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Title: An honest parable
Review: Consider your favorite fictional character from childhood. Now imagine that character suddenly appearing beside you in your foyer. Such is the premise of Cornelia Funke's eloquent, "Inkheart". As evocative as her,"Thief Lord", Funke's twelve year-old Meggie lives with her kindly father Mo, a man with the ability to read books to life. The duo face off with Capricorn, a villain Mo once read from an almost extinct book. Funke fills her story with characters both menacing and tragic. The pitiable jester Dustfinger, also read from Capricorn's story, wants nothing except to return to the world he loved. Though a well thought out story, at 534 pages the book is a bit lengthy. One could also quibble that the villain does nothing to instill the reader with real fear. Yet children who would love to meet their favorite book friends will instantly gravitate to this new and delightful story.
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