I thought I would have loved this story because I absolutely love fairy tales and the ilk, but I simply could bring myself to give it more than one star.The characters were far too weak. I learn nothing about Tristan and the Star besides cursory information. They stumble from one action to the next ...
So different from the movie! I don’t think it’s a matter of better or worse, though the movie is certainly more exciting. But the characterization is different, the presentation of the backstory is different, the plot is different. All in all, I thought that it needed a bit more time spent on some o...
I do now realise why this is on the 'movie is better than the book' list. I did really enjoy Stardust because it was imaginative and easy and cute but there was this huge contradiction running throughout it - maybe it's intentional, I don't know. Anyway, Stardust is written in an almost childlike pr...
This book deserved its own movie. Although the movie is a bit altered and whimsical but both mediums are quite enjoyable on each of their own. Not quite Neil Gaiman best work but like Stephen King, a lot of his work is better in silver screen.
Catching up on some reviews...I have wanted to read this since seeing the movie, and it is one of the few Gaiman books I hadn't read. Interesting that I thought the movie made more of a spectacle from the story, but lost a little of the simplicity of the book.The story is rather simple, but fun, and...
Yet another beautiful fantasy story by Neil Gaiman. Loaded with various fairytale tropes (intentionally) and wittiness, it's definitely enjoyable to read, though more or less just as wish fulfillment. Also at least to me the ending is better than the movie.
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