Review: Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

Grade: A+

Synopsis:

Imagine it were possible to bring the characters from a book to life. Not like when someone reads a book with such enchantment that the characters seem to jump off the pages and into your bedroom...but for real. Imagine they could actually climb out of the pages and into our world.
Now imagine if those characters brought their world into ours.
One cruel night, young Meggie's father, Mo, reads aloud from Inkheart and an evil ruler named Capricorn escapes the boundaries of fiction and lands in their living room. Suddenly, Meggie is smack in the middle of the kind of adventure she has only read about in books.
Somehow, Meggie and Mo must learn to harness the magic that conjured this nightmare. Somehow they must change the course of the story that has changed their lives forever.
This is Inkheart, a timeless tale about books, about imagination, about life. Dare to read it aloud!

Ratings:

Character Development: 10/10
Originality: 10/10
Ending: 10/10
Voice: 10/10
Setting: 10/10
Overall Enjoyment: 10/10
Total score: 70/70

Obtained: Brought from Borders

Age Appropriate?

Cussing: Occasional cussing, not an unbearable amount
Drugs, alcohol, etc: None that I remember
Sexual Content: None
Violence: Some violence, nothing to terrible that I remember. Nothing graphic.

Review:

I first read Cornelia Funke's book, The Thief Lord. I loved that one, it's a great children's book. So when I picked up this, I expected it to be much the same.

It was better. Inkheart surpassed my expectations. It's the kind of book I can read again and again and never get tired of. It's an original, intense plot. The kind of book you don't really want to put down. It's full 0f magic and wonder, as well as humor and family bonds.

Cornelia Funke is a great writer, and though this is a children's book, it's not just for children. I've known of adults who loved it as well. Ifyou've seen the movie, trust me, it's nothing like the book. The book is far better than the movie. Check it out, it's a fun read. :)

Sequels:

First in a trilogy. Followed by Inkspell (Book 2) and Inkdeath (Book 3).

Disclaimer: I got the idea for this review layout from the blog Reading Rocks