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Liked It5 of 5 members found this review helpful “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...” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“Fantasy in the world of Faerie, just past the City of Wall... I saw the movie first, and enjoyed reading more of the storyline. ”
Cathi M wrote this review 2 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Stardust is a wonderful fairy-tale, full of romance and adventure. the writing is witty and funny. only thing is i actually like the movie ending better, probably because it offers more action, and is a happier ending. still a good book though...”
Rochelle H wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I finished reading Neil Gaiman’s Stardust just in time for the end of the year. After finishing this book, I can say I read 23 books this year, which is nearly 2 a month — not too shabby.
Dana Huff wrote this review 3 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Stardust is the story of Tristran Thorn, the child of a Dunstan Thorn of Wall, a Victorian village in England that just happens to border the realm of Faerie, where Tristran journeys to retrieve a falling star to win the love of Victoria Forrester. Along the way, he meets many other interesting characters, some of whom are in search of the star for less noble purposes. The star, who is called Yvaine, has a stone which can determine who will be the next Lord of Stormhold and a heart that will provide the Lilim, three witch sisters, with enough years to help them survive into the next age.
I enjoyed this book, but it has some fairly significant differences from the movie, which I also liked. For one thing, the ending was much more dramatic in the movie, although I liked the last conversation between Yvaine and the Witch Queen in the book; I don’t believe this conversation takes place in the movie. I really do like Gaiman’s writing style, which is humorous and whimsical and reminds me very much of J.K. Rowling’s style, which I hope he would consider to be a compliment.”
“the movie was soooo much better”
Delirious Devon wrote this review 4 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Neil Gaiman's Stardust is delightful. A lovely little fairy tale for grown ups, the adventure sucks you through a wall into a magical world of falling stars, unicorns, witches, spells, and flying ships. Gaiman provides all the adults in the room a Faerie romance we can swoon over without re-reading Cinderella and Thumbelina for the hundred-thousandth time. We get a handsome Romeo, a bit of a love triangle, true-love from the stars, and a happy ending (even if it goes out with a limp - literally). Stardust made for a wonderful wintery read by the fireplace this Christmas.”
Andi K / Lady Klemm wrote this review 10 days ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I think it's a nice book. Sweet yet exciting! and not to mention hilarious ;)”
TeeHee wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“I loved this. One of my favorites.”
Jessie S wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“--Saw the movie-loved it”
Katie wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“very good a bit different from the movie but i saw the movie first. both are great”
Aroura L wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“New-old fairy tale
guiltlessreading.blogspot.com wrote this review 2 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Beautifully told story about the coming-of-age of a young man who promises to fetch a fallen star for the woman he loves. He gets more than he bargains for and goes on a journey in Faerie, discovers his roots, and unwittingly discovers his true love and true self.
Good reading for young adults; although younger kids may want to watch the movie instead - the book has some tame sex scenes.”
