Read for the bookring of bookcrosser silverstarry. 544 pages. Genre: children`s books (age 9-12) but also perfect for adults who love a good story.
Synopsys from Amazon.com: Meggie, 12, has had her father to herself since her mother went away when she was young. Mo taught her to read when she was five, and the two share a mutual love of books. Things change after a visit from a scarred man who calls himself Dustfinger and who refers to Mo as Silvertongue. Meggie learns that her father has been keeping secrets. He can "read" characters out of books. When she was three, he read aloud from a book called Inkheart and released Dustfinger and other characters into the real world. At the same time, Meggie's mother disappeared into the story. Mo also released Capricorn, a sadistic villain who takes great pleasure in murdering people. He has sent his black-coated henchmen to track down Mo and intends to force him to read an immortal monster out of the story to get rid of his enemies.
I fell under the spell of this wonderful book.I loved it! I liked very much the fact that the story was about books, writers,booklovers,book characters,libraries and etc. I found so many nice passages with profound thoughts about books which may serve very well as citations on BC home page:-)). I liked all the characters in the story,especially Meggie,Mortimer,Elinor,and Farid. I only wished that the characters of Capricorn and Resa (Meggie`s mother) were more developed. For example, I wished to know about Resa`s life with Capricorn; how he came to like her and what did she live through with him.Also,the evil side of Capricorn could have been described in more detail (God,I feel bad saying this!:-)).
A wonderful book for children and grown-ups alike,written with great love of literature and written word.
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