The neverending story

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  I cant believe I never read this book before! Obviously, I have seen the movie so many times when I was little. For that reason I was even more surprised by the book, the second half of it is completely different, including the ending. Not surprisingly, Michael Ende was not pleased with the movie an ... (continue)

  I cant believe I never read this book before! Obviously, I have seen the movie so many times when I was little. For that reason I was even more surprised by the book, the second half of it is completely different, including the ending. Not surprisingly, Michael Ende was not pleased with the movie and said it wasnt the kind of movie he would have wanted.
  And I have to agree. I dont like comparing a book with its movie, but I cant help thinking that completely ignoring half of a book is really not a good idea.
  On the book itself, I loved it. Both the story I already new, and for the 'new' part, where Bastian has to 'lose' himself to go back in the human world. Children should definitely read this first, rather than watch the movie.

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  Dylaniata said on Mar 28, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  The Never Ending Story

  Amazing, all the qualities a good book should have; truly magical.

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  francy said on Feb 14, 2011 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

• 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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  Moirne Stark said on Oct 20, 2008 about the Hardcover edition | Add your feedback

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  A true classic. It should be read by everyone!

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  beagle1 said on Oct 4, 2007 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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• Others 580 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0816137072
• ISBN-13: 9780816137077
• Publisher: G.K. Hall
• Pub date: Jan 01, 1984
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover and School & Library Binding
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