The Neverending Story (Firebird)

Paperback, 448 pages

English language

Published Jan. 1, 1993 by Puffin.

ISBN:
978-0-14-038633-2
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Bastian Balthazar Bux is shy, awkward, and certainly not heroic. His only escape is reading books. When Bastian happens upon an old book called The Neverending Story, he's swept into the magical world of Fantastica--so much that he finds he has actually become a character in the story! And when he realizes that this mysteriously enchanted world is in great danger, he also discovers that he has been the one chosen to save it. Can Bastian overcome the barrier between reality and his imagination in order to save Fantastica? (back cover)

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Natürlich das bekannteste Buch, wenn auch nicht das beste, von Michael Ende

Natürlich das bekannteste Buch, wenn auch nicht das beste, von Michael Ende. Im ersten Teil ist es eine schön fantasievolle, aber eher flache und beliebige Erzählung, im zweiten schimmert dann allerdings Philosophie durch, und die Veränderungen in der Welt decken sich auf runde Weise mit den Charakterzügen der Hauptfigur.

Review of 'Die Unendliche Geschichte' on 'Goodreads'

Ein alter Favorit, den ich jetzt meinem Kind vorgelesen habe, zufällig passend zur Adventszeit (das Buch endet am ersten Advent). Das habe ich früher schon einmal versucht aber jetzt war es wohl erst das richtige Alter. Die Abenteuergeschichte im ersten Teil und die Coming-of-Age-Story im zweiten sind auch immer noch unter den besten, die ich bis heute gelesen habe. Erstaunlich ist es, dass das Buch mir bisher in allen Lebensphasen etwas Neues eröffnet hat, ob als Kind, Jugendliche, junge Erwachsene oder jetzt als Mutter. Für mich war natürlich auch besonders schön zu sehen, wie mein eigenes Kind so gepackt wurde dass es teilweise die Zubettgehzeit vorverlegte, nur damit ich eine ganze Stunde vorlesen kann.

Review of 'Die unendliche Geschichte' on 'Goodreads'

Viele Leser verbinden mit der unendlichen Geschichte schöne Kindheitserinnerungen, ich allerdings erinnere ich mich nur daran, dass ich das Buch als Kind schon abgebrochen habe, weil es mich ziemlich gelangweilt hat.

Leider fand ich diesen Kinderbuchklassiker auch jetzt im Erwachsenenalter noch ziemlich zäh und hatte wenig Freude damit. Hätte ich die Geschichte nicht als Hörbuch gehört, hätte das Buch sicherlich noch ewig auf meinem Currently Reading Stapel gesessen.

Für mich war es einfach eine (schlechte) Mischung aus den Chroniken von Narnia und vielen anderen Geschichten, die ich jetzt nicht mehr zusammen bekomme. Teilweise haben mich einige Geschehnisse sogar an Doctor Who erinnert. Ich wüsste deshalb sehr gerne, ob Michael Ende die Serie kannte.

Außerdem fand ich die Figuren, insbesondere Bastian, allesamt ziemlich nervig und neunmalklug. Von mir gibt es deshalb für diesen Roman keine Empfehlung.

Review of 'Die unendliche Geschichte' on 'Goodreads'

Love that book. Viel mehr kann ich dazu eigentlich gar nicht sagen. Zwischendurch wird Bastian ziemlich nervig, aber wann verläuft character development schon stur gerade, ne? Auch mit 26 noch ein super Buch, das ich als Kind schon gerne auf Kassette gehört habe, und noch immer gern lese. So ne Art Buch ist das.

Review of 'The Neverending Story' on 'Goodreads'

This book was so much better than all of the movies. The story is so good that it was really hard for me to put it down.
Bastien does learn a very valuable lesson in the end, but I suppose that if he didn't, it'd not have been a very well written book at all.
Very captivating indeed. I'd suggest all young children, and even adults read it, because something will be learned by all.

Review of 'Die unendliche Geschichte' on 'Goodreads'

Forget the film version.

The Neverending Story film captures the first half of the book, the fairly naive story of a little boy finding courage in a fantasy world that turns real. That is the story for the kids.

Then things turn ugly. The rest of the book is about the responsibility you bear when you've found courage. That's the story for adults.

Review of 'The Neverending Story' on 'Goodreads'

I think my love of movie, made the enjoyment of the last half of this book that much more difficult. The movie is basically only the first half of the book, and it's what I remember and love about the story. Atreyu is a great character and enjoyable to watch (or read) and pretend to be just like, the same as Bastian does. But when Bastian enters Fantastica and the book switches to mostly his perspective, it wasn't as fun to read.

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