Inkspell

Book was great but Brendon Fraser ruins it like he did the movie. Why in the hell would you give characters that are clearly based in Europe a New York accent?? Man I hate that guy. So glad I don’t see him in many movies anymore.

Great trilogy! Narrator does a good job of distinguishing the different character.

I enjoyed the book, however I felt as if it was off to a slow start and dragged the reader along for long periods before it got to the interesting parts. By the end of the book I was interested again. But overall, we enjoyed the book.

I was disappointed when I realized Lynn Redgrave was replaced by Brendan Frazier. Frazier's whispering and screeching had me adjusting the volume almost every time a new character started speaking. I guess Ms Redgrave is a tough act to follow.

I absolutely loved Brendan Fraser's reading of this story. It had been a long time since I had read and seen Inkheart. Wasn't sure I would like a sequel. But this was wonderful and though I had planned to only listen during my long commutes to work...I brought it in the house and put on my headphones and escaped into the book.

For this whole series, the kids really liked them and had me get the whole series to listen to. However, I felt they were a bit depressing. Everything always goes wrong! I like books that let you escape into a happy place...this was more of a scary place. But like I said...the kids got into it and liked the whole series.

I really enjoyed the Inkheart trilogy! I thought this book in the series tended to be a lot more serious than the first. The characters are well rounded and easy to follow. Some of the story was a bit predictable, but all in all, a good read.

Good story but the reading by Brendan Fraser is overly dramatic.

Brendan Fraser is a fantastic reader! He got so into the story and characters that I was mesmerized. It bothered me at times when the characters were whispering in the story, so he did too. I had to adjust the volume. The story itself was great but the end ... wasn't. I'm impatiently waiting for Inkdeath. I wish he was the reader for that book.

After Inkheart, I was left with a yearning to see how the rest of the trilogy unfolded. Unfortunately, I came to anticipate playing each CD in this set about as much as one anticipates drinking a glass of metamucil. Ms. Redgrave's animated narration was replaced by a seemingly-disinterested Brendan Frasier. I found it very difficult to follow the story with his narration style, and actually sent the second set of CD's back after finishing the first disc. What a disappointment! I wasted the equivalent of two audiobook shipments on this story. i am going to go ahead and cancel my Inkdeath order now, as well.

The good news is that the story itself is as great as the first, and my kids and I look forward to the next. The bad news is that although Brendan Fraser was wonderful reading Funke's novel Dragon Rider, it's difficult to go from one narrator to another no matter how good the narrator is, so Fraser's performance, though on its own was probably great, was disappointing after we'd gotten used to Lynn Redgrave's character voices. Boo on the choice to change narrators.

I would have to agree with a lot of reviews on Brendan Fraser reading this book. It is very monotone and quite irritating. I love him as an actor but not as a reader. I think I would of loved this book but could not endure listening to it anymore. I guess I will read this one on my own.

I loved this sequel- Better than the first. Too bad it will be a while before the next book is out. Excellent new character/world development.

Where the magic of Inkheart is in reading aloud words that are already written, Inkspell is about the power--and peril--of writing new words. The Inkworld is the creation of its author Finoglio, but as is the case with the best of creations, its characters take on a life of their own, making choices their creator didn't always intend. It was such a joy to step with Dustfinger into the world we only heard about in Inkheart. Yet despite the wonder and magic, this is not a saccharine fairy tale. The villany and darkness is cranked up several notches. Expect to experience suffering and pain, as well as the joys of love. Brendan Fraser's bewitching voice brings the story to life, and brought me to tears more than once. The end of the book is not the end of the story, as true stories never really end. You are left peering into the sequel which is hopefully forthcoming in the very near future.

After hearing Inkheart and Inkspell, you will never look at books in quite the same way. Inkspell is definitely the author's best work so far. As for Fraser, I admit his reading style struck me as startling at first. However, I grew to enjoy his expressive reading more than any other I've heard. If stories could come alive as they do in Inkspell, Fraser would certainly be able to give life to the characters. His reading combined with Funke’s words make for an enchanting, fascinating experience. I highly recommend this selection.

We have just finished listening to Inkheart, the book before this Inkspell, read by Vanessa Redgrave. We were so anxious to get started on Inspell, the sequel, but were so bummed out my the reader, Brenden Frasier. He reads so horribly that we can barely stand it. I sure hope I never have to listen to his voice again for any of my favorite books or characters. Most of the time we don't even notice the voice of the reader. But Breden Frasier is a distraction to the wonderful words. The book is great. not so much for the reader.

I enjoyed this one as much as I enjoyed Inkheart. Ms Funke leaves just enough to the imagination to entice the reader along. I am sure there will be another Inkworld novel and I will be waiting to read it.

This tale deserves a sequel, it is a fine mystery with the twist of the written word, when ready by the right person aloud, to be the magic giver and taker of life -- this whole world might or might not be real -- leaving us to wonder as to the reality of ours. As a writer of young adults stories I enjoyed every minute. I am looking forward to listening to more from this author.

Brendan Fraser reads this audio book, he truly is Silvertongue! I can really hear why Cornelia Funke had him in mind for the character of Silvertongue when she wrote these books. Inkspell is a better book than Inkheart, however Inkheart had a clear ending, while Inkspell leaves you a bit hanging. Not a true cliffhanger, but a lot of things stay unresolved. And now we wait until book three arrives, which is not even named yet, although rumor has it is supposed to be called Inkdeath.

Well, some may find this book poorly read by Brendan, but I found while he had some difficulty with certain charactors what is interesting that the Charactor Mo, was based by the auther on Brendan Fraser. And I enjoyed his voice found it quite relaxing, truly wish the other person would have held back on the criticism, I was not looking forward to listening to this book, and so I waited puting it further back on my shelf....Well I wish I had jumped in. I was surprised and pleasantly that it was only the reveiwer and NOT the reader. Was read wonderfully and this book like her others are simply the best. I would place it between Harry Potter and Wheel of Time, Wheel of time being the high end and Harry Potter being the low end of 10. Not whole scale, all three are 10's but some tens a slighlty better to me than other ten's. I hope you enjoy this book, if you liked Inkheart you will love Inkspell, although I wished I had gone out and gotten it from a store and not in 4 sections.

While the story is engaging, Brendan Fraser's "performance" is NOT. I would have given this book five stars if Lynn Redgrave performed it (she read "Inkheart"), but it lost 3 of those five stars due to Fraser. While his general narration is good, his character voices and accents are terrible. Abrasive tones, whispering and shouting, speaking too fast to be understood - these are just some of his faults. Hopefully this will be the last book he reads for publication (until and unless he improves his technique).