it's about the life of his family life and school how it's discorant. ( )

The events of INK ME are, for better or worse, highly topical, and the story reflects themes that have appeared in some of Richard Scrimger's other novels. There is serious violence in this text, although it is somewhat muted; the threats characters make are palpable, and the atmosphere of the story, despite Bunny's comic tone, is distinctly ominous. Readers may want to talk about the book after it ends, and the text would lend itself well to group discussion in an appropriate classroom or book group. There are so many directions this conversation could take; this is a surprisingly rich book, despite its casual presentation.

I really liked the novel. It is clever in its execution and wise in its thematic treatment. I am also intrigued by the concept of the series this book belongs to, involving seven interlocking but non-sequential texts written by seven distinct authors. I look forward to reading the other volumes in the series.

Read my complete review in RESOURCE LINKS 18.1 (Oct 2012).

The premise of the book is fantastic - seven grandchildren each given a task by their late grandfather. "Ink Me" follows Bernard (Bunny) as he tries to complete the task set for him, but inadvertently goes astray.

The book is written in the first person, with Bunny telling the story, but was difficult to read: the spelling is that of a teenager who has not mastered grammar or spelling.

Once past the deliberate mis-spellings (ie: dint = didn't, sum1, a gres of = aggressive) the story reads well, and the plot is very engaging, with clever and unexpected twists.

The series seems like an interesting idea: multiple books, and you can start with any one of them. Unfortunately, I started with Ink Me.

The premise for the book is mildly interesting: Bernard (Bunny) is instructed by his grandfather's will to get a tattoo. A strange request.... and that's as far as I got. I just couldn't read any more. It's told in first person, and Bunny absolutely cannot spell, though his grammar seemed fine (aside from the complete lack of quote marks for speech). (He has some sort of mental disorder, maybe?)
After struggling through the first chapter, I thought, well, ok, that wasn't so bad, a nice taste of the character, now let's get on with real writing I can actually read. No such luck. It takes so long to interpret the writing I feel like the story is moving through molasses.

As an example:
You wont beleev what grampa wantd me to do. What my task was. Reddy? OK here it is. He wantd me to get a tatoo. I no isnt that crazy? Isnt that the weerdest thing? A tatoo. Wen I red the letter I went NO WAY and startd laffing.

I suppose it's a clever way to get you into the mind of the character right of the bat (when he doesn't yet have character), but it really did not work for me.

I might try another book in the series, because it seems like a fun idea, but I do not recommend this one unless you can deal with that kind of writing. ( )

In the beginning i didnt know what to think because the spelling was horrible but after the second page i realized that the character was telling the story. I'm in love with this book. It was hillarious and how Jaden turned out to be a girl was a pretty cool twist. It was a strange but awesome adventure of a clueless teenager that got put in the wrong situation without ever knowing it. But the best part was that it wasnt all for nothing and he wasnt stupid after all. He was a true member of the 15 gang and he made friends. The tattoo was mean't for him after all. Great read and i recommend it to everyone. ( )