Inkdeath (Inkheart Trilogy)
by Cornelia Funke
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Author: Cornelia FunkeEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-10-07
ISBN: 0439866286
Number of pages: 656
Publisher: The Chicken House
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- ISBN13: 9780439866286
- Condition: New
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Book Reviews of Inkdeath (Inkheart Trilogy)
Book Review: I Love Inkdeath
Summary: 5 Stars
Inkdeath, Cornelia Funke's stunning ending to the Inkheart Trilogy, takes place in a magical world that has come to life from the pages of a book in which anything can happen. I really enjoyed this book for many reasons. I found it to be one of those books that is impossible to put down. It really draws you in and is full of cliffhangers. It is the story of people who originally lived in our world but have traveled to a magical place called the Inkworld after a special book was read aloud. At the time that this story takes place, the Adderhead, a villainous king, is immortal. This book is about the Bluejay, a robber who resembles Robin Hood, and his family and friends and their plight to take away the Adderhead's immortality. It is a marvelous book because of its excellent characters and plot.
The characters in Inkdeath are one of the aspects of the story that make it so great. There are quite a few characters in this book, and each one is very different. The characters draw you into the story because they seem so realistic. Although the protagonists are full of kindness and bravery, none of them are perfect. An example of one of these characters is Fenoglio, a writer who can control the Inkworld but who is always either exceedingly vain or convinced that he is a failure. Because the characters are so human, it is easy to relate to them. Another way that Cornelia Funke makes the characters seem more real is the way in which the story is told. Every chapter is told from a different character's point of view. This makes is easier to understand the characters and their decisions. The villains in this story are very disgusting and evil and many of them are characters that you love to hate. The following quote is an example of the way Cornelia Funke makes the Adderhead, one of these villains, seem so real and loathsome that readers will cringe everytime they read the Adderhead's name. The quote comes from the time in the story when Orpheus, another villain, first meets the Adderhead. "And of course Fenoglio's description had said nothing about that devastated face, the pale and puffy flesh, the swollen hands. Every step the Adderhead took seemed to hurt him. His eyes were bloodshot under their heavy lids. They watered even in the sparse candlelight, and the stench given off by his bloated body made Orpheus want desperately to cover his own mouth and nose." (Pgs. 375-376). The vivid way that the characters are descibed and the faults in all of the characters that make them seem human make Inkdeath an excellent book.
The plot of Inkdeath is another well done aspect that makes this book so excellent. There are many different conflicts that are woven together in this story; each of the main characters seems to have his or her own worries. There is also the major conflict, the Bluejay's battle with the Adderhead, with which all of the characters are involved in some way. All of the miniature conflicts and climaxes make the story more interesting. This is a very suspenseful story and is almost impossible to put down once you start reading it. Every time things seem absolutely hopeless and it seems that the characters can find no way to solve all of their numerous problems, something happens to turn things around. Likewise, every time things seem to be going well and the end seems to be in sight, something happens to take away that momentary hope. This balance really keeps the reader hooked and makes this an enjoyable story.
Many people with different tastes in books will love this story. It is a book for people of both genders and all ages. Lovers of adventure will especially like this book because it is so full of excitement. Fantasy lovers will also enjoy this book because it is full of magic and fantastic creatures that are described in vivid detail. However, I think that people who take joy in other genres of books will also like this book because of it's wonderful characters and plot. I think that lovers of such books as The Chronicles of Narnia and the Harry Potter novels will enjoy this book because those books are like Inkdeath in many ways. Many different people will enjoy Inkdeath because it tells a lovely story full of courageous heroes and loathsome villains.
Inkdeath has many similarities to the first two books in this trilogy, but there are also some striking differences between it and the others. Overall, Inkdeath is more similar to Inkspell than to Inkheart. Inkheart takes place in the regular world and its main villain is a man named Capricorn. Both Inkspell and Inkdeath, however, take place in the Inkworld, and among the many villains present, the Adderhead is a main one. One difference between Inkspell and Inkdeath is that all of the characters are working on fixing their own separate problems in Inkspell, whereas in Inkdeath all of the characters have their own worries but are more focused on working to save the Inkworld. Another difference is that two main characters, Meggie and Farid, are no longer very much in love with each other in Inkdeath. This is a big change from Inkspell where there was a lot of time devoted to them being in love. Also, I think that Inkspell is darker and scarier than Inkdeath is. Though Inkdeath has several important differences from the other books in this series, I think that fans of the series will very much enjoy this conclusion to the story of the Inkworld.
Overall, Inkdeath is a very entertaining novel. It is very suspenseful and full of adventure. The characters seem very real because they all have weaknesses and find some challenges very hard to overcome. There are some things that I would have done differently had I been the author, but generally I think that both the plot of the story and the way that the story is told are excellent. I highly recommend this book both to people who have read the earlier books in the series and to those who have not, because I think that this book is the best in the series.
Summary of Inkdeath (Inkheart Trilogy)
The masterful conclusion to the epic, award-winning, bestselling INKHEART trilogy by internationally acclaimed author Cornelia Funke.
The Adderhead--his immortality bound in a book by Meggie's father, Mo--has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, dooming them to slavery in his silver mines unless Mo surrends. First Dustfinger, now Mo: Can anyone save this cursed story?
The Adderhead--his immortality bound in a book by Meggie's father, Mo--has ordered his henchmen to plunder the villages. The peasants' only defense is a band of outlaws led by the Bluejay--Mo's fictitious double, whose identity he has reluctantly adopted. But the Book of Immortality is unraveling, and the Adderhead again fears the White Women of Death. To bring the renegade Bluejay back to repair the book, the Adderhead kidnaps all the children in the kingdom, dooming them to slavery in his silver mines unless Mo surrends. First Dustfinger, now Mo: Can anyone save this cursed story?
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