Review: Momo
Redaktioneller Bericht - Kirkus ReviewsFantasy treatment of the emptiness and futility of modern existence--in a glum, facile parable that first appeared (in Ende's native German) in 1973. Momo, a homeless and orphaned ragamuffin, comes to live in the ruined amphitheater at the edge of town, where the locals soon fall in love with her: she has a talent for listening to people and inspiring them, you see. Her special companions are Beppo, the slow, thoughtful, crippled roadsweeper, and Guido, the cheerful, tourist-gulling storyteller. But then, unnoticed, the town is occupied and controlled by agents of the Timesaving Bank, small gray men smoking small gray cigars. The gray men steal time: the time to chat with neighbors or visit friends, time for reflection or dreaming, etc.; people thereby lose their joy in life, becoming harried, anxious, and irritable. Still, the innocent and incorruptible Momo is proof against time-theft. So the gray men attempt to isolate her (Guido and Beppo succumb to their intrigues); and Momo must finally visit the distributors of all time, Dr. Hora and his talking tortoise Cassiopeia--in order to find out what the gray men are doing with all the time they've stolen. . . and how they may be defeated. Effortful, often grim stuff: the message gets across, but the magic of Ende's deservedly popular adventure The Neverending Story (1983) is missing.
Review: Momo
Nutzerbericht - Mel - GoodreadsFor Valentine's day Bill bought me an English translation of Momo by Michael Ende (Who is famous for The Never Ending Story). We bought a German copy while we were in Berlin on our honeymoon and Bill ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Momo
Nutzerbericht - JS Kitololo - GoodreadsAnother book I loved! An amazing, whimsy tale about a little girl, it can only classify as a fantasy, and a parable. An amazing Michael Ende literary achievement, Momo tells the story of a little girl ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Momo
Nutzerbericht - Michelle - GoodreadsTHIS is how to write a novel-length fairy tale. The characters are whole and human, the fantasy pure, and all else perfect. I must have more of Michael Ende's work. Some stories that deal with magic ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
Review: Momo
Nutzerbericht - Dane - GoodreadsYou cannot, repeat: cannot, go into this book with the expectations of "hard," realist fiction. Then again, if you know anything about Michael Ende (the author of the Never Ending Story), you won't ... Vollständige Rezension lesen
