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Reviews of Cornelia Funke’s often describe it as a "love letter to reading", though critics and readers are divided on whether its 500+ page length is a "rich feast" or a "slow slog". The "Book-Lover's Dream" Perspective

Many readers find the central conceit—the ability of "Silvertongues" to read characters into the real world—to be the ultimate bibliophile's fantasy. Inkheart

: Renowned author Diana Wynne Jones (of Howl's Moving Castle ) praised it for conveying the "joys, terrors, and pitfalls of reading" better than perhaps any other book. Reviews of Cornelia Funke’s often describe it as