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4.32 AVERAGE
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
reflective
tense
medium-paced
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
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adventurous
hopeful
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
adventurous
inspiring
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
adventurous
hopeful
mysterious
reflective
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
Have you ever given a book that you had previously dnfāed, a second chance? I just have and I donāt regret it.
There are some books in my library who have somehow just always *been there*, sitting on my shelves and I donāt even know where they came from ā probably my parentsā bookshelves, but I truly canāt remember. I admittedly have a tier system to my shelves: the favourites on display in the living room, the beloved all around the bedroom ā and the shelf of doom in the hallway, reserved for books I keep putting off giving to those lovely trade booths we have all around town. This had been the home of my edition of āMomoā for the past couple of years, until recently, when my dear friend who loves reading but has such a slow pace of reading that his recommendations always weigh a lot heavier than others, gushed on about this book heād been reading with his students. (Also: Do not read this as criticism of slow readers, on the contrary, I think the way he reads is a lot more thorough and in-depth than mine and thus I value his recommendations so much, because he spent MONTHS with a book he recommends.)
There I go, walk of shame, picking up my edition from the shelf of doom and giving it another try, probably a good ā¦ 15-18 years after the first one. And you know what? The adult (haha) Leonie enjoyed this one a lot more than child-Leonie did. I now found the beauty in the way Michael Ende tells this enormous tale of heroics and the fight against time thieves in grey suits and poisoning the world with their greed. It also tells the story about how one child can save a whole world, just by being themselves.
The style of writing is beautiful and I partially also listened to an audiobook version of this, too, which I enjoyed tremendously. I still see why younger me had discarded this book and I could imagine why other kids would do, too, but I was swept away by the fascination my friend and his students had for this book and I admit, I had a really good time. This is a great book to read with kids, but even if you just read it for your own enjoyment, I guarantee, youāll have a great time.
Here's to giving books second chances and listening to your friendsā fascinations, be it books or whatever else their rabbithole is themed after.
(Also, listening, truly listening, might just be the perfect advice to take away from this book.)