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The neverending story book for sale6/24/2023 ![]() ![]() So I ‘m happy with both.Ī chubby boy (unlike in the movie)-named Bastian-wanders into a small antique bookstore where he meets the mysterious owner. After seeing how different the book truly is, I understand Ende’s criticism, but had it not been for the movie, I’d have never known about the book. He unknowingly lost film rights when he signed a contract for the book, and so he didn’t have any say with how they produced it. It’s interesting to note that Michael Ende hated the movie. The first movie barely covered the first half of the book, and even though there were two other movies made, an attempt at a cartoon, and a TV series for younger children, they did not do the story justice. ![]() Not only was the book much better, it was longer, too. Let me just say that this was the beginning of my love for Michael Ende’s writings (who sadly passed away in 1995). At first I didn’t want any part of it I thought the book could never be as good as the movie, but my mother kept on insisting, so I finally broke down and read it. Many years later, my mother found this story in book format. My sixth grade teacher showed the movie “The Neverending Story” to the class one day, and ever since I’ve maintained a personal fondness for it (and for the soundtrack too). ![]()
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