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The Neverending Story
Book • 1983
The story centers around Bastian Balthazar Bux, an overweight and imaginative boy who escapes his difficult life by reading a book called 'The Neverending Story'.
The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior in the magical land of Fantastica, who is on a quest to save the Childlike Empress and the land from the destructive force known as 'The Nothing'.
As Bastian reads, he becomes increasingly involved in the story, eventually entering Fantastica himself and playing a crucial role in its salvation.
The novel explores themes of imagination, identity, and the power of human creativity and dreams.
The book tells the tale of Atreyu, a young warrior in the magical land of Fantastica, who is on a quest to save the Childlike Empress and the land from the destructive force known as 'The Nothing'.
As Bastian reads, he becomes increasingly involved in the story, eventually entering Fantastica himself and playing a crucial role in its salvation.
The novel explores themes of imagination, identity, and the power of human creativity and dreams.
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Mentioned when discussing which movie series Tim would finance a sequel, highly rated the original book.
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It is mentioned in comparison to the film adaptation of Michael Ende's novel with a similar theme of a lonely child finding courage in a fantasy realm.
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Mentioned by Billy Garvey as the author of "The NeverEnding Story", a book that inspired the movie of the same name.
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