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The Neverending Story

Michael Ende

Start date: February 1, 2020

Finish date: February 29, 2020

Discussion: Group Reads

Discussion leader: Dennis

Why we're reading this: Group Read Fantasy - February 2020
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Mar 25, 2013 Bradley rated it it was amazing

Shelves: fantasy, fanboy-goes-squee, top-one-hundred, ya, top-ten-w-cheats

Re-Read, 5/19/20:

Read with my girl!

I had to share this gem. Or rather, GEM. :) All real stories are never-ending, after all, and now she's caught in the tale... forever. :)

Her favorite parts? Atreyu meeting Falcor for the first time. All the beautiful pictures at the head of each chapter, each one following the alphabet. And the idea that she, too, is going to be caught in AURIN. And she is. As I am.

Classics remain classics. :)

Re-Read, 4/10/20:

After yet another re-read, I've come to a simple c ...more

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Feb 23, 2020 Dennis rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

Fantastisch! Im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes.

Die Geschichte von Bastian Balthasar Bux, der auf Die unendliche Geschichte stößt, das Buch stiehlt und dann, zunächst im übertragenen Sinne, und später tatsächlich von der Geschichte gefangen genommen wird, lebt vor allem von der scheinbar grenzenlosen Fantasie des Autors.

Das wundervolle Worldbuilding und die clevere Idee zunächst Bastian – als Leser des Buches im Buch - und dann mitunter auch den Leser von Endes Buch selbst Teil der Geschichte werden z ...more

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Jan 11, 2020 Denise rated it liked it

I didn’t read this when I was younger and never saw the movie. I think I would have enjoyed this much more if I had. Narrator was good but I listened on CDs from the library and I would have been happier with it sped up. the descriptions of the many fanciful creatures Bastian comes across as original for the time it was written.

Am I right that the movie isn’t totally animated? As I listened I imagined cartoon characters and painted landscapes.

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Jun 16, 2010 Cathy rated it liked it · review of another edition

I was 11 when this book was published. I can‘t remember if I read it right away, it‘s been too long. I did read it before the movie came out. I had a hardcover with the coloured inks in blue and green and I am pretty sure I liked it a lot. I recall not likeing the movie much. Nothing looked like I imagined it. That is an ongoing theme with books into my adult life.

PS: And when you are done with this, read Momo! That was a pretty scary read for me as a kid. ...more

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Aug 17, 2015 Amanda rated it really liked it

I thought this was a fabulous story and I really wish that I had read it as a kid. I loved the way he started the chapters with each letter of the alphabet in order.

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Aug 17, 2015 Sarah rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: sci-fi-fantasy-challenge-2015

I think I actually enjoyed this more than I expected. I'm not sure that it should really be labeled a children's novel since there are some pretty dark things that happen. Bastian's loss of who he really is can be distressing when he's making such poor decisions. Ultimately I liked the reason for that portion of the story, which somewhat softened my irritation with Bastian. There seems to be an idea that there are things about ourselves that we may dislike, but they're such a huge part of who we ...more

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Jun 12, 2015 Suzanne rated it really liked it

Shelves: audio, fantasy, children

“Every real story is a never ending story.”

I loved the whimsical, imaginative world this story explored. I wish I'd read this book when I was younger, but I'm glad I did now. ...more

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