Search - Inkheart (Inkheart, Bk 1)

If you ever have the wonderful chance to read this out loud with your whole family I guarantee you're ALL going to "fall into" the story! This is part one of a perfectly plotted trilogy written, supposedly, for kids. It really does appeal to all ages though!
Growing up with a Father who would not read out loud to her and a Mother who she thinks is dead made Meggy mature beyond her years. The adventures she falls into with her Father lead to places only found in our imaginations. A really fine place!

I really felt that this book started out slow and took more than 100 pages to finally start getting good. I remember having tried once to read it before and gave up after a couple of chapters because I figured I just wasn't "in the mood" for this type of story and had set it aside for later. This time I kept going because the movie finally came out and I still hadn't gotten around to reading the book, even though I've had it for several years now.

I did feel, that after getting good, the book slowed down and I tended to find myself more interested in picking at my cuticles than in reading it. But it roller-coastered again and I'd find myself glued to the pages.

The big plus of this book, is that it has something every reader can be enchanted by, and that's the possibility of characters coming right out of their books. The plot and idea of the story is wonderful, but sometimes the author's storytelling skills are a little bland.

i loved this story; it was written for children but as an adult i was captivated by the story and the characters. you must also read inkspell

I really enjoyed this book, and yet have no desire to read the others... I sortof feel like it is good to leave the story where it ended. The author has an amazing way with words, making glorious pictures with them. Recommend it.

First of all, I found this book in the children's section of my library, but it is quite appealing to all ages - even adults :-)
It caught me right up from the first chapter - mostly because the main character is a bookbinder and his house is filled with books of all kinds (my dream come true!). Dustfinger's character is multifaceted and mysterious; he makes bad decisions, but is overall a goodhearted person.
However, the bad guys are not so scary or original, especially the henchmen. And even though I enjoyed this book, I am not in too big of a rush to go out and get the sequels.

I’ll admit it: I read this book because I saw the movie (and I saw the movie because I have had a long-standing infatuation with Paul Bettany, but I digress) and liked it. I wanted to see what else the book could offer. So, I read it. And I was not disappointed. Of course, usually books are better than the movies they spawned, but this book, although classified as a children’s book, is so much more mature than just a children’s book usually is. It deals with themes of abandonment, and loyalty, and family, and responsibility for your actions and all sorts of things. Every character is richly drawn and really involves you in their story. A warning: this is book one of a four part series. Although I might want, one day, to pick up the other books, I’m actually pretty satisfied with it as it stood at the end of the first one.