1st Book Review: Inkheart

    Sometimes when you're reading a book, you feel like your living it. You can see the character, feel the air, and hear the conversations taking place. Kind of like a movie in your head. Well in this trilogy the book actually comes to life. Cornelia Funke's Inkheart pulled me into her book within a book. 
     There are a lot of characters in this book; too many to list so I'll just tell you about the really important ones. The story starts off with a 12 year old girl named Meggie. She lives with her father Mortimer, a skilled bookbinder. But her father has a secret. One that he has not even told Meggie. And one day the truth is revealed. Dustfinger, a "fire-eater," comes to Mortimer warning him of an evil villain, a man named Capricorn. You see, one night Mo (that's Mortimer's nickname) was reading a book called Inkheart aloud to his wife Resa and 2 year old Meggie, and all of a sudden three men appear. Not men of this world but the world of Inkheart. Dustfinger, Capricorn, and Basta, a man who loves his knife, all appear but Resa disappears into the book taking the places of the men. When Mo reads out loud out of a book, the words and characters come to life. Capricorn wants to use Mo's gift for evil, taking treasure out of books and such. Meggie soon discovers she also has the gift and with the help of Fenoglio, the author of Inkheart, destroy Capricorn.
     The setting of this story mainly takes place in Capricorns fortress,a dark place covered in shadows, in Northern Italy. Mostly all of the action takes place here, but you'll have to read the book to find out about all that good stuff. But some of the book is in the house of Elinor, Resa's aunt who is obsessed with books.
     This book sort of reminds me of the movie Inception. The film is about a dream within a dream, within a dream, within a dream, and so on. It is a really confusing movie and the book is not half as bewildering, but it still reminds me of the movie. They also made a movie based on the book Inkheart but it was not as good as the book. But is the movie ever than the book?
    I recommend this book for people who love books, lots of evil villains, and action. But this book is a series so you will have to read all three to know how the story turns out.
     

The Presidential Debate

     In Andy Sullivan's recent article "Analysis: Romney Scores in Debate, but will it be Enough?" he ponders on whether the October 3rd debate was enough to pull Gov. Mitt Romney through.
     The Presidential election is coming up fast. Romney wins this debate but will it be enough to make him president? A lot of  people do not think so.
     "Romney won. The real surprise is that he won so clearly," said Paul Sracic, a political scientist professor at Youngstown State University. Voters seem to agree with him. President Obama, the first African American president, may have lost by a long shot but he steered clear of saying stupid statements that would cause his supporters to rethink their choice. Many pollsters expect Obama's polls to go down somewhat, but debates hardly have a huge impact. Opinion polls have only shifted an average of 1 percent in the wake of the 16 presidential debates since 1988. President Obama was in the lead, and he might still be. Was this debate enough for Romney?
     Personally, I think both men would be a good President. Obama pulled us out of a recession (somewhat), but Romney has some pretty good ideas. I am the type of girl who votes for the person and not the party. Both men have good platforms. I am just wondering who is going to make it.
     This presidential election will have a huge impact on our future. And it's up to voters to decide our future. Romney won the first debate but who will win the next? Unfortunately I cannot vote, but I would if I could. We're all wondering who will win... Romney or Obama?