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La historia interminable by Michael Ende

heathergstl's review against another edition

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5.0

SO MUCH BETTER THAN THE MOVIE! And I LOVE the movie!

lauracooleyjohnson's review against another edition

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3.0

Das Buch Die Unendliche Geschichte war mir geschenkt als ich ein 15 jährige Teenager war, und neulich die Deutsche Sprache lernt. Es ist wirklich eines besonderes Buch, mit zwei verschiedenen Farben gedruckt (Rot for Fantasien und Grün für Wirklichkeit). Aber das Buch war zu schwierig für mich und ich habe es damals nicht abgeschlossen. Vor kurzem, hab ich entdeckt daß meine Biliothek viele Deutsche AudioBücher zum Ausleihen verfügbar hat. Glücklicherweise, ist Die Unendliche Geschichte auch dazu. So, ich habe 15 Stunde zugehört, und diesesmal hab ich verstanden und es geschafft. Die Geschichte is am Anfang Ähnlich wie im Film. Aber der Film endet in der Mitte des Buchs, und der letze Teil war sehr “Meta” als wir auf English sagen. Es war eine Reise durch Bastian’s Inneres, um sich Selbst zu finden und zu lieben. Dieses Teil war nicht wirchlich eine Kinder Geschichte. Es war teilweise langweilig, teilweise komisch mit verschiedene verückte Geschöpfe des Fantasiens. Aber am Ende war es befriedigend.

kashna83's review against another edition

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4.0

Review escrita en 2008

"Me gustaría saber", se dijo, "qué pasa realmente en un libro cuando está cerrado. Naturalmente, dentro hay solo letras impresas sobre el papel, pero, sin embargo... algo debe pasar, porque cuando lo abro aparece de pronto una historia entera, Dentro hay personas que no conozco todavía, y todas las aventuras, hazañas y peleas posibles... y a veces se producen tormentas en el mar o se llega a países o ciudades exóticos. Todo eso está en el libro de algún modo. Para vivirlo hay que leerlo, eso está claro. Pero está dentro ya antes. Me gustaría saber de qué modo."

Y de pronto sintió que el momento era casi solemne.

Se sentó derecho, cogió el libro, lo abrió por la primera página y comenzó a leer...



Y de esta forma empieza a leer Bastian esta maravillosa historia, en la que me siento en cierto modo identificada (aunque suene triste reconocerlo). Solo recuerdo haber visto la película y que me fascinó. Hace poco vi el libro en edición de bolsillo y aproveché para comprarlo, ya que de pequeña no había tenido la oportunidad de leerlo. Ahora me gustaría volver a tener 10 años para poder disfrutarlo...


¡Pero que digo! ¡Si mientras lo leo, me siento como si volviese a tener 10 años!

ali_miranda's review

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3.0

2,5/5

elliwir's review against another edition

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adventurous funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.75

kaylamolander's review against another edition

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5.0

So good! Really deep themes for a children's book.

lauramf05's review against another edition

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3.0

3.5 aburrido

lijadora's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional inspiring reflective slow-paced
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

I've been reading this to practice reading German, and even after reading Momo, by the same writer, was positively surprised. This too is a lovely book, and just like Momo: not only for children.

TL;DR Bastian is drawn into a fantasy world via a book. The world is partly of his own making, but does have its own ground rules as well. He goes through not really accepting himself, through wanting to be someone else to accepting himself warts and all.

leitora_foraz's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging emotional funny inspiring lighthearted reflective sad tense fast-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

5.0

hexatrance's review against another edition

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adventurous lighthearted slow-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? It's complicated

4.0

This book is a treasure. Full of storytelling nonsense and lessons on hubris. At no point could I predict where the story was going to go because, like a story being told on the spot, it changed its rules as it went. I think I enjoyed the first half a bit more than the second where Bastian was influencing the story from outside it instead of within it, and it did feel a bit drawn out. There's a chapter for every letter of the alphabet and its a testament to the translator that even in translation every chapter started with a word that began with that letter. For a story full of whimsey, it's a fair chonk of a book in order to get all 26 chapters for 26 letters in.