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  • My friend got me to read this book. And I have to say that this is one of the books that is simply a must read for every book lovers out there for in reality, I think there is a bit of Bastian and Atreyu in everyone of us.

    

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• ― Scarlet328 said on Apr 13, 2009 about the Mass Market Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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  • Disappointing

  • I enjoyed the first half of the book (Bastian's back story and Atreyu's quest). The second half was another matter! It borrowed heavily from Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver's Travels, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and well known fairytales. These storylines have been done before and it was tir ... Continue

    I enjoyed the first half of the book (Bastian's back story and Atreyu's quest). The second half was another matter! It borrowed heavily from Alice in Wonderland, Gulliver's Travels, The Chronicles of Narnia, The Hobbit, and well known fairytales. These storylines have been done before and it was tiring to plod through the rest of the story. What started out as a slight morality tale went into full preaching mode. Bastian was a likeable character at first and I really disliked how Ende turned him into a spoiled and ignorant brat. The second half didn't at all relate to the first, it was disjointed and sloppy.

    Bastian says at the beginning of the book: "He couldn't stand it when a writer tried to convince him of something." Funny how Michael Ende tries to do just that.

    

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  • A true classic. It should be read by everyone!

    

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• ― beagle1 said on Oct 3, 2007 about the Paperback edition| Add your feedback

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