Behind the mirror

I always suspected that the real world of fairy tales would be a lot more Grimm than Disney. This story sucked me right in and kept my interest to the end. The little behind-the-storybook scenes, such as what really happened to Sleeping Beauty, added texture to the story rather than distracting from it. Not a sweet story, and everybody doesn't live happily forever after, but I highly recommend it. I look forward to the next book in the series.

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Great!

I don't understand how the other people who have reviewed this book found it hard to follow or uninteresting. This is the first Funke book I've listened to and it seems the rest are more geared towards kids but if you have good grasp of Grimm Fairy and Folk tales, you'll follow the story and love it! I can't wait for more, please tell me there will be more!

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Good, But Not Great

The narrator wasn't my favorite. He couldn't capture individual voices, unless they had accents or were women (which all sounded similar) and had me confused about what was thought it said due to poor diction. While eloquent, I think Elliot is more suited to poetry reading than audio books. As for the story, Funke did her usual job of creating beautiful imagery, thought was very predictable and lacked complexity in the characters. I'd recommend this as a light listen to do chores with. Not something you need to focus on, but still entertaining.

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sucks

I hate it . the reader has no feelings. do not recommend to any one

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uninspired.

a typical parallel world story. Jacob's brother William follows him into the mirror and is attacked and turned into a goyle (sp?) a santient being with skin of semiprecious stone, in his case jade. Jacob sets up to cure/save his brother and risk's his life in the process. you know how some series grab you and you can't wait to get to the next installmnet? This one did not. at the end I found myself thinking I te all ly don't care what happens next.
ok story but not worth perusing. The use the same melody in the Introduction as end as is used in the Fires of Heaven from Robert Jordan's Wheel of time series. I'm going but to relisten to that.

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Page turner ... so to speak

What a wonderful, magical story. I couldn’t bear to stop listening. I think about this story all the time. It’s delicious.

Engaging

This is a great page Turner. This book takes traditional fairy tales and brings them to the present day. There is enough PG13 content to interest the young adult. The only thing I found difficult was that there was sometimes details missing that made you wonder what exactly was going on. I think part of this has to do with the fact that it's translated from German to English.

another fantastic series!

I love the inkheart series and have bought this book quite a while back. sadly it's at in my library for a very long time until I picked it up recently and I was hooked right in, I am excited to find that there are two more books waiting for me. anyone who likes a dark fairytale and adventure is sure to love this series.

great story and performance

Elliot brings all the characters to life a wide range of tones and accents.
the story rolls along effortlessly with thrilling mystery, a little love and even a little frustration.

Eh.

This book was WAY to slow and not as good as I thought it would be. I got bored really quickly.