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The Night of Wishes: Or the Satanarchaeolidealcohellish Notion Potion by Michael Ende
4 reviews
madalina0_0's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
mysterious
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Body shaming, Fatphobia, Violence, Animal cruelty, and Animal death
labyrith_of_a_thousand_mirrors's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.0
I really liked it but the plot conveniences were a little too visible for me. And having read this after Momo I'm sort of getting the feeling that when you have read one book by Ende, you've read all of them. Plot-wise, at least. Or at least in the sense of how the plot is finally resolved.
And there were some problematic things, like fat-phobia. But I was able to let those slide a little because the book is kinda old.
And there were some problematic things, like fat-phobia. But I was able to let those slide a little because the book is kinda old.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Fatphobia
Moderate: Animal cruelty
lizzzitro's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
laylamckane's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.0
This is a childhood book I should've left in the past. We used to listen to the audiobooks on long car rides to Sweden so I had a lot of nostalgia attached to this story. I still like the general premise, unlikely animal partners having to stop evil magicians on New Year's Eve, but the execution...less so. It's very info-dumpy at parts which, as an adult, I found very annoying. My biggest "oh yikes" however, is the blatant fatphobia. Can we stop making villains fat as a sign of their evilness, please? Needless to say, I am not going to reread this, but I'm glad I had the chance to reflect on the kind of tropes used in the literature I read when I was younger. Because again, big fucking yikes.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Fatphobia
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