Let’s clear three things before we get into this review.
1.
I loved the first Neverending Story movie. Yes
that means I’m a child of the 80’s.
2.
That movie is basically half the book. Which
would explain why the author wanted to boycott the movie… not to mention the
artistic liberties they enjoyed in the adaptation.
3.
Bastian is nowhere near as likable in the book
as he was in the movie… which was the intention.
That being said, The Neverending
Story is a classic for many reasons. The writing is intelligent, interesting
and truly invites you to ponder, exactly how would you waste your wishes if you
were granted an Auryn? I say waste because eventually odds are you’d put wishes
to poor use. That’s why life is wise in not giving you all you wish for.
My version of the book also had
two color fonts which as a writer opens a whole new worlds to what I could do
with my writing. I’d seen something like that… although nothing as well made
where each ink had its own style and tone. It is truly a marvelous book I fully
recommend because as some of the best young adult or children’s literature
does, it really challenges you as a reader.
So what if Bastian is ultimately
annoying on many occasions and borderline deplorable? It’s not as if Dorothy
wasn’t kind of a ditz or Alice a tad annoying in her poshness. Many
protagonists in children’s books aren’t Harry Potter or Coraline and challenge
you to look past their flaws into a world of wonder.
In short, our lives are but a
chapter in the Neverending Story, and you’d do yourself a great disservice if
you didn’t give yourself a chance to accompany Bastian on his travels to
Fantastica… oh yeah, Fantasia is not the correct name of the world… but you
also knew Dorothy’s slippers were silver, right?
Here’s to luckdragons, seas of
mist and wisely used wishes.
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