Inkheart (Inkworld #1)

Reader reviewed by mell

First of all I would like to say that whoever reviewed this book on the main page of this site has his facts all wrong. maybr he should try reading the book again. I think this is a wonderful book and if people are going to write reviews on it they should get their facts straight.
-Mellanie (mell
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Reader reviewed by sandy

This was the best book i've ever read. I can tell if any book is a good book because if it is, I should be in the bookworld( it's what I call the place I end up in while I'm reading a book).I already read the sequel Inkspell. Now I'm waiting for the third series. I feel tingly all over! Can't wait to see what happens next! Just to let you know, Meggie and Farid are having a relationship!

Reader reviewed by LOLA

I love the book it is interesting and I couldn'y STOP reading! It kept my attention, and some of my 5th grade friends thought I was crazy to read such a long book, and to read it non-stop!

Reader reviewed by Cheryl

Ms. Funke weaves an incredible story with an amazing number of sub-plots that all tie together neatly at the end.

I really enjoyed this author's obvious love and respect for books. Inkheart if full of literary references to classic works that related to her own story. Reading this book has increased my gotta-get-read list by at least 4 books.

The author's style is different from any other I have read. She is not beneath introducing main characters and major plot elements close to the end of the book. However, she is expert at interweaving these elements into Meggie's and Mo's story seamlessly.

I also enjoyed the author's commentary on being an author throughout the book.

This plot is fairly complex and has elements of vivid physical violence that may be difficult for some children to handle,but I would say it is free game for anyone over 12.

Reader reviewed by Scarlet

Upon receiving this book I was rather reluctant to read the book for it is massive. But once I started I couldn't stop. It has a truely unique thought behind, the concept that a man can read books to life was different from any other book. Eversince the arrival of Dustfinger, the book takes off and does adds twists and turns that only Ms. Funke could think of. I loved every part of this book! ^_^

Reader reviewed by Inky

This book was great! If you haven't read it you must and if you have, read the sequel!! This book was so exciting I read it twice. It was full of fantasy and magic, and It kept me turning!!! Read this book (more than once of course)

Reader reviewed by Tobie

I loved how the main focuss of the book was...BOOKS!!! The mystery in the begining of the book was great! I loved how there was a ton of characters involved in the book and how each of them had an amazing quality. i highly recommend this to people who enjoy reading!

Reader reviewed by Amanda D.

"Inkheart" is a wonderful story. I found myself falling in love with the characters. They each have their own personalities and are consistent with them. It kept me guessing and I didn't want to quit reading until I was finished. I have read it twice and still love it. Now I have the sequel, "Inkspell", and am about to start reading it.

Meggie lives with her father, Mo, who repairs and restores old books. They both love to read. What Meggie doesn't know is that Mo has a special ability to read characters out of books when he reads aloud, but with a catch-for every thing coming out of a book, something in this world goes in. This is why he never reads outloud to her. He always told her that her mother went away, but she was actually read into a book he was reading to them when Meggie was a baby. He read a "fire-eater" named Dustfinger; the bad guy of the story, Capricorn; and a few of his men also out of the book. Now both Dustfinger and Capricorn are after him and the book, but for different reasons. Dustfinger wants to go back to his world. Capricorn wants him to read a friend out. Capricon finds Mo and tries to threaten him to read out of the book while Dustinger acts as a double-agent between them.

P.S.-If you didn't already know, this book is going to be a movie, so you had better read the book first!

Reader reviewed by JES (I am very modest LOL)

Mortimer is a bookbinder and has passed on his great love of books to his daughter Meggie, but he has never read aloud to her. When a stranger named Dustfinger appears at their home, Meggie's world turns upside down. She soon learns some startling truths --- about her mother's disappearance nine years earlier, and the mysterious book called INKHEART that her father tries desperately to hide at the book-filled home of Elinor, Meggie's great aunt. She learns that the reason Mo has never read aloud to her is because he has a secret, mysterious, dangerous gift --- when he reads aloud, objects and charaters come out of the books --- a skill he discovered when Capricorn, the dark villain of INKHEART, came into the world when Meggie was three. Teresa, Meggie's mother, disappeared at the same time, presumably into the story. Now they are on an adventure that has been experetely written by cornelia funke. READ THE BOOK!

Reader reviewed by Fiona Flamingo

Inkheart, by Cornelia Funke is one-of--kind fantasy about...books! With larger than life charcters and incomparable style, Cornelia Funke pulls off another page-turning fantasy.

Inkheart is a story about a girl, 12 year old Meggy and her father, bookbinder, Mo. The two of them are very close, since Meggy's mother disappeared long time ago. Then one night, a dark and stormy night, a stranger comes to visit. His name is Dustfinger. After that Inkheart takes the reader on spellbinding journey about books and the charcters they hold and ultimately, where your imagination can take you.

This is an excellent read from children to teens to adults. Perfect for anyone who loves books.
Highly recommended.