It's been a million years, hasn't it? Well, I'm back. I would have posted sooner...but I actually haven't finished any books all year. I've gotten halfway through a couple, but up until two nights ago, none were finished. I guess the reading frenzy of Christmas break took its toll on me.
Let's get to business. Inkheart has been rotting on my shelf since I saw the epic trailer last fall (How can I resist Brendan Fraser yelling "You're going back in that book!"), and immediately went to Borders and bought it. When this happens, I either get to reading it right away, or it rots there for a remarkably long amount of time. For this instance, it was the latter.
I can't help but comparing it to the only other (wonderful) work by that author that I've read, which is The Thief Lord. They both take place in modern times, and are seemingly realistic- except for one magical element. Which, in this case, is the fact that the characters can read books to life.
I love this. I love that it's not like other fantasy books, where anything goes. We know how the world works without magic- it's just asking: What would happen IF people could read characters out of books? I think the more realistic it is, the easier it is to imagine. The more you can imagine yourself into a book, the more fun it is to read. You are actively living in this barely-fictional world, which is an incredible reading experience.
It was just a really cool book, 2 thumbs up. It is definitely geared towards book lovers, which suckered me in. The story is intertwined with characters, quotes and references from famous novels, and encourages kids to love books. I really really enjoyed it.
Now I just have to wait till January 2009 for the movie to come out. Which I'm boggled about. The advertisements have been out since last fall, and according to the IMDB page it's been completed for a good while. All I can do is sit and wait (and play GTA IV). And re-read Prince Caspian before the movie comes out in two weeks.
