Inkheart

Cover of Inkheart

By Cornelia Funke

Well honestly my brother bought this book for me around 2 or 3 years ago but I procrastinated and finally took 2 months to finish it (gasp!)

Synopsis:
Mo (short for Mortimer), is a "book doctor"--someone who mends broken book spines, torn pages etc. However, he has a special gift, unknown even to his own daughter--he can bring fictitious characters & objects in a book to life just by reading it out loud! It is fascinating though risky business, and on one occasion, while reading out loud a book entitled "Inkheart", his wife, Teresa was stuck in the book while the characters (both the sinisters and good ones) escaped into the real world. Thus the adventure begins!

Afterthought:
Besides the engaging plot, there's no magic to the words. Definitely not in my list of favourite books. (Though it was made into a movie!)

Personal Rating: 2.0/5.0