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Summary: THIS IS A GOOD BOOK
Review: This story is pretty much all about what we imaginative daydreamers thrive off of. The story is about an unheroic boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux who steals and reads a book called "The Neverending Story," getting more and more drawn into it as he reads. He soon finds that he is a character in the story and needs to enter the magical land of Fantastica in order to save the land and its Empress. If you have ever found yourself wishing that this kind of thing was real until you almost throw up, then this is definetly the book for you. It was originally written in German, but the translation is very intelligent. It is a good book. READ IT.
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Summary: So you think Harry Potter is the best...
Review: If you rate Harry Potter 10, then The Neverending Story is 1,000! I recommend this book not only to young people but also to all business men and women. Read this book, and think about what you've been doing "there" once again.
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Summary: It's worth learning German for
Review: Die Unendliche Geschichte (The Neverending Story) is the best book ever written and I cherish my two copies as holy relics.
As a child I read the translated version, but now I have also read the German original and it is so much better than the translation. I urge everyone who can't read German to go learn it. The book is definitely worth it.
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Summary: An inspired journey into dreams...
Review: Reading this book transports the reader into that space where we dream and forget the limits of our finite reality. My whole family raved about this book, and every time I read it, I feel enriched and strangely enlightened. Michael Ende must have opened himself up to some pretty divine inspiration when writing this, because it speaks profoundly on many spiritual and religious points of thought and belief. The Neverending Story is a necessity for all who cherish imagination, wonder, and truth. (Sounds cheesy I know, but it's true!!)
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Summary: Kids, don't try this at home
Review: This is dark children's fantasy at its, um, most absorbing. I only wish I could read the original German; some of the book's poetry is obviously lost in translation. But the story and characters are intact and wonderful. The second half of the book is less satisfying than the first; it is not a story I'd want to find myself in, but Bastian's adventure is definitely exciting enough for adults and children both.
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Summary: The book of books!
Review: "The book of books!" This quote from The Neverending Story says it all, as I've never come across another book like it! Its engrossing plot (told using two different colors of ink in hardcover editions!) follows the story of poor unwanted Bastian Balthazar Bux (printed in red) who is "found" by a copper-colored, silk-bound book, titled The Neverending Story, which he begins to read while locked up in his school's attic. As Bastian reads the story of the heroic Atreyu (printed in green) and a Great Quest to save his dying world of Fantastica and its Childlike Empress, he has no idea that he is also a character in a book! (It makes you wonder, huh?) The Neverending Story is filled with unbelievably imaginative characters such as Grograman the Fire Lion, the Old Man of Wandering Mountain, Querquobad the Silver Sage, and Ygramul, "the horror of horrors!" to name just a handful! And not only are the characters and plot creative, but the book itself is as well! It is printed entirely in colored ink as I have mentioned, plus it has 26 chapters - each one beginning with a letter of the alphabet! Each chapter begins with a magnificent illustration (also in only red and green ink in the hardcover edition) around the first letter! How did he think of that?! But perhaps the best thing about The Neverending Story is what you get out of it. You cannot read it without looking at the nature of wishes, imagination, and love differently from that point forward, no matter what your age is. The Neverending Story is, as you shall see, your story as well. And that of course (to quote the book again,) "shall be told another time!"
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Summary: My favorite book!!!!!
Review: This is one of my all time favorite books. in truth, the book really is neverending. i had seen the movie/s and i didn't really like them. but still i read the book. i will never regret it. i got confused while reading it though because that was where the movie ended. yet i was not quite half through the book yet.it went on and some of the things bastian encounters are so wonderfully imaginative i swelled up inside w/ joy. i hope they remake the movie because it is not true to the book. w/ all the new technology they could do a really good one. so if you like fantasy, this is just about as good as it gets.
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Summary: A profound allegory about the meaning of life
Review: It is difficult to find words equal to the task of praising this novel. I first received it as a gift when I was thirteen. I have read it two or three times a year since then, and I am now thirty. Ende uses the adventures of a fat, nerdy little kid launched into an imaginary world of fantasy to expose the mysteries at the heart of the human soul. Although a simple and action-packed tale you could read to a child of nine or ten at bedtime, this story is in fact an intricate and elegant allegory about the nature of life, love, divine inspiration, the written word and the joy and dangers of reading. It is a book that exalts the soul and has enriched my life immeasurably. You will not regret reading it.
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Summary: A wonderfully imaginative book for all!!
Review: This is a book you have to read! The story is about a boy named Bastian Balthazar Bux who runs away and steals a book titled "The Neverending Story". He reads about a land, another world, named Fantastica and it is in desperate need for a human to come from earth. A thing, a 'nothing' is spreading through Fantastica and the people of Fantastica beginning to suck into it. For once you go in, you become lies or evil beings in earth and tell humans that there is no such thing as Fantastica. There is also another problem in the land, the Childlike Empress is sick and if she dies, all of Fantastica will die. A boy is sent to find out how to cure her. The boy's name is Atreyu. The book goes on to Atreyu's journey to the Swamp of Sadness, the Desert, an horrible encounter with a huge and poisonous spider, meeting a fire-dragon named Falcor and becoming friends with it, going to Uyulaya, a scary brush with death in Spook City while trying to find the border of Fantastica, and finally, going back to the Childlike Empress. The cure is for a human child to come to Fantastica to giver the Empress a new name. Bastian goes into the book and makes lots of trouble for himself,Atreyu,and other characters in the book.
This author has lots of imagination. I like Atreyu's journey to find out what the cure for the Empress the best. It's was lots of fun to read the "Neverending Story". All people would love this action,suspense, and most of all, the imagination of the characters and the places.
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Summary: A Fantastic Book for all Ages
Review: Join Bastian Balthazar Bux as he experiences The Neverending Story. After finding himself in Mr. Koreander's bookshop, Bastian "borrows" a book that caught his eye as soon as he went inside the shop, "The Neverending Story." When he begins reading the book, he finds himself becoming part of the story, until finally he enters the world of Phantasien (Fantastica in the translation) where it is his responsibility to save the world of imagination from destruction. Follow him as he visits places like the Silver City, the Seeing Hand, the Cave of Dreams, the Changing House, the Ivory Tower, and so many more amazing places. Ende's The Neverending Story is a book full of fantasy, magic and hope. It is a marvelous read for people of all ages. I have never read the English translation, but the original German just has so much power! The message of this book is very poignant. If you liked the movies, you will absolutely love the book! The first movie follows the first part of the book almost exactly. The other two movies (which I was very disappointed with) deviate tremendously from the book. If your exposure to The Neverending Story has only been through the three movies, you must read this book. Find out what you missed in the second two movies. This book is full of many amazing characters that you will remember for the rest of your life. You will want to read this book over and over again just to meet all the unique characters again. This will be a book that you treasure for life. Recently, I lost my copy of the book, and I am just devastated. I don't know where I will find another copy of it in German because it is out of print. Hold onto your copy of the book, English or German (but especially German)! You'll love it!
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