Reviews tagging 'Kidnapping'

Inkheart by Cornelia Funke

25 reviews

uselesspirateraven's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted medium-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? N/A

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Confinement, Violence, and Kidnapping

Moderate: Child abuse

Minor: Animal cruelty and Animal death

cor_vus's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Minor: Animal cruelty, Physical abuse, Sexism, Violence, Kidnapping, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

insanebookperson's review against another edition

adventurous tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Confinement, Cursing, Death, Physical abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail

tashcullen's review against another edition

adventurous 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? No

4.0

I enjoyed this book and found the story easy to follow and understand. I liked the characters, especially mo, and I really liked the universe created and the interesting concepts discussed. I loved the idea of reading aloud and making the book come to life! However I did find the book to be too long and slow paced, making it difficult to get through. The book wraps up really nicely at the end and I dont think it's necessary to read the sequels (i am not feeling particularly motivated to read any of the sequels).

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Kidnapping

sweetlilly93's review against another edition

adventurous emotional mysterious slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

Extrapunkte dafür, wie gut die jeweiligen Zitate am Kapitelanfang immer gepasst haben.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Grief

Moderate: Violence

kryolitee's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Death, Gun violence, Physical abuse, Violence, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Sexism and Murder

ballousclues's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I read this book back when I was in 5th or 6th grade and I remembered loving it. I saw it at my local library and wanted to re-read it as an adult. I was not disappointed. The book is very easy to read, has a strong plot, and very lovable characters. 

In short, it's a fantasy book about a father and a daughter - Mo and Meggie. Mo is able to read characters out of books, but in return, someone from the real world is place din their storm. Mo and Meggie go on an adventure, one that has been trying to catch up with Mo for years, in an attempt to right Mo's long-lost wrongs. Great story for a young person wanting to get into a fantasy book. 

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Bullying, Emotional abuse, Torture, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, Stalking, Toxic friendship, and Injury/Injury detail

I would suggest the reader be at least 10/11 years old if reading this book. Some of the themes are a bit dark.

laffi's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Kidnapping and Fire/Fire injury

Moderate: Gun violence, Blood, Stalking, Car accident, and Injury/Injury detail

Minor: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Death, Torture, Violence, and Murder

orchidlilly's review against another edition

adventurous funny mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

Well written, with characters impossible to not get attached to. It's been a hot minute since I've read this series, and it's still as fun as I remembered.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death of parent

Minor: Ableism, Animal cruelty, Animal death, Child abuse, Confinement, Death, Gun violence, Violence, Blood, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

queen_melliott's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This was good and honestly surprisingly complex in story and character arcs for a children’s book. It was pretty dark for a children’s book, too. The sheer number of times animal cruelty was mentioned or described was quite disturbing. I’m glad I didn’t read this in my childhood.
Elenor was undoubtedly the MVP. 
Still, I don’t see myself continuing with the rest of the series.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal cruelty, Body shaming, Confinement, and Kidnapping

Minor: Slavery and Murder