Inkheart Questions

Bring on the tough stuff - there’s not just one right answer.

  1. Who's your favorite character in Inkheart? Why?
  2. Which characters in Inkheart are the most attached to the past? How does this affect them in the present?
  3. How do you think the story would be different if Meggie were the only narrator? What do we learn from having chapters narrated by other characters?
  4. If you could read a character out of a book, who would it be and why? If you were read into a book, which book would you pick and why?
  5. How did the simple style of Inkheart affect your experience reading the book? Were you expecting more complexity from a book about books?
  6. Do you think the ending was satisfying? What would you have done differently if you'd been in Meggie's place? What about Mo's place, or Dustfinger's place?
  7. How do you think the story would look from Gwin's perspective?
  8. Who's more of a villain, Capricorn or Basta? Why do you think so?