The Neverending Story

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1. gAISep 2026
   The Neverending Story by Michael Ende

   Always.

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2. basementcatAug 2024
   A few that haven’t been mentioned:

   Red Plenty by Francis Spufford is a historical fiction story about the mathematicians and engineers who tried to optimize the Soviet economy.

   The Neverending Story by Michael Ende is much deeper and more interesting than any of the theatrical versions. Reminiscent of the Matrix sequels, the Childlike Empress threatens to crash Fantastica with a stack overflow (via infinite recursion) to force Bastian to give her a name.

   American Prometheus by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin goes into much more detail than the film (Oppenheimer).

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3. TuringTestJan 2022
   It is! Ende was raised under the esoteric Anthroposophy philosophy, and I suspect much of his works are dedicated to debunk its nonsensical beliefs. The second half of The Neverending Story is a philosophical treaty on itself (it hurts the book as an action story, but gives you a lot to ponder about).

   His child books certainly have a deep second reading as adults.

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4. AndrewStephensJan 2021
   It is a pity that later, cheaper editions of The Neverending Story were printed in black ink only. I read the original (well, original English translation) and it really added to the story.

   Incidentally, for anyone out there that hasn't read The Neverending Story, I recommend it. The book is very different to the film and starts messing with the reader about halfway in.

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5. darepublicSep 2020
   Include a copy of The NeverEnding Story by Michael Ende
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6. basementcatMar 2020
   The Neverending Story by Michael Ende. This is a book for children but I don’t think I fully appreciated the second half until I was an adult.

   Also, there’s a cute attempt at a stack overflow crash in the middle :)

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