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Inkspell (Inkworld #2)
The captivating sequel to INKHEART, the critically acclaimed, international bestseller by Cornelia Funke, an author who is emerging as a truly modern classic writer for children.
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of INKHEART, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need...more
Although a year has passed, not a day goes by without Meggie thinking of INKHEART, the book whose characters became real. But for Dustfinger, the fire-eater brought into being from words, the need...more
Hardcover, 1st US Edition, 635 pages
Published
October 2005
by The Chicken House
(first published September 15th 2005)
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I really wanted to give this book 4 stars. But my conscience got the better of me…so 3 stars it is. There were some things in this book that genuinely disturbed me, and I’m going to point them out..
Before I do, though, I have to tell you, I loved the book over all. But I’m probably not going to sound like it...
Firstly, there are more language issues with this book. Farid uses the B word twice, and quite a few of the other characters use the D word a lot. The D word was in the first book a bit, b...more
Before I do, though, I have to tell you, I loved the book over all. But I’m probably not going to sound like it...
Firstly, there are more language issues with this book. Farid uses the B word twice, and quite a few of the other characters use the D word a lot. The D word was in the first book a bit, b...more
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Mar 12, 2008
Josh
marked it as to-read
so yea..the same as inkheart!!!!!!!
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Cornelia, you need a better editor. Your editor would tell you to figure out which characters are essential and kill off the rest. The difficulty with the book is that it's written for younger kids, but it is too complicated, not all of the storylines are as riveting as the rest, and there are too many complicated emotions for young readers to comprehend or enjoy. The characters are a bit static (and thus predictable), as well. This isn't to say that the emotions aren't realistic, or that the ch...more
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An excellent follow-up to Inkheart. This book is possibly even scarier than the first though. I definitely would not recommend it for pre- or early teens. There's murder, and stabbing, and all kinds of unsavory events and characters. There's also heroism and humor.
Whereas the first novel took place in this world, with Meggie and her father reading characters out of the novel Inkheart, in this novel we see Meggie, her father and mother, and some of the bad guys, transported into the world of the...more
Whereas the first novel took place in this world, with Meggie and her father reading characters out of the novel Inkheart, in this novel we see Meggie, her father and mother, and some of the bad guys, transported into the world of the...more
Funke has no compunction over killing; adding another pet marten provides small (really) relief. Different names in our regular time and theirs may be easier in the German original; I finally get both. The teens exchange more kisses, otherwise little character change; mostly we're pushed around in the scary fantasy place, and home England.
We left present-day old Inkweaver Fenaglio trapped in the terrible magical medieval world he wrote. Resa, missing years, now voiceless, is back with husband b...more
We left present-day old Inkweaver Fenaglio trapped in the terrible magical medieval world he wrote. Resa, missing years, now voiceless, is back with husband b...more
I found this sequel to Inkheart to be almost as good as its predecessor. The magic and amazing characters are still there along with a whole batch of new ones. Ms. Funke has a knack for creating very vivid and memorable characters and her world building skills are amongst some of the best. I also like the way that she has put limitations and consequences to the magical elements of her story. It makes things a lot more interesting when the characters can't just do whatever they want whenever they...more
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Inkspell:
A Twisting Cliffhanger
In the book Inkspell by Cornelia Funke, Meggie Folchart, the most loyal and loving daughter in the Inkworld, doesn't realize the long and treacherous adventure she is about to embark on when she reads herself to the Fenoglio's world of characters. Leaving her father and mother behind is hard, but she knows that all they would do is prevent her from going. When Meggie's parents find out where she has gone, they are read into the book as well. There, Mo, Meggie's fa...more
A Twisting Cliffhanger
In the book Inkspell by Cornelia Funke, Meggie Folchart, the most loyal and loving daughter in the Inkworld, doesn't realize the long and treacherous adventure she is about to embark on when she reads herself to the Fenoglio's world of characters. Leaving her father and mother behind is hard, but she knows that all they would do is prevent her from going. When Meggie's parents find out where she has gone, they are read into the book as well. There, Mo, Meggie's fa...more
So I am going to review the first book Inkheart alongside the second Inkspell since they are part of a trilogy. This book is being heralded as a book to fill the void left by Harry Potter and is marketed to the same target age group. The only difference is after reading the second book my immediate thought was, "That was stupid" I honestly can't remember the last time I felt so let down by a book. The characters are so poorly developed that I found myself not caring in the least when something b...more
This is a great follow up to Inkheart. It's plot is more thrilling than the first and there are definitly more characters to keep track of. Inkspell doesn't try to imitate the first book, but instead takes the story in a new, interesting direction. Inkheart was a stand alone book that left the ideas to use in Inkspell. Inkspell is fascinating and well done. Dustfinger is more prominent, a worthy protagonist. This book really let's you dig into the hearts of the characters. Each one of them has a...more
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For all the Tweens who believe they can change the world comes this cautionary tale of the effect one may not have intended to cause.
Meggie and her father have a gift. They read characters in and out of stories with sometimes a ruinous consequence. In the second book of the trilogy, Meggie and Farid, a boy Meggie’s father read out of 1001 Nights, read themselves into the fiction of Inkworld. As they enter Inkworld, the story changes. They become characters in the evolving narrative. Meggie enco...more
Meggie and her father have a gift. They read characters in and out of stories with sometimes a ruinous consequence. In the second book of the trilogy, Meggie and Farid, a boy Meggie’s father read out of 1001 Nights, read themselves into the fiction of Inkworld. As they enter Inkworld, the story changes. They become characters in the evolving narrative. Meggie enco...more
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This book seemed to just keep going. It was super long, and the story is not yet over, but continues on in the series. I guess this isn't a bad thing, but it's kind of feeling like the never ending story that just wants a conclusion. The story isn't bad, I just want a resolution rather than a continuance.
But I love the concept, and as an avid reader can easily imagine how it came to the author's mind. I can definitely think of a few story lands that I would love to visit! Especially as a writer....more
But I love the concept, and as an avid reader can easily imagine how it came to the author's mind. I can definitely think of a few story lands that I would love to visit! Especially as a writer....more
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I was wondering what she was going to do for a sequel. Not sure I really like it since it was longer, slower and more boring. She had a great idea but then it got a little bogged down. I'm not going to go into a plot summary since other reviewers have done a better job than I could do. I just really feel she could have cut some out of the middle and maybe expanded the end. It ends very fast. You can tell this is the middle book of the trilogy because most middle ones are used to explain some thi...more
Dec 26, 2008
Joni
rated it
4 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Kids/young adults interested in fantasy
Recommended to Joni by:
a School Friend.
Shelves:
fantasy-scifi
This is a great book. It has so many layers, so many secrets. It's a sequel to Inkheart, which is also one of my favourite books. It is pure fantasy, but is written so cleverly, you can believe every word of it, even when it seems kinda... surreal. I mean, the characters are captured, re-captured, threatened, etc, so many times I found myself thinking at one point, "Just escape once and be done with it!" However, I've recently seen the trailers for Inkheart, which is being made into a film, and...more
This book is the second book to Inheart. In this book, Meggie and her mother are back safely into their own world. Dustfinger goes back to the Inkworld leaving Farid behind. Meggie and Farid goes after Dustfinger a few nights after. In Inkworld, Meggie and Farid faces trouble. Now even her parents and Elinor are here. Then, something really bad happens. Meggie's friend Farid gets killed, but Dustfinger brought him back to life and exchanged his own life to get Farid's back. They are all blaming...more
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Mar 25, 2009
John
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Nobody
Shelves:
urban-fantasy,
high-fantasy
I will admit up front that I have a bias that is making it difficult for me to give this book a "fair" shake. I read this after my 9 year old daughter completed it, but after we have both read Inkheart. Based on the first book and the marketing I was expecting this one to also be reasonable age-appropriate. It is not.
While Inkheart did a moderately decent job of fleshing out a couple of the characters, Inkspell did not further that cause doing little to expand upon what you already knew about th...more
While Inkheart did a moderately decent job of fleshing out a couple of the characters, Inkspell did not further that cause doing little to expand upon what you already knew about th...more
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This one was a little bit slower than Inkheart, but it was still amazing. I did not like that Funke ended the book that way that she did-it was left without everything being complete, so you know that there's definitely going to be a third. From the beginning, Funke said that it would be a trilogy, but Inkheart ties up all of its loose ends before it ends. I wish she had does that with Inkspell too. But I still love the story and the character SO MUCH and cannot wait for Inkdeath to come out.
Meh. I marked this book as "Read" even though I only made it halfway through the book before giving up. I expect I will finish it someday. Eventually. I love the idea of the Inkworld trilogy and perhaps that's why I made it through the first book and a half...a world where people can travel into and out of stories holds lots of promise. But the writing failed to deliver. I found, as I was reading, that I did not care much about the characters. Their dilemmas did not ring true. For instance, Megg...more
Like the blurb says, it's set a year after Inkheart. The usual characters are there, and new ones are introduced. Some are fillers, others are pretty interesting and some are down right creepy.
Especially one, that gave me the creeps right from the beginning, Orpheus. Orpheus has the same gift as Mo and Meggie, but he is able to send people into books. Orpheus reads Dustfinger back into Inkheart, and soon Farid searches for Meggie hoping that she'll be able to read him in as well. Meggie agrees...more
Especially one, that gave me the creeps right from the beginning, Orpheus. Orpheus has the same gift as Mo and Meggie, but he is able to send people into books. Orpheus reads Dustfinger back into Inkheart, and soon Farid searches for Meggie hoping that she'll be able to read him in as well. Meggie agrees...more
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes a little bit of drama and fantasy. Inkspell is a the second book of the trilogy Inkworld, written by Cornelia Funke. This is a book filled with suspense, love, and shows the power of words. This is one of my favorite books of all time and would recommend it to anybody from the age 12 and up. Inkspell has many twists and turns that you will never see coming, which is one of the best parts. At the end of Inkspell, the cliffhanger makes you want to g...more
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Personally I loved the book since I read the first book which I found as fantastic as the second.I liked the style of the book and its imagination that was used with unrealistic creatures and the whole idea of being able to read someone in and out of a story I find amazing as someone to be able to come up with that idea. One major problem that frustrated me from the beginning was the fact that Orpheus left Farid out of the story, w...more
Personally I loved the book since I read the first book which I found as fantastic as the second.I liked the style of the book and its imagination that was used with unrealistic creatures and the whole idea of being able to read someone in and out of a story I find amazing as someone to be able to come up with that idea. One major problem that frustrated me from the beginning was the fact that Orpheus left Farid out of the story, w...more
Inkspell, by Cornelia Funke, is a Fantasy book for young adults. It is $25 and published by Scholastic in 2005. It uses magic, suspense, and emotions to carry you through a journey of the Inkworld with the various characters from Cornelia Funke's first book of the trilogy, Inkheart. In the first book you meat Meggie, her father, Mo, her aunt, Elinor, and curious characters that were read out from a book into their world. In Inkspell, those who were read out of the book are looking for a way bac...more
This one was just as fun and fanciful as the first one and it really made me wish that they would have turned it into a movie as well. I love the concept of being able to read yourself into a story, very "Never Ending Story-ish", only I seem to be enjoying this novel a lot more. I'm sure that I could find holes in the story, but let's be serious, it's a fantasy novel written for YA about the ability to read yourself into a story and to re-write what was happening. The characters are wonderful an...more
I'll put it bluntly: It made me miserable.
Again, I am impressed by the choice of words; the luster of the settings described and; the vary in the characters' personalities. It really wasn't that bad, but the story took a dive from 20 feet to 50 feet deeper. I mean, the story got a little bit more serious than it had been first. The idea of making the story a little more serious on the second book wasn't exactly a bad idea, but the change was as subtle as a gun!
I know, the part of many people's l...more
Again, I am impressed by the choice of words; the luster of the settings described and; the vary in the characters' personalities. It really wasn't that bad, but the story took a dive from 20 feet to 50 feet deeper. I mean, the story got a little bit more serious than it had been first. The idea of making the story a little more serious on the second book wasn't exactly a bad idea, but the change was as subtle as a gun!
I know, the part of many people's l...more
Not only will I finish a book that I don’t like, but if I find anything redeeming in it at all, I’ll not infrequently pick up the sequel in the hopes that it gets better.
That’s certainly the case with Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart and Inkspell stories. My encounter with the first book was an audio recording that I listened to while my son and I were taking a long road trip. The narration on it was fantastic and I can still hear many of the character’s voices and the lilting delivery of the actor. B...more
That’s certainly the case with Cornelia Funke’s Inkheart and Inkspell stories. My encounter with the first book was an audio recording that I listened to while my son and I were taking a long road trip. The narration on it was fantastic and I can still hear many of the character’s voices and the lilting delivery of the actor. B...more
I will admit that this book was actually a chore for me to get through. However, I gave it two stars because I liked the idea of the story. While with Inkeart I was able to finish from the sheer novelty of the idea, that novelty had worn off a little by the time I got to Inkspell.
The biggest let down with this series, and the reason that I had such a hard time finishing this book, was the characters. I know that it may be a personal bias, but I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters,...more
The biggest let down with this series, and the reason that I had such a hard time finishing this book, was the characters. I know that it may be a personal bias, but I didn't feel a connection to any of the characters,...more
Book 2 is much better than 1, Inheart. Why? The dilemma is much more gripping with characters being "kidnapped" into the fiction world against their will and meeting their death or near death there. The idea of the author with the creativity to write the words, and the gifted reader, as in reading out loud, needing to work together to make things happen, even bringing a character back to life, - that is a fascinating aspect and one that causes tension when ever the author and reader get separate...more
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Cornelia Caroline Funke is a multiple award-winning German author of children's and YA fiction. She is best known for her Inkheart trilogy. The Inkheart books have gained a variety of attention, and critics have praised Funke as the "German J. K. Rowling". Her books are very popular in her native country, and many have now been translated into English. Her work fits mainly into the fantasy and adv...more
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“Isn't it odd how much fatter a book gets when you've read it several times?" Mo had said..."As if something were left between the pages every time you read it. Feelings, thoughts, sounds, smells...and then, when you look at the book again many years later, you find yourself there, too, a slightly younger self, slightly different, as if the book had preserved you like a pressed flower...both strange and familiar.”
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