Die unendliche Geschichte vs The description of a new world: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Voyages, Imaginary Voyages, Fantasy
Die unendliche Geschichte
“This inscription could be seen on the glass door of a small shop, but naturally this was only the way it looked if you were inside the dimly lit shop, looking out at the street through the plateglass door.”
Ein geheimnisvolles Buch schlägt Bastian in seinen Bann: Die unendliche Geschichte. Begeistert nimmt er teil an den wilden Abenteuern ihres Helden Atréju und an dessen gefährlichen Auftrag: Das Traumreich Phantásien und…
1 film adaptation
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The description of a new world
A young lady is abducted by sea and finds herself transported into a new world where the blazing stars make night as bright as day. She marries the world’s Emperor, becoming Empress, and through consultation with many…
The verdict
- Readers rate Die unendliche Geschichte highest: Die unendliche Geschichte 4.2 · The description of a new world 3.6.
- The description of a new world is the quickest read — about 1 hours vs 7 for Die unendliche Geschichte.
- Die unendliche Geschichte has the widest readership — 226912 ratings behind its score.
How to choose
Scores by source
| Die unendliche Geschichte | The description of a new world | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 4.2 (226912) | — |
| Hardcover | — | 2.5 (2) |
Reception
| Die unendliche Geschichte | The description of a new world | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 226912 | 4 |
| Editions | 57 | 361 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | — |
| Want to read | 201665 | — |
| Reading it now | 7988 | — |
| Written reviews | 11887 | — |
| Wikipedia attention | 18965 | — |
| Pages | 420 | 100 |