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lady_svoboda 's review for:
Inkheart
by Cornelia Funke
I waffled between 4 & 5, and have settled on 4.73 stars. And now I must sleep, but will share more thoughts tomorrow!
It was early dawn when Meggie woke up. Night was fading over the fields as if the rain had washed the darkness out of the hem of its garment.
Normally, as the old saying goes, "there is something lost in translation." Usually I find translations (this was written in German, set in Italy) jarring and sometimes awkward. Translator Anthea Bell does an amazing job, and while there were certain parts that ran long, or the motivations of certain characters were confusing, for the most part this is a great, unique story. Not only does it profess the importance of reading, but the magical connection made with books:
"If you take a book on a journey," Mo had said... "an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it... books are like flypaper - memories cling to the printed page better than anything else" (15).
Cornelia Funke definitely has a reverence for reading and writing fantasy, demonstrated by the wonderful quotes used at the beginning of each chapter (a few from [b:The Princess Bride|21787|The Princess Bride |William Goldman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327903636s/21787.jpg|992628] even!).
The reason for my waffling between four and five stars, is the bits that dragged on (in the mountains, etc.). I think I was expecting something different from the book/ plot and when that didn't happen I was a tad restless to see where Funke was going. HOWEVER. The ending was awesome, unique, and engaging, and bumped it up to a fiver. (There are some violent parts, and I would recommend reading this WITH a younger child [e.g. 8-10] but 11+ should be fine...)
Can't wait to see where the trilogy takes us!!!
It was early dawn when Meggie woke up. Night was fading over the fields as if the rain had washed the darkness out of the hem of its garment.
Normally, as the old saying goes, "there is something lost in translation." Usually I find translations (this was written in German, set in Italy) jarring and sometimes awkward. Translator Anthea Bell does an amazing job, and while there were certain parts that ran long, or the motivations of certain characters were confusing, for the most part this is a great, unique story. Not only does it profess the importance of reading, but the magical connection made with books:
"If you take a book on a journey," Mo had said... "an odd thing happens: The book begins collecting your memories. And forever after you have only to open that book to be back where you first read it... books are like flypaper - memories cling to the printed page better than anything else" (15).
Cornelia Funke definitely has a reverence for reading and writing fantasy, demonstrated by the wonderful quotes used at the beginning of each chapter (a few from [b:The Princess Bride|21787|The Princess Bride |William Goldman|https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1327903636s/21787.jpg|992628] even!).
The reason for my waffling between four and five stars, is the bits that dragged on (in the mountains, etc.). I think I was expecting something different from the book/ plot and when that didn't happen I was a tad restless to see where Funke was going. HOWEVER. The ending was awesome, unique, and engaging, and bumped it up to a fiver. (There are some violent parts, and I would recommend reading this WITH a younger child [e.g. 8-10] but 11+ should be fine...)
Can't wait to see where the trilogy takes us!!!