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July 2021: Re: Colonised Planet 5, Shikasta
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last updated Jul 03, 2021 10:36AM
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Read this to my daughter recently. A very mixed bag.
First off I should say that although the book was written in 1979 it reads as though it were written in 1939. The translator has consistently reached for the most complicated/high falutin' word available and as a result the child's book ends up unreadable/incomprehensible to many modern kids. I'm not one for dumbing down, but this goes the other way pointlessly.
An example would be: "Consequently consternation ensued."
Kids don't have to know eve ...more
First off I should say that although the book was written in 1979 it reads as though it were written in 1939. The translator has consistently reached for the most complicated/high falutin' word available and as a result the child's book ends up unreadable/incomprehensible to many modern kids. I'm not one for dumbing down, but this goes the other way pointlessly.
An example would be: "Consequently consternation ensued."
Kids don't have to know eve ...more
This is a real repository of imagination. It doesn't totally stand up today (the second half loses its momentum and drags a bit), but it still reads as classic and lovely.
There are awesome little worlds described in short little sentences and paragraphs, especially near the beginning. But the book doesn't stay to dwell on any of those. Instead, it marches on into further imaginative territory. ...more
There are awesome little worlds described in short little sentences and paragraphs, especially near the beginning. But the book doesn't stay to dwell on any of those. Instead, it marches on into further imaginative territory. ...more
A lonely boy named Bastian finds a strange book that draws him into the beautiful but doomed world of Fantastica, a place that can only be saved by a human giving its ruler, the Childlike Empress, a new name. The Neverending Story hit many of my least-favorites all at once. The journey, it was long, it was wide, it was about an inch deep. I am too old for this book, because I don’t deal well with skimming, and skimming is all this book does. I found it incredibly superficial -- but I wish I had
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Wenn ich jedes mal einen Pfennig hätte, wenn ich ein deutsches Kinderbuch lese, in dem eine Figure vorkommt, die Geschichten zum Leben erwecken kann, dann hätte ich zwei Pfennig. Das ist nicht viel geld, aber komisch das es zwiemals passiert ist.
Ein schöne und bekannte Geschichte von einem Kind- Bastian. Er findet ein seltsames Buch mit dem Titel 'Die Unendliche Geschichte'. Während er liest, stellt er fest dass sein eigenes Leben immer mehr mit dem Schicksal der Figuren verknüpft wird. Endlich ...more
Ein schöne und bekannte Geschichte von einem Kind- Bastian. Er findet ein seltsames Buch mit dem Titel 'Die Unendliche Geschichte'. Während er liest, stellt er fest dass sein eigenes Leben immer mehr mit dem Schicksal der Figuren verknüpft wird. Endlich ...more
Se convirtió en uno de mis libros favoritos. Es un libro que continúa por siempre. Es un recuerdo fresco y un pasado antiquísimo. Es también presente porque el presente está pintado de recuerdos.
Cuando lo leía me sentía parte de esa historia interminable, sentía que me hablaba. Y sí, después de leer ese libro salí cambiada. Aprendí sobre el amor y el amar.
Creo que es de esos libros que me acompañará durante toda mi vida.
Cuando lo leía me sentía parte de esa historia interminable, sentía que me hablaba. Y sí, después de leer ese libro salí cambiada. Aprendí sobre el amor y el amar.
Creo que es de esos libros que me acompañará durante toda mi vida.
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