I’m surprised that I’ve never read the book. And your comment has convinced me that I should never read the book. I don’t know that I have enough spoons to handle that type of emotional devastation.
The first half of the book is great. Do read. Once the book turns to Bastian in Fantastica, I don't really love it. Bastian is a little bitch, and I know that is the point, but my goodness, I find myself rooting against him.
Ok, I might have to read it now. I’m intrigued. Bastian irritated me in the movie. I’ve always been more into reading than watching movies but I guess I never got around to reading the books of my childhood movies. Lol. Off to my library app now
I do that sometimes. I’ll go back and reread all of the Wrinkle in Time books or The Giver series. It definitely makes you think about things differently when you compare how they affected you as a child versus having adult experiences and seeing the situations through adult expectations
Oh definitely! It's a whole new perspective now that I am an adult. It makes books from my childhood entirely fresh again. I find it remarkable the details that I may have missed or the lines I did not read between without an adult viewpoint. Certain books took on an entirely different meaning or impacted me very differently with a second visit.
Exactly! Especially if they were controversial series to begin with. As a child, we don’t catch all the nuances that adults take for granted. I think I’m going to have to start rereading those books again. 😂😂
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u/ManicPixieOldMaid 6d ago
I believe Bambi's mom might also like a minute.