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A review by pinksreads
Inkheart by Cornelia Funke
3.0
People tell me it's a YA fantasy but no, it's a middle grade fantasy. Period.
I liked this book to the extent that I would be reading the rest of the series. This book has enough good bits to convince me to continue. I loved the premise, very creative and wonderful. Also, this is the first time I've read a book mender as one of the protagonists. Pretty interesting.
The pacing of the story was good enough for middle grade, although it did drag quite a bit. I feel like the story would have remained unaltered if some parts were cut down.
The lack of worldbuilding was astonishing, honestly. So many things were left unexplained in a 563 page book. Yes, it is targeted towards children, so it cannot be very information dense. But, basic things are left for readers to interpret. Is the talent to read characters out of a book hereditary? Can it be learned? If you read a character out of a book, does the story change for all copies of the book, or just the one from which you read? Who knows.
Hopefully, Inkspell and Inkdeath will have answers.
I would recommend reading onward, because I want to know what else the world has to offer, from the eyes of a new character revealed at the end.
I liked this book to the extent that I would be reading the rest of the series. This book has enough good bits to convince me to continue. I loved the premise, very creative and wonderful. Also, this is the first time I've read a book mender as one of the protagonists. Pretty interesting.
The pacing of the story was good enough for middle grade, although it did drag quite a bit. I feel like the story would have remained unaltered if some parts were cut down.
Spoiler
If someone can tell me why Fenoglio went into the book when Meggie read it out loud in the end, that would be swell. Because I did not understand how that was relevant. Did he go in because he aided all of Capricorn's crimes in lieu of creating him? Was that all? What happened to his grandchildren after everything was settled? I'm assuming all this will be addressed in the series, but I don't see how.The lack of worldbuilding was astonishing, honestly. So many things were left unexplained in a 563 page book. Yes, it is targeted towards children, so it cannot be very information dense. But, basic things are left for readers to interpret. Is the talent to read characters out of a book hereditary? Can it be learned? If you read a character out of a book, does the story change for all copies of the book, or just the one from which you read? Who knows.
Spoiler
For example, when Capricorn 'dropped dead', was his body just there? Was he buried? Or did he disappear too? I will never find out, I guess.Hopefully, Inkspell and Inkdeath will have answers.
I would recommend reading onward, because I want to know what else the world has to offer, from the eyes of a new character revealed at the end.