Momo

I made the mistake of throwing this away when I was trying to free up space in my apartment.  I thought well the library has it anyway.  However, it's the Coronavirus and the library is closed.  Momo is not even on Kindle yet so I bought a paperback copy.  This time I will keep it.  Michael Ende hasn't had that many books of his translated even though he did a ton.  That's a shame because this is amazing just like The Neverending Story.  Momo is about an imaginative girl named Momo who finds her world destroyed when grey men convince adults that they need to save their time.  In other words, they are a time bank.  What they are actually doing is robbing people of their time.  Soon children are being completely ignored.  Adults aren't being social either.  Everything is rushed because they can't waste time.  With the help of Professor Hora and a turtle that can see in the future, Momo is determined to get everyone's time back to them.  This book is an excellent example of how life is about more than work and productivity.  It is also about enjoyment, creativity, reflection, and friendship.  Michael Ende is spectacular.  I really liked this the first time I read it at nine years old.