so i finished reading inkspell by cornelia funke. it's the sequel to inkheart.
it was great, i really enjoyed reading it. i felt that the characters improved. for example, mortimer (or silvertongue) wasn't as annoying in this book, in fact, he was downright heroic. that's probably because he spent most of the novel either mortally wounded or locked in a dungeon. while he's locked up he morphs from silvertongue, the demure bookbinder into bluebird, the heroic robber-warrior, champion of the people. i liked that. i have a thing for heroic characters.
speaking of heroic characters, dustfinger becomes a more major character in this book. he's still a bit of a coward in an endearing sort of way but he grows much more heroic as the novel progresses and we get to meet his wife and daughter, which is great.
fenoglio took the prize for being the most annoying character. he developed a bit of an ego problem when he was transported to the inkworld. so instead of being a humble author like he was in inkheart he kind of thinks that he's some kind of god because he invented the characters and settings of inkworld. that gets annoying because he thinks that all his plans will turn out the way he plans them, even though they're very ill-conceived. when his plans don't work out, he throws petty tantrums. that's annoying.
cosimo is the second most annoying character. he's over confident, he doesn't take advice from anyone, and he makes very stupid and uninformed decisions that end tragically. that's kind of frustrating and annoying.
fortunately, those two characters are only minor. dustfinger takes a more major role in this novel, which i really liked, although he's not nearly as sad in this one. basta is less major, and that disappointed me. i wanted basta to be developed more, in fact, i wanted him to turn good but there's no sign of that happening in this book. so that was disappointing.
all told, the novel is fantastic, definitely worth the read! i'm looking forward to reading the third book now.
it was great, i really enjoyed reading it. i felt that the characters improved. for example, mortimer (or silvertongue) wasn't as annoying in this book, in fact, he was downright heroic. that's probably because he spent most of the novel either mortally wounded or locked in a dungeon. while he's locked up he morphs from silvertongue, the demure bookbinder into bluebird, the heroic robber-warrior, champion of the people. i liked that. i have a thing for heroic characters.
speaking of heroic characters, dustfinger becomes a more major character in this book. he's still a bit of a coward in an endearing sort of way but he grows much more heroic as the novel progresses and we get to meet his wife and daughter, which is great.
fenoglio took the prize for being the most annoying character. he developed a bit of an ego problem when he was transported to the inkworld. so instead of being a humble author like he was in inkheart he kind of thinks that he's some kind of god because he invented the characters and settings of inkworld. that gets annoying because he thinks that all his plans will turn out the way he plans them, even though they're very ill-conceived. when his plans don't work out, he throws petty tantrums. that's annoying.
cosimo is the second most annoying character. he's over confident, he doesn't take advice from anyone, and he makes very stupid and uninformed decisions that end tragically. that's kind of frustrating and annoying.
fortunately, those two characters are only minor. dustfinger takes a more major role in this novel, which i really liked, although he's not nearly as sad in this one. basta is less major, and that disappointed me. i wanted basta to be developed more, in fact, i wanted him to turn good but there's no sign of that happening in this book. so that was disappointing.
all told, the novel is fantastic, definitely worth the read! i'm looking forward to reading the third book now.
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