This great story is for children and adults alike. People find that the book and the movie itself have a lot of differences actually but that is typical of almost any good book. The Neverending Story Book is more for the older group from 10 to adult, where as the Movie can be watched by all.
This story evolves around a young boy with a very vast imagination and with that he can change the course of the story in which he is reading. This is why it is called the Neverending Story.
If your looking for entertainment that is not to emotional and allows you to fall into another place in time then you might just really enjoy reading The Neverending Story.