Review: The Neverending Story
Redaktioneller Bericht - Kirkus ReviewsFirst published as a juvenile, in German, four years ago: an inventive, meaningful, incident-packed fantasy featuring a boy who falls into a book-within-a-book. Fat, despised schoolboy Bastian Balthazar Bux steals this special book. And, afraid to return home, he hides in the school attic--reading about the magical land of Fantasiana, home to all manner of strange and intriguing creatures. Fantasiana, alas, is being eaten away by expanding blobs of Nothing; the childlike Empress, herself ill, gives her talisman, AURYN, to a young, purple-buffalo-hunting Greenskin, Atreyu; his quest is to find a cure for the Empress' and the land's afflictions. But, after various charming adventures, Atreyu learns that only a human from the real world can save Fantasiana--by giving the Empress a new name (something no Fantasianian is capable of). And, at this point, schoolboy Bastian realizes that it's him they're talking about! He even has a new name ready, but can't pluck up the courage to speak it aloud--until he realizes that the story so far will just endlessly repeat itself unless he does. Eventually, then, the Empress and Fantasiana are healed; Bastian finds himself in Fantasiana, in possession of AURYN, a talisman that grants his every wish; but every time a wish comes true, he loses some of his real-world memories. . . so he fails into folly and evil before undergoing a spiritual rebirth and finally returning home. An appealing, delicately wrought, engrossing adventure--for children of all ages.
Review: The Neverending Story
Nutzerbericht - Staci - GoodreadsThis is a wonderful epic children's book that can be read and enjoyed by those who are not children as well as those who are. The main characters journey through a fantastical world having adventures ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Neverending Story
Nutzerbericht - Becky - GoodreadsProbably one of the best books I've ever read in my life -- and let me tell you, the movie does not do it justice. At all. Most notably, Atreyu is supposed to have green skin. Yup. Green. It's true ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - Artemas - GoodreadsI believe I would have enjoyed this book far more if I had not grown up with the movie version and seen it 100 times. The first half of this book was amazing and followed the movie very closely ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Neverending Story
Nutzerbericht - Corrina - GoodreadsRead my full review at Michael Ende crafts a beautiful tale that will appeal to anyone who has ever gotten lost inside a book. Bastian is a character who initially hides from his life in his books ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
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Nutzerbericht - Ribonuke - GoodreadsFirst half was great, second half was boring as all hell. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Neverending Story
Nutzerbericht - Johanna C. - GoodreadsVery good read. The movie ends in the middle and I definitely see why. Everything after this point I found boring & predictable. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Neverending Story
Nutzerbericht - Evan Leach - Goodreads(Fake) Spoiler Alert: It ends, although you won't want it to. This is a true children's classic, with some extremely imaginative set-pieces and a memorable relationship between the main character and ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Neverending Story
Nutzerbericht - Steven - GoodreadsMy #1 favorite book. The movie is based on only about 1/3 of the book. So much more happens. If you like Fantasy/Adventure, this is the ultimate book for you. Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: The Neverending Story
Nutzerbericht - Cécilia L. - GoodreadsWhat I probably enjoyed the most about this one is the reccuring theme of the endlessness of not only one story but an infinite lot of them, as well as the fact that each story you write and read will ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
