| A young girl, Meggie, and her father, Mo, live alone together. Mo is a book binder. When a stranger comes to their house in the middle of the night, calling Mo "slivertounge," Meggie is curious. She eavesdrops on them and discovers that they know each other. Meggie doesn't understand everything completely though. The stranger, Dustfinger, tells Mo that he should leave.
The next day, Mo and Meggie leave to go to Meggie's aunt Elinor's house. Mo had been trying to get away from Dustfinger, which didn't work, because Dustfinger had followed them. He travels with them to Elinor's house. Meggie gathers very little information about a book that a supposedly evil Capricorn wants from Mo. When the book is stolen from Elinor's house, along with Mo, Meggie sets off to find her father. Elinor and Meggie do find Mo at Capricorn's village. Capricorn wants Mo to read out certain things out of various books so he can expand his need for power. Dustfinger is betrayed by Capricorn, and joins forces with Mo, Meggie, and Elinor in their attempt to stop Capricorn. The only way they figure to stop him is to Signor Fenoglio, the author of Inkheart and the creator of Capricorn. | ||
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Plot & Themes Tone of book - suspenseful (sophisticated fear) FANTASY or SCIENCE FICTION? - fantasy world/fantasy past Magical Beings/Mental/Magical/Powers Yes magical powers: Is this an adult or child's book? - Adult or Young Adult Book Descript. of chases or violence - 20 % planning/preparing, gather info, debate puzzles/motives - 30 % Feelings, relationships, character bio/development - 30 % Descript. of society, phenomena (tech), places - 20 % Main Character Identity: - Female Profession/status: Main Adversary Identity: - Male Age: - 40's-50's Profession/status: Has magical powers? Yes How much of work is main antagonist actually present in: - throughout most of the book. Sense of humor - Strong but gentle sense of humor Intelligence - Very much smarter than other characters Setting Terrain Earth setting: - current (early 21st century) Takes place on Earth? Yes Writing Style Accounts of torture and death? - moderately detailed references to deaths How much dialogue? - roughly even amounts of descript and dialog |
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