This is an Online Internet Book Club on Inkheart by Cornelia Funke. Discuss this book, share your thoughts, make comments, ask questions, offer responses...
Description
Meggie’s father, Mo, has an wonderful and sometimes terrible ability. When he reads aloud from books, he brings the characters to life--literally. Mo discovered his power when Maggie was just a baby. He read so lyrically from the the book
Inkheart, that several of the book’s wicked characters ended up blinking and cursing on his cottage floor. Then Mo discovered something even worse--when he read Capricorn and his henchmen
out of Inkheart, he accidentally read Meggie’s mother
in. Meggie, now a young lady, knows nothing of her father's bizarre and powerful talent, only that Mo still refuses to read to her. Capricorn, a being so evil he would "feed a bird to a cat on purpose, just to watch it being torn apart," has searched for Meggie's father for years, wanting to twist Mo's powerful talent to his own dark means. Finally, Capricorn realizes that the best way to lure Mo to his remote mountain hideaway is to use his beloved, oblivious daughter Meggie as bait!
Cornelia Funke’s imaginative ode to books and book lovers is sure to be enjoyed by fans of her breakout debut, The Thief Lord, and young readers who enjoyed the similarly themed The Great Good Thing by Roderick Townley. (Ages 10 to 15) --Jennifer Hubert
Book Club Questions for Inkheart (Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Inkheart (Fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Inkheart:
- Did Cornelia Funke emphasize any specific themes throughout Inkheart? What do you think Cornelia Funke is trying to explain with this theme?
- What was unique about the setting of Inkheart and how did it affect the storyline?
- Could you relate to any of the characters? If so, which ones and why?
- How do characters change or learn throughout Inkheart? What events caused these changes? Have you or someone you know experienced the same thing?
- How does Inkheart reveal Cornelia Funke's own perspectives about people and the world? For a lively discussion, describe why you think Cornelia Funke is liberal or conservative.
- Did certain parts of Inkheart affect you emotionally? Why did it evoke those emotions?
- Did Cornelia Funke's point of view on things lend new perspective to your own view of the world?
Book Club Questions for Inkheart (for Non-Fiction)
Suggested Book Club Questions for Inkheart (Non-fiction)
The following book club questions provide a starting point for creating a reading group discussion on Inkheart:
- Did Cornelia Funke make persuasive arguments in Inkheart? Did Inkheart change or reinforce your opinion on the subject?
- What did you learn from Inkheart?
- How does Cornelia Funke present the information and did you enjoy it?
- How is Cornelia Funke biased within Inkheart? Is there a political slant to what is being discussed and how does it impact the book?
- What, if anything, does Inkheart make you want to read next? Why?
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