A review by the_gingery_one
The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

adventurous emotional hopeful mysterious reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

What a super fantasy story. I did however feel that this book started strong and ended strong with quite a lag in the middle.

I grew up watching the film so was really intrigued to compare to the book. It surprised me that the film was literally only the first half of the book. I really enjoyed this first half, it's just a great adventure. 

When Bastian first arrives in Fantastica is also great...it's after this that I found it started to drag. What was the point of the Schlamoof part?!?