It takes 150 pages for anything to begin to happen, and that's much too long, even for an adult book. First of all, there is something very stilted and anachronistic in the writing, and I can't tell whether that's just Cornelia Funke, or a result of the translation work. However, my local library is on the verge of opening a new wing with my overdue book fines on this, because I keep hanging onto it in the hope that eventually I will be able to finish reading it. And the premise, that characters can exist in the 'real world' outside of books, or that real people can enter the world inside a book, is endlessly appealing. YouTube | Blog | Instagram | Twitter | Facebook | Snapchat was very much looking forward to reading this, as it had very good word-of-mouth as a high-quality children's/YA fantasy that adults will also enjoy.

Read by Lynn Redgrave - and she did a rather good job. Perhaps, it is because (for the first time) characters in a book loved reading as much as I do When you open a book it's like going to the theater first you see the curtain then it is pulled aside and the show begins.Honestly, every quote in this book just speaks to me: Is there anything in the world better than words on the page?Highly, highly recommended for kids (and adults) of all ages! There's something so heartwarming and true regarding the dynamic between Maggie and her father, Mo.Įven the crankiness of Eleanor as she begrudgingly takes in Maggie is enough to set my eyes alight as I read, and reread this book. Even after all these years, as soon as I read this book, I check the garden for fairies and glassmen. There is something inexplicable about the way Funke weaves magic into her novel. but to actually become one? That will take pure bravery and nerves of steel. She's read countless stories of heroines.

When a mysterious man from Mo's past shows up on their doorstep, he packs up all of their things and whisks Maggie away to to her Aunt Elinor's house.Īnd, despite all their efforts, evil is circling ever closer to their little family and Maggie is at a complete loss at what to do. Mo works as a book binder/restorer and Meggie is a full-time reader - she reads every single moment she's not in school. They're two peas in a pod, they're a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, they're ice cream and sprinkles.

Magic, this book is pure unadulterated magic.

Books have to be heavy because the whole world's inside them.

Tintenherz by Cornelia Funke