![]() ![]() ![]() Planned sequels will give Funke a chance to fill in the missing back-story that makes this a frustrating read. Reckless by Cornelia Funke 3.75 20,296 Ratings 2,339 Reviews published 2010 98 editions Ever since Jacob Reckless was a child, he has been Want to Read Rate it: Book 2 Fearless by Cornelia Funke 4.19 7,252 Ratings 682 Reviews published 2012 58 editions Jacob Reckless has only a few months left to live. The writing is beautiful on one page, clunky on another ("But there always comes a time when a man wants to sense the same mortality that dwells in his flesh also in the skin he caresses"). There are few child characters, and veiled sexual innuendo and violence make this edgier fare. ![]() The rich re-imagining of familiar fairy tale details is the best part, as there is little character development. Jacob's brother, Will, however, is mauled by a Goyl, and his skin begins to turn to jade the plot is a race for a cure. The book won the award for the BookSense Book of the Year Children’s Literature in the year 2004. This book was a fantasy story centered on a 12-year old book lover whose father had an extraordinary gift of bringing the world of books to her life. The story then jumps ahead 12 years Jacob, having figured out how to follow his father through a mirror, has made a name as a finder of magical items-seven-league boots, locks of "Rapunzel-hair"-in war-torn Mirrorworld, ruled by fairies and "Goyl," humans whose skin has turned to stone. In the year 2003, Cornelia Funke wrote another award winning novel, the Inkheart. A prologue introduces Jacob Reckless, 12, heartsick over his father's disappearance. Inspired by the Brothers Grimm, Funke twists fairy lore into a dark incarnation. ![]()
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