't quite work.
But maybe I'll get partial dings for an alternate solution?
Inkspell and Inkheart are fantastic. The third installment Inkdeath will be available in English next year.
#71 G, I really liked Inkheart and Inkspell, too. Especially the first one. It also reminded me of Harry Potter because it takes place in the here and now, not some distant time or unknown world. It was so good I was really scared at parts (in a good book way).
I read they are making a ...
you know what other books I just thought of that are good. Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke I love her fantasy books. There pretty close HP in the fantasy world of it
... seen two copies at a used book store so I'm not sure if it's in a library)
The Blue Sword by Robin McKinley
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Eragon by Christopher Paolini
Maximum Ride by James Patterson (there's three books in this series, we'd probably read the ...
CR: The Lightning Thief by Rick Riordan
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
... interested in the story and the characters, and the psychological drama being played out in the confrontation.
58. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Well, I didn't like it. At all. In fact, the longer it went on the more disgusted with it I became. And I didn't like one single character ...
The best is Inkheart READ IT!!!!!!!!!!!
twoluvcats -
Regarding the Inkheart trilogy, what's the third book? I haven't read them yet but was recently given Inkheart and Inkspell - is there another one I'll want to pick up??
inkheart
inkspell
Harry Potter and the sorcerse stone
charlie bone and the hidden king
marlfox
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows dumb link won't work sorry.
... a vampire romance noval and it ROCKS!!!!! u have to read it!!! yeah dragom rider was cool but its for younger kids. i love inkheart and inkspell did u kno that the third book is called InkDeath? oh and thanks. ur profile does not sound like a old lady!
Cornelia Funke 's Inkspell, Dragon Rider Terry Pratchett writes some pretty good one's for kids such as Wee FreeMen etc
I had another batch of library books stop renewing, so I had to read them before this week or else return them. Finished Inkheart , Ophelia, Black Storm Comin', The Book of Lies, New Moon, The Floating Island, The Counterfeit Princess, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Star-Crossed ...
I would bring inkheart
Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Twilight by Stephenie Meyer
Peeps by Scott Westerfeld
Violet Eyes and Silver Eyes by Nicole Luiken
The Borrowed House by Hilda Van Stockum
Twilight and New Moon
Inkheart and Inkspell
Old magic
... much and I also have my all time Favorites which I love to read over and over again!
Here are my three all time Favs:
Inkheart
The Tale Of Despereaux
Everlost
... recently. Here's some ones that I'd recommend...
Trickster's Choice and Trickster's Queen by Tamora Pierce
The Inkheart Trilogy, Dragon Rider, or The Thief Lord by Cornelia Funke
The Artemis Fowl series by Eoin Colfer
Eragon by Christopher Paolini(don't let the ...
... that I havent mentioned please say some!
OK here are some really good books:
Everlost by Neal Shusterman
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
So You Want To Be A Wizard by Diane Duane
The Book that we will be disscusing at the end of the month is Elsewhere by Gabrielle Zevin. ...
I would recomend Twilight and New Moon, any thing Jane Austen, Abarat, and Inkheart .
The Borrowed House
Everlost
Inkheart & Inkspell
... by M.T. Anderson--I haven't read, but would like to
Poison by Chris Wooding--I haven't read, but would like to
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Invisible by Pete Hautman
Inexcusable by Chris Lynch
I have just been thrilled with Cornelia Funke's YA novels Inkheart and Inkspell.
Just started Inkspell by Cornelia Funke last night.
64. Treason Keep - Jennifer Fallon
65. Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
I would highly recommend Inkheart and follow it with Inkspell. Inkspell is a better audiobook, but both are very good stories and defiantely worth the time. I have listened to the first book in The Bartemous Trilogy (I am not sure I am spelling that right) by Peter Stroud and would also ...
It's currently a tie between the three I voted for! So if it comes down to it, I'll remove my votes for Inkheart and The Goose Girl and leave just The Hollow Kingdom.... except that I don't have the option of changing my vote anymore, so the votes would have to be deducted manually.
Random ...
In addtion to Inkheart , I voted for The Carpet People and A Great and Terrible Beauty.
I voted for The Hollow Kingdom because I loved it, Inkheart and A Great and Terrible Beauty because I own both of them and haven't read them.
I don't mind anyone knowing how I voted. I would love to see us read Inkheart . I'll be reading it anyway!
I voted for...
Inkheart because I love Inkspell and think the love affair started with Inkheart
The Hollow Kingdom because I have never read it.
The Carpet People because it seems intriguing.
Happy voting!
... for. The one with the most votes wins.
The following books were suggested...
The Hollow Kingdom
The Goose Girl
Inkheart
Dealing With Dragons
A Great and Terrible Beauty
The Carpet People
Saffy's Angels
The Exiles
Unreal!
Sarah Bishop
Empress of the World
Ag ...
I would pick
The Hollow Kingdom
Inkheart
The Goose Girl
I'm not voting for Dealing with Dragons only because I think it's better to do different authors as much as possible. It's still a fantastic book and I'd recommend it to everyone!
... for: Dealing With Dragons,
A Great and Terrible Beauty, which I have been meaning to read,
the Hollow Kingdom,
or Inkheart .
... the July discussion--what about Harry Potter Series then after the release date we can throw the new on into the mix...
Inkheart or Inkspell would be good too.
A Great and Terrible Beauty
... Darkness - Harry Thompson
Sand Daughter - Sarah Bryant
The Josephine Bonaparte Trilogy - Sandra Gulland
Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
Josephine - Carolly Erickson
Over Sea, Under Stone - Susan Cooper
Mary Barton - Elizabeth Gaskell
Fingersmith - Sarah ...
... of a Yellow Sun - Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Fingersmith - Sarah Waters
Josephine - Carolly Erickson
Inkheart - Cornelia Funke
Over Sea, Under Stone - Susan Cooper
Mary Barton - Elizabeth Gaskell
The Josephine Bonaparte Trilogy - Sandra Gulland
mine are
Twilight
New moon
Artimas Fowl
Vampire Kisses
Inkheart
Inkspell
and TTYL
58. *Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (635)
Sequel to Inkheart . I bought this book because I was tired of waiting for it to be available in the library.
I liked it. I thought this was better than the Inkheart - particularly since, as I reread my review, I liked the last quarter of Inkhea ...
Inkspell by Cornelia Funke - I figured I might as well pick it up since I already have Inkheart .
... between books and reality" and is so far only used on Jasper Fforde's Thursday Next books and Cornelia Funke's Inkheart books.
I totally forgot about Inkheart being made into a movie until fyrefly mentioned it. I looked at the site and there were many, MANY sound effects. Paul Bettany will be perfect for Dustfinger! And Andy Serkis...who would have thought? I still picture him as a little mutant hobbit running around ...
Inkheart is being made (has been made; it's in post-production) into a movie: http://imdb.com/title/tt0494238
Depending on how it's done, of course, I think this could make a fantastic movie. And with the slight exception of Brendan Fraser playing Mortimer Silvertongue (not that I have ...
I have only read Inkheart so far, upon my thirteen year old son's insistence, and I really like it. Now he is waiting for me to read Inkspell, which I will as soon as I am done with two or three other books I am presently reading. Oh! SOOOO many books to read....isn't that wonderful?
:-))
#12 >bluesalamanders, the characters in Inkspell are the same ones as in Inkheart , which, by the way, is the first of the series and an excellent one as well!
#50> Nemo3344, Inkheart is great! (and Harry Potter too, of course :-)))
I was feeling the child today so I picked up Inkheart and Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke.
Abarat by Clive Barker
The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud
Redwall books by Brian Jacques
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Golden Compass by Philip Pullman
So many good ones already mentioned and so many more than can be list here. I have found many great books just by ...
I haven't seen anyone mention Cornelia Funke yet. I just finished Inkspell which didn't grab me the way Inkheart did but was still enjoyable. I plan to seek out more of her work
I have just finished reading Inkheart and I am ready for Inkspell. I really like Cornelia Funke, and I am happy I finally gave in to my son's requests that I read it.
Just finished Inkheart on audiobook, so now I'm going back to Charlie Bone -- I'm up to Charlie Bone and the Invisible Boy, listening to them as they come in from my library holds list.
I'm reading Wintersmith by Terry Pratchett right now, with Terrier by Tamora Pierce next on my ...
I'be been in a reading slump recently but managed to push through and finish both my audiobook (Inkheart by Cornelia Funke - charming but I thought the pacing was off) and my book (The Crown of Silence by Storm Constantine - bleh, just couldn't hold my interest.)
Now I'm listening to Leaping ...
I am in Italy with Inkheart by Cornelia Funke.
I finally gave in to my youngest son's insistence and started it.....I admit I got hooked. It feel a bit foolish to mention it here, among books such as the ones you guys are talking about, but it is really good.
#64 and 66> I am lucky because my son also has Inkspell, and so I will not have to go 'hunting' for it!
Inkheart has definitely hooked me!
... me. I always call them my BookBoyfriends... the idea being that if I could somehow transport myself into their books (a la Inkheart ), I'd set myself about making them my boyfriend. :) These characters are obviously written to have appealing characteristics... we can find them appealing while ...
>63: I agree completely. It took me 20 years to discover the world of Inkheart !
>64: I borrowed Inkheart from my friend, and she couldn't find her copy of Inkspell so I went out and bought it!
... of Edward Tulane also by Kate DiCamillo
The Looking Glass Wars by Frank Beddor
Beast by Peter Benchley
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
I read books over and over and over, which is why I like to own them. :)
... that it was a troll. I am not always adept at detecting such things. Ah, well.
63 aluvalibri - I agree, I quite liked Inkheart too. I'm still waiting for the sequal, Inkspell, to become available at my library - maybe I should put a hold on it...well, if it's not there when I finish the ...
Finally giving in to my younger son's insistence, last night I started reading Inkheart . What can I say if not that I regret not having read it sooner? It is wonderful!
... and the characters. I need to look into some of his non-SW science fiction, which I've heard is as good or better.
39. *Inkheart by Cornelia Funke (534)
I liked this book a lot. It was a little slow to start and, as I recall, the last quarter or so was the most interesting and ...
... teased the first time he found a book under her pillow. "Go on, admit it, the book whispers its story to you at night."
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
I love the way Funke writes about books. :)
not sabriel or eragon both are very fantasy-ish.inkheart )though chilidish, is great. so is the thief lord. all of the wizard of oz books are good.
Sorry if this has been mentioned, but I didn't read all of the posts:
Have her try Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke. They are REALLY great fantasy books. My friend's family LOVES them, and she got me hooked!
... but am taking a break while I wait for the next book in the series to come in at the library, so right now I'm listening to Inkheart .
And, to top it all off, I'm in the middle of reading A Drowned Maiden's Hair, and so far, I really love it.
Currently I have Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. I should never get more than one book at a time from the library - I am awful about returning them on time and always get late fees. With multiple books, they sure do add up quickly.
I went to the bookstore the other day and picked up my copy in Inkspell. My friend loaned me Inkheart and I fell inlove with it.
... I have, I love.
My intentions are to own a house with an actual library--like in Beauty and the Beast, or Elinor's from Inkheart . My husband and I are still renting for free (we take care of horses in exchange for rent money), but someday we will own a proper house and it will have a ...
A thread for the fantasy lover or liker. Currently reading Inkheart and The Dragon's Eye. It is taking me a while to finish Inkheart, not because it is not good, just because it is taking me a while. I just started The Dragon's Eye and it appears to be very good. I will have to read more ...
I agree with SheReads. Life As We Knew It is very good. Have you read Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke? I highly recommend both of those. You need to read Inkheart first.
... books I've picked up more or less because of the title (I never buy a book only for that reason) include Stones in Water, Inkheart , and Seven Tears into the Sea.
Some books I almost didn't get because of the title include The Heavenly Horse from the Outermost West and The Devil Vicar.
I really like the title Inkheart . It's a fitting title for the book and it's interesting just as a title.
Count me in for American Born Chinese!
Elsewhere or InkHeart are other ones I'm dying to read, but I'm sure I'm way behind on this and you guys have already read them. :P
I'd love to meet Dustfinger in Inkheart . He has such an interesting story and such a mysterious past. I would love to get to know him.
... :)
Meanwhile, I can fit only one bookshelf in the living room so my favorites go on that shelf. This includes Inkheart , Harry Potter, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Nicholas, Lord of the Rings, and an assortment of other kids books mostly.
I get the "you must like ...
... that initially you wanted to put down, but finished anyways and ended up loving the book?
For me it was Boy Meets Boy, Inkheart --and the sequel I loved even more, The Red Tent (not YA), The Poisonwood Bible not YA and Sammy and Juliana in Hollywood--just to name a few.
**This post ...
I do not know about a limit on characters...
I have finished The Tale of Despereaux and I am currently starting Inkheart . Also, I am trying to listen to The Kite Runner as part of my attempt to read/listen to more adult type literature. I do not think I will ever be a true non-fiction ...
... obviously step that up a bit, but, seeing as how I have been flying through books lately, I can give a shot. So far,
1. Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, finished this one just a couple days after the new year, however, I started this one before 2007, but I'm gonna count it anyways.
2. The Neve ...
I agree with lefty33, the cover of Inkheart and Inkspell as well are just beautiful. Sometimes it's hard not to pick up a book just because of the cover, but I have been known to do it from time to time. The Faerie Wars trilogy by Herbie Brennan have pretty covers as well. But my favorite ...
... i.e. Harlequin romances all look basically the same and I know to avoid a book looking like that; books like Eragon and Inkheart have covers that whisper to me.
... on Brom in Eragon, moreso after Jeremy Irons played him in the movie (does that count?).
I also found Dustfinger in Inkheart mysterious, making him attractive. And I like Sirius more than Lupin as a character, but I think I'd have more of a crush on Lupin in Harry Potter (obviously). A ...
... the Harry Potter books so many times that I've long since lost count how many times I've read each book.
I also read Inkheart and Inkspell often.Great Expectations whispers to be reread frequently. And Beast by Peter Benchley, Lord of the Rings, The Looking Glass Wars, and T ...
... front runner with three votes. The standings are as follows...
1. Sorcery and Cecelia--3
2. China Garden--2
2. Inkheart --2
3. Airborn--1
Keep your suggestions coming for March!
... Boy Meets Boy by David Levithan. The next YA book on my list is Inkspell. A student of mine brought Inkspell and Inkheart to me. I enjoyed Inkheart , but it moved a bit slow at times.
...
Sorcery and Cecelia
Sabriel
The Lightning Thief
Dealing with Dragons
Looking Glass Wars
Endymion Spring
Inkheart and/or Inkspell
Airborn
I will announce the winner on January 1, 2007! Happy New Year!
... Joy
A Fistful of Charms by Kim Harrison
Encyclopedia of Fantasy and Science Fiction Art Techniques by John Grant
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella
(These are my husband's, NOT mine.)
No Man's Land (Star Trek Voyager: Gateways, Book 5) ...
I am finally getitng around to reading Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. It is quite good so far.
... is a twist on Alice in Wonderland. It was amazingly done--it's one of my new favorites right up with Harry Potter and Inkheart .
If you like fairy tales/fantasy, I very highly recommend both of these.
... he's totally cool in the third book.
Artemis Fowl
Legolas from Lord of The Rings
and i think Dustfinger from Inkheart is mysteriously interesting (kind of like Severus Snape and Sirius Black, in a way). I havent read Inkspell yet, and I'm partly hoping he would end up with Resa (bu ...
... Frasier (I think) does a wonderful job narrating. I was a little disappointed that it was a different narrator then Inkheart , but have been pleasantly surprised.
SheReads - I also wondered about the change in narrator from Inkheart to Inkspell. It's the same perspective so I don't know why they used a new narrator - I'd also be interested if anyone knows . . .
I thought Inexcusable was a remarkably disturbing read, though incredibly well-written ...
... people rave about Twilight I figured it was about time so I've now picked it up. I am also starting the audio version of Inkheart thanks to a previous post..thank you!
On a non-YA note, I just finished Into Thin Air, the audio version and it is phenomenal. Farthest thing from a light ...
arak! You sound like me. I love audio books. I don't know if I could survive my commute without audio books. I loved Inkheart and The Year of Secret Assignments on audio. I did enjoy The Teacher's Funeral and Bucking the Sarge, but not as much as Inkheart and The Year of Secret Assig ...
Brendan Fraser does do a good job with Dragon Rider, he also does Inkspell (the sequel to Inkheart , which Lynn Redgrave read). He's no Jim Dale, but does a good job.
Some other YA audios I have really enjoyed were The Bartimaeus Trilogy by Jonathan Stroud and read by Simon Jones - Jones ...
I really enjoyed Dragon Rider and I listen to the audio book as well. Have you tried Inkheart by the same author? It is fantastic! The sequel Inkspell is even better, I've heard. I haven't read that one yet though. I'm going after work today to get Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist. I ...
... Jeffrey Eugenides.
On an audio book note, I want to highly highly recommend the audio version of Dragon Rider by Cornelia Funke . It is read by Brendan Fraser and he is phenomenal. He does wonderful voices for all the characters and it was an excellent example of a stellar audio ...
... Read-alouds, assigned readings, and books for pleasure.
We are going to tackle the following read-alouds this month:
Inkheart and Inkspell by Cornelia Funke (I previewed the former a few months ago so we've been waiting for an "opening" to read it aloud!)
Chasing Vermeer by Blue Balli ...
I LOVED Inkheart and really enjoyed Thief Lord also...you have just reminded me to go back and take a look at Inkspell...heard it was a great read as well from some of my younger friends.
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke, thanks to recommendations from this group.
... offering of The Hounds of the Morrigan? That is a fantastic book! Cornelia Funke's work is great as well, though I think Inkheart is her best, along with the sequel, Inkspell. Great awareness of the world she's created and the nature of storytelling.
HP fans might also dig Terry Pratchet ...
... into the driveway and don't get out of my car right away...because I am at a really good spot!!
Currently listening to Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Reading Goodnight Nobody by Jennifer Weiner
Listening Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
Looking forward to Specials by Scott Westerfeld
I think another book that qualifies is The Book Thief. And the children's fantasy fiction Inkheart and Inkspell, both of which transport characters into a book's world, and have each chapter start with a quote from different books.
I LOVE The Shadow of the Wind and have had The Club Dum ...
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