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Inkspell (Inkheart) by: Cornelia Funke Childrens Bookshop Price: $9.99 Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Mass Market Paperback EAN: 9780439554015 ISBN: 0439554012 Label: The Chicken House Manufacturer: The Chicken House Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 656 Publication Date: April 01, 2007 Publisher: The Chicken House Reading Level: Ages 9-12 Studio: The Chicken House Sales Rank: 600 Related Items: Related Items:      see moreBrowse for similar items by category:
Editorial Review: Product Description: Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of INKHEART, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need to return to the tale has become desperate. When he finds a crooked storyteller with the ability to read him back, Dustfinger leaves behind his young apprentice Farid and plunges into the medieval world of his past. Distraught, Farid goes in search of Meggie, and before long, both are caught inside the book, too. But the story is threatening to evolve in ways neither of them could ever have imagined. Amazon.com Review: Just a few chapters into Inkspell, Mo (a.k.a. "Silvertongue") sagely says to his daughter, "Stories never really end, Meggie, even if the books like to pretend they do. Stories always go on. They don't end on the last page, any more than they begin on the first page." A fitting meta-observation for this, the unplanned second installment in Cornelia Funke's beloved now-trilogy. Of course, it's that sort of earnest, almost gushing veneration of books and book-loving that made the absorbing suspense-fantasy Inkheart so wonderful in the first place, with that lit-affection getting woven integrally into the plot (Inkheart being both Funke's first book in the series, and the fictitious book within that book, authored by the frustrated Fenoglio, now trapped within the book, er, within the book. Fenoglio, perhaps not surprisingly, self-referentially wishes in Inkspell that he had written a sequel to Inkheart.) Inkspell should serve as a special treat for fans of the first book, as characters from Inkheart who have found themselves in the "real world" (if there is such a thing) find themselves read back into their own mythic, word-spun world--along with some of our favorite "real-world" characters. As with the previous book, Funke's greatest accomplishment here is telling such a rich and involving (and fun!) story, while still managing sweet, subtle commentary on the nature of words and meaning. Expect a tantalizing finale, too--as Funke says, "No reader will forgive me the ending, though, without a part three." (Ages 8 and up) --Paul Hughes Average Rating:
 Rating:  - Audiobook: InkspellThe book is great, no mistake about it. Inkheart's audiobook was so wonderful that perhaps there's no way Brendan Fraser could possibly live up to the standard set. That said, however, his voice was flat in narration, and his voices for the characters were cheesily accented so that Farid sounded Russian (or ?) and Dustfinger had a vaguely Celtic accent, which was distracting to the story. My daughter and I also found that he lacked any subtley or depth of emotion--so that, for example, his reading ... Read More: Rating: - Audio Edition: Brendon Frasier does a really bad job as narratorListened to to Inkheart and loved the book...Redgrave does a fantastic job as the narrator. Unfortunately, Frasier does not!! Could not finish this one. Shame on the publishers for not contracting with Redgrave again. Rating:  - AmazingI loved Inkspell - Absolutely loved it. It was in the series of books that first inspired me to write. The plot was just entrancing... who else ever thought of being able to read yourself into a book? Certainly many people wished they could, but I don't know of anyone else who has written about it. Finding a series such as this is a rare blessing. I loved Ombra, the Wayless Woods, and even the Castle of Night and the villain. The characters... how can you describe them? They're just so memorable. I loved ... Read More: Rating: - InkspellThis is the second book in the "Inkheart" series, and it's as good as the first! Bought this one for my neice, as well, and can't wait for the third book to come out! Rating:  - Ick D<Yay, I'm being immature with my titles. Anyways. I'm going to be honest and blunt: It's been a while since I read this book, or it least part of the book. Now, I really tried to read it, I swear I did. I tried to stick with it... However, the book wasn't as good as Inkheart. I really liked Inkheart, it was original, fun, and entertaining to read. I was so excited when I got Inkspell, I could hardly wait to read it...Until I started reading it. I got bored, I've tried to read it a number of times, ... Read More: |
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