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Stardust
 

Stardust

by Neil Gaiman

Stardust is an utterly charming fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride and The Neverending Story. Neil Gaiman, creator of the darkly elegant Sandman comics and author of The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, tells the story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. One fateful night, Tristran promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen... (read more)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

Most Helpful Reviews

Liked It

3 of 3 members found this review helpful.
jill_elvish
  • Rated 5 stars

“In a word, faerie-tastic. Jaw-droppingly gorgeous art, and the story reminded me of Thurber's "13 Clocks" in its penchant for modern language for humor's sake within ye olde faerie tale genre. Just don't let the kiddies get their little mitts on it, because it's an adult graphic fantasy that doesn't shrink from sex and violence. I LOVE it. And no, I don't plan to bother with the film. I can just imagine what a hatchet job that must have been.”

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Didn’t Like It

1 of 2 members found this review helpful.
anarresa
  • Rated 2 stars

“I didn't like the book but I think young readers would. The characters and romance are very flat, but the quick introductions to fantasy creatures and the idea of adventure should entertain kids whose imaginations would fill in the blanks. Definitely not as full and funny as the movie, but the seeds are there.”

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Community:
  • Rated 4.091849 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 4.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • Julie g

    julie g said:

    “I was charmed by this book.For me it was a great change from adult reading.I didn't feel that it had such undeveloped characters.Maybe that was because i have been reading for some years but it really flowed quite well for me.”

    posted Wednesday, September 3 2008
  • bookaholic

    bookaholic said:

    “i think this is a nice little story thats very sweet. its a lot different than the movie but both are very enjoyable.”

    posted Thursday, June 26 2008 ( | view 2 replies )
  • mcaldwell

    mcaldwell said:

    “I really enjoyed this book, but the characters were underdeveloped and the dialog was a little too simple at times. I understand that Gaiman wanted this to feel like a fairy tale, and I believe he was somewhat successful in that endeavor, however certain passages just didn't flow very well... three stars, although I may have been inclined to give it four, prior to the anti-climactic ending.”

    posted Saturday, February 2 2008
  • sunshaine

    sunshaine said:

    “Agree! The book was way better...in terms of the series of events and how personalities were portrayed :) :)”

    posted Sunday, January 20 2008
  • jersey

    jersey said:

    “i can't believe it took so much time to read Gaiman.”

    posted Saturday, December 29 2007
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