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Grade 5 Up–This sequel begins a year after the conclusion of Funke's popular Inkheart (Scholastic, 2003). In this fantasy world, certain readers have the power to bring characters out of books–and send them back. Meggie and Farid, apprentices to the fire-eater Dustfinger, follow him to the Inkworld, the land of the book-within-a-book, Inkheart, after he has been read back into its story by a mysterious man named Orpheus. Orpheus uses his powers to read Mortola and Basta, some of the villains of the first volume, into the story, along with Meggie's parents. In Inkworld, Meggie enlists the help of Fenoglio, the original author of Inkheart, to help create a new future for her parents and herself as palace intrigues, war, and the Silver Prince threaten. The story moves along at a rapid pace, from Farid and Dustfinger's original meeting with Orpheus to Farid's warning of Mortola's return to the shift of action to the Inkworld and the heightening conflict in both worlds. Expanding on the ideas behind Inkheart, Funke explores what might happen if authors try to change the world they have created. Familiar characters and those new to this volume are clearly drawn. This is an involving story that will draw readers smoothly to its conclusion and leave them waiting for the final volume in this projected trilogy.–Beth L. Meister, Pleasant View Elementary School, Franklin, WI
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*Starred Review* Gr. 6-9. Readers who enjoyed Funke's Inkheart (2003) are in for a treat with this sequel, a stronger book than its predecessor. In the first volume of the trilogy, a few characters have the ability to "read" a character out of a book and into today's world. In this book the process is reversed, and most of the earlier characters are transported to the magical yet perilous and sometimes brutally violent land of the fictional book, also called Inkheart. Young Meggie has longed to visit that world, but once she travels there she realizes the consequences of her choice and the seeming impossibility of putting things right in either place. With the help of Fenoglio, the book's author, who now lives in the secondary world, she connives to turn events toward a good outcome. Though some readers will simply enjoy the adventure story, others will be intrigued by Fenoglio's reflections on the impossibility of controlling what he has created. As before, the book's focus shifts from one group of characters to another as the plot moves swiftly. An indispensable key to the numerous characters precedes the story. Readers will enjoy the many quotes at chapter headings from writers as diverse as Margaret Atwood, David Almond, Kate DiCamillo, Harper Lee, Pablo Neruda, Philip Pullman, J. K Rowling, and T. H. White. In short, a booklover's book. Carolyn Phelan
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This book Put a Spell on Me!,
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This review is from: Inkspell (Hardcover)
This book, from the minute I opened it, to the moment I shut it, kept a spell on me. I almost felt as though I really was in the book with them! This is a fantasy, but for those who might not normaly read fantasy, it is pretty easy to follow. It has lots of thrilling moments, and even a bit of romance. I almost cried at the end, but I think you'll agree, Inkspell will keep us all spellbound.
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Great second book of the series,
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This review is from: Inkspell (Hardcover)
In her second book, Funke makes the story more complex than it was in Inkheart. The characters also grow in depth. Inkspel is at least as interesting as Inkheart was. I'd say it is truly engrossing. The mixture of suspense and fun is great and a hook to read. Another great series I recommend is "Why Some Cats are Rascals". I just read the first two books and they were awesome. I am looking forward to the third book...
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Inkspell,
By WriterGrl "Melodie" (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Inkspell (Mass Market Paperback)
I think that this is the best fantasy trilogy of all time. Sure, it's not quite as amazing as the Lord of the Rings (which is actually just one extremely long book) or as charming as the Chronicles of Narnia (which are 7).However, I loved it for 3 reasons: it was imaginative, it was engaging, and it was long. A book being long, yet gripping, is very important to me because I read very quickly and I love a story that just keeps going on and on that takes me more than an hour or two to finish. This book took my 5 hours nonstop the first time I read it. Inkspell is even better than Inkheart, probably because it almost completely leaves this world behind and immerses us in an enchanting new world that combines elements of mythology, the Middle Ages, and Cornelia Funke's superb imagination. The book combines elements of happiness, suspense, intrigue, romance (yay!), magic, and tragedy for a perfect, delicious balance. I also delight in the little quote at the beginning of each chapter that gets you guessing as to what's going to happen next. I am practically dying waiting for the 3rd book to come out so I can see what happens to Dustfinger and Meggie and Farid and Eleanor and Mo. I can't wait till the movie comes out in March! The one thing that concerns me is that since this is a children's book, it would be considered childish. However, I find it's just as complex as many adult books I've read, and as for the content? I don't think that everybody has to be swearing and sleeping around and killing each other messily for a book to be interesting to adults. I'm 14, and I loved it, but even better, my dad thinks it's "real literature". Like the book back of Inkheart, I dared to read Inkheart aloud to my dad, and now we're almost completely through Inkspell. While I'll never be able to read aloud as well as a professional actor such as Brendan Frasier or Lynn Redgrave, it showed me how fun it can be to read a book that you love aloud. I know that when I have children, I will share this book with them. (Note: Since you're only allowed to post one review of each thing, I'll have to make my review of the Audio CD a postscript. Brendan Frasier didn't read Inkspell the way I imagined it at all. I read one person say that he totally ruined Elinor; ironically, she was the only character I thought he read the way I imagined. Also, his good if at first alarming voice for Farid influenced the way I did mine in reading aloud. Other than that, I thought he majorly messed up many of the characters. Dustfinger was okay, but the bad guys sounded more Eastern European than evil, Meggie seemed whiny, and giving the Italian author Fenoglio a Brooklyn accent? Utterly confusing, jarring, and frustrating. He sounds more like a thug than a gruff, quirky grandfather and world creator.
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