Search - Inkheart (Inkheart, Bk 1)

Inkheart tells the story of Meggie and her father Mo. One dark and stormy night their lives are turned upside down with the arrival of a stranger. He calls Mo ‘Silvertongue’ and is there to warn them that someone named Capricorn was on his way. So begins the story of how Meggie’s dad could read characters out of books, and how one day he accidentally read Meggie’s mother into a book. Now one of the characters he read out of a book, a sadistic killer, wants to keep Mo a prisoner to do his bidding and make him the most powerful man on earth.

A book lover’s delight, Inkheart has opening epigraphs to each chapter that call to mind many beloved children’s books. There are a number of familiar characters read out of books too. This is a children’s book, however like Harry Potter many adults will enjoy it also. The adventures of Mo, Meggie, Aunt Elinor, and two characters from books, Dustfinger and Farid, who want to go ‘home’, will linger long after the last page is turned.

I found this on a friend's bookshelf a few years ago, when I was 16. The description on the back was less than promising - of course, I always think the book descriptions sound stupid, even if I love the book - but she told me it was good, so I borrowed it. She was right - it was amazing.

Even though it's marketed towards younger kids, I thought it was a great story for anyone to read - much like the Harry Potter series. I find that fantasy books written for younger kids sometimes have the best stories...

I tend to love characters that I pity, and this book gave me one of my favorite characters of all time: Dustfinger. He has all the characteristic I love in a character: mysterious, sad, and introverted. His story was very tragic, and I adored him... even though he tended to betray the other characters every once in a while.

The story itself was interesting and exciting. It is told through the points of view of several different characters, which I always like. (Naturally, I looked forward to the chapters centering on Dustfinger more than any others.)

My daughter actually suggested this and I'm glad she did. Definitely a good read and not childish in writing even though its recommended for kids. Definite 5 star!

Well, I didn't think anyone could be in the literary neighborhood as Jasper Fforde, but this has some similarities. Originally written in German, and probably appropriate for all ages. A little slow getting around to the plot (maybe read page 136 and on first), I couldn't help thinking they were in an alternate universe world where people still read books and only used cell phones when they had to.

Not my "cup of tea". Tried to read it for our Church Monthly Book Club.

Great book, very imaginative. I think it's intended for older kids, but as an adult, I loved it. Read the other two in this trilogy but this was the best of the 3.