The Night of Wishes

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Summary: Fantastically Twisted!
Review: I love this story both for its uniqueness and darkness. Everything about it is infinitely creative and original, from the thumb-striking clock that marks the passage of time with an "ouch" instead of the same old "cuckoo," to the fantastically twisted characters. However, this is not really a book for children. I think it is best read by teens and adults, (or mature younger readers!) The story involves two wicked individuals working for the Devil Himself to destroy the world. There is still hope though, in two raggedy animals who have just one night to foil their masters' plans! For an extra fun experience, I suggest you read this book in real time. It takes place in the course of that single evening, and there is even a clock every few pages to let you know how much time remains! If you crave dark stuff, or just enjoy really original stories, you'll fall in love with THE NIGHT OF WISHES!

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Summary: It was alright
Review: It seemed like it was a shallower version of a Dr. Seuss book. I thought it was going to be more imaginative than it was. ...and I don't think it holds that high a place, especially compared to all the other books that Ende has written. It seemed that he pushed this book out too fast and didn't take enough time with it. Or it is totally just a children's book, only for children.

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Summary: Opens New Demensions in Reading!
Review: This book has many detailed descriptions to the potion ingredient and to the description of the night sky. It opened up many new vocabulary words and gave me a whole new demension of imagination. This book is simply outstanding and a "Must Read" for everyone. Ende has given us great description in this book. This shows his great literature work with this book and The Neverending Story. In conclusion, no one should back off from this book.

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Summary: Great Book - but read the original!
Review: This is my favorite book since I've read it 5 years ago. The cat (a little dumb) und the always so pessimistic raven are well worked-out caracters and I really love them. Sometimes I wonder how Mr. Ende managed to invent all those words to describe the ingredients of the notion potion. Beeing German I know both versions - the German original and the English translation, which sometimes does not manage to give all the brilliant word-inventions an equal English meaning. So if you understand some German - buy both versions and you'll enjoy Michael Endes magic.