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The word for this book--one that occurs more than any other besides names and "fire"--would be "longing."
There's the longing of the vaporous White Women, clutching at hearts and pulling them toward eternal peace.
There's the longing of every character, separated from loved ones as all battle to overcome the spreading evil.
There's the longing to become more powerful, especially evident in Orpheus, but also clear in the others, to be more: more alive, more noticed, more feared, or more important.
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There's the longing of the vaporous White Women, clutching at hearts and pulling them toward eternal peace.
There's the longing of every character, separated from loved ones as all battle to overcome the spreading evil.
There's the longing to become more powerful, especially evident in Orpheus, but also clear in the others, to be more: more alive, more noticed, more feared, or more important.
Ov ...more
Dec 22, 2011
Marla
rated it
it was ok
Shelves:
book-about-books,
series,
fantasy,
adventure,
barely-finished,
challenged,
magic,
with-reservations,
audiobook,
young-adult
Starts out slow and it would do better to have a chapter that summarizes the story than to have the flitting narrative that tries to update each storyline.
This story was much too long and uneventful. An inordinate amount of time was spent (view spoiler) ...more
This story was much too long and uneventful. An inordinate amount of time was spent (view spoiler) ...more
Jan 25, 2009
Beth A.
rated it
really liked it
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Shelves:
fantasy,
young-adult
The great thing about this book is that it is unexpected. I like the dark feel and how everything is a struggle, like real life. The relationships are complex, with misunderstandings and mistakes abundant. I have really enjoyed this book, and the whole series.
It's a little long winded and slow but I still enjoyed reading it to find out how it all got wrapped up.
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This was my favorite of the Inkheart series. The characters are written much fuller in this book than in the previous three. Also, I really enjoyed the ending. Don't worry, no spoilers. Just saying that I am usually disappointed in endings, but Cornelia Funke didn't disappoint with this ending at all. It was just perfect - not too much and not too little. I highly recommend this series to anyone who enjoys a good fantasy. It's a little dark for children - I would suggest not letting children und
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The concluding book for this series was pretty good. Over all liked the series. I may never read it again, but it was deffinately more fun to read the second time through. It makes me interested in checking out Funke's other stories.
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Nov 10, 2008
Allison
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Angie
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Feb 05, 2009
Jeanette
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May 12, 2009
Roni
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Jul 20, 2009
Michelle
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Nov 27, 2011
Tally
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