The Neverending Story
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Michael Ende
Read the book that inspired the classic coming-of-age film! From award-winning German author Michael Ende, The Neverending Story is a classic tale of one boy and the book that magically comes to life. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he is the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica?"An instantaneous leap into the magical . . . Energetic, innovative, and perceptive"—The Washington Post"A trumpet blast for the imagination."—Sunday Times
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Author
Michael Ende
Pages
448
Publisher
Penguin Young Readers Group
Published Date
1993-01-01
ISBN
0140386335 9780140386332
Ratings
Google: 1
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"The movie barley covers the first part of the book. It’s strange to read because it’s been translated poorly."
Regina Simmons
"#fantasy #otherworlds #magic "
Vicki S.
"A must read!"
JNenX
"How many people have read this book?"
Multi-stan Persona
"I did not enjoy the second half. Bastian’s character really upset me 😅"
Julie Salsman
"I loved the movie but struggled with this book. I don't think this is my type of genre."
Kelly Decoteau
"God this book hit me so damn hard in my Emotions!!!! I always loved the movie as a child but I'd never read the book until now, but Clearly I should have read it sooner!!!"
Rook
"I wanted to love this book. The movie was my favorite movie as a kid, and I still love watching it now as an adult in my late 20s. But I could not get into it. I never even finished it. Maybe it's because I don't particularly enjoy the translatio, or maybe I'm too stuck on the movie. Just wasn't for me."
Brooklyn H
"This is another of those movies that I have watched a million times and didn't know was a book. The book is way different then the movie so it still had new places and creatures in Fantastica to meet. Although this book is written for children it provides plenty of adventure and world building to keep an adult audience entertained. I always felt that the movie held the lesson of holding on to your childlike imagination to stop the "nothing" that is impending adulthood. The book has kind of the opposite lesson. Grow up, but grow up properly; love hard, care for others and don't let the magic of your imagination/childhood leave you. so maybe still kind of the same theme. Overall, I loved this book and I enjoyed getting a chance to hang with Atreyu and Falkor again on a grander scale... Still sad about Artax though..."
Nicole Falche
"Loved the first half of the book and can totally understand why the movie ended there. I didn't enjoy the second half nearly as much."
Melissa Shaw