Reviews

The Night of Wishes: Or the Satanarchaeolidealcohellish Notion Potion by Michael Ende

natolia's review against another edition

fast-paced

3.75

ladysmartypants's review against another edition

funny lighthearted mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

corvusastrum's review against another edition

4.0

Filled to the brim with puns, shallow jokes and even some hidden ambiguities this seems more like the parody of a children’s book – and I love it! Even the illustrations reveal some secrets – like the satirical depiction of a well known German literary critic.

The plot is harmless and charming, just like you’d expect it to be, but the humour definitely makes this one stand out for me.

wirsindgefangene's review against another edition

5.0

Da wurden Kindheitserinnerungen wach!

Wenn ich so genau darüber nachdenke, müsste das sogar das allererste richtige Hörbuch sein, was ich jemals gehört habe. So in Retrospektive war ich aber als Kindergartenkind wirklich noch nicht reif genug für die Geschichte. Ich fand den Kater Moritz super, aber ansonsten hab ich damals nicht allzu viel mitgenommen.

Da hab ich jetzt als Erwachsene wahrscheinlich doch mehr Gefallen an dem Buch gefunden.

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. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Alcohol, Body shaming, and Fatphobia

Moderate: Animal cruelty

pupi's review against another edition

5.0

Das Hörbuch war genial und unheimlich lustig gelesen von Christoph Maria Herbst

juliagempp's review against another edition

funny lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

ladycapricorn's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated

5.0

It's a lovely book with a message that only gets more important as time goes on: How humans destroy each other and their environment, how we all need to work together to save the planet but also how the blame should be placed on corporations and capitalism and not the individual. 

ardaindray's review against another edition

5.0

I have very fond childhood memories of this book. I loved it and I still keep it in my bookshelf and re-read it every once in a while. While it is really fun for children this is by no means only a children's book and holds some wisdom that grown ups shouldn't ever forget :).

georgiarybanks's review against another edition

adventurous funny lighthearted fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0