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noellegrace8's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.5
If you're not a booklover, as in, someone who loves both the content and physical presence of books, this wasn't written for you. If you are, reading this will be like your dream come to life. The idea is original, well carried-out, heartwarming and heartstopping at times, and just altogether cozy in an adventurous, high-stakes sort of way. It has some of my favorite characters of all time. The only less-than ideal moments come from some scenes that are a bit too slow due to plot points that don't lend themselves to very interesting possibilities, but none of them are worth docking a whole star.
Many people label this as elementary fiction, but in my opinion, it falls under a handful of books that I understand to be disconnected when it comes to content versus writing style verses perspective. Perspective-wise, sure we can call this elementary. But the way it's written is more teen, and the principles are more young-adult-oriented, only increasing in books 2 & 3.
Altogether a favorite read of mine.
I don't factor performance into auidiobooks, but I'd give Lynn Redgrave a 4/5 stars. Her narration is very good, but her dialogue isn't varied enough to be engaging, and when it is, some of the voices can come off as overdone or even annoying.
Many people label this as elementary fiction, but in my opinion, it falls under a handful of books that I understand to be disconnected when it comes to content versus writing style verses perspective. Perspective-wise, sure we can call this elementary. But the way it's written is more teen, and the principles are more young-adult-oriented, only increasing in books 2 & 3.
Altogether a favorite read of mine.
I don't factor performance into auidiobooks, but I'd give Lynn Redgrave a 4/5 stars. Her narration is very good, but her dialogue isn't varied enough to be engaging, and when it is, some of the voices can come off as overdone or even annoying.
Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Infidelity, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Grief, Car accident, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, Abandonment, and Alcohol
All of these are either barely mentioned or just alluded to. Very minor stuff.niaoliver's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
Moderate: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Misogyny, Physical abuse, Violence, Blood, and Fire/Fire injury
Minor: Body shaming
melonmachinery's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Moderate: Gun violence, Violence, and Kidnapping
Minor: Fatphobia, Misogyny, and Sexism
Male villian described with feminine featurespoirot's review against another edition
adventurous
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
This was my first reread of inkheart in years and the nostalgia is real. The inkheart series was one of the first bigger books I read as a child and rereading it reminded me of my love for this series and how much it influenced my love for reading and writing. If this would have been my first read, I might have only given it four stars but since it owns such a special place in my heart I needed to give it five stars.
Graphic: Body shaming, Confinement, Fatphobia, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Misogyny
Minor: Animal cruelty, Emotional abuse, and Physical abuse
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