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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book.  doxtator | Dec 31, 2009 |  A story about a boy who goes out to find a fallen star for the girl he loves and discovers that the star is an actual person, and his adventures therein. Entertaining, but again not earth-shattering. Apparently they have made a movie of this book, that is coming out this fall. It has some big names in it - Claire Danes, as the star, Michelle Pfifer, as the evil witch, and Robert Deniro, as the crazy gay pirate. Should be interesting. Update: I finally saw the movie, and was quite impressed. I would have to reread the book, to be sure, but I know that added a few things and took out a few things - but overall I thought the movie was very well done. The visual effects were well done, the dialogue was witty, the characterizations were pretty good, and the guy definitely got cute towards the end ;-p All in all, I give it two thumbs up and bought myself a copy. Ilithyia | Dec 20, 2009 | Neil Gaiman's Stardust makes you feel a child again, with all the magic and enchantment only a good fairytale has. Because it is indeed a fairytale. There is magic about, there are unicorns and princes and fallen stars, pirates and witches. The plot is simple, as it should be. It follows Tristan, a boy from the village of Wall, that will do anything for his loved one. Even finding a fallen star and bringing it back, through a land of magic and mystery in which no one wants to enter. Tristan will soon find friends and foes, encounter perilous situations, and escape them. And he will find the Star that his loved one craves. Only he has to bring it back to Wall. And he is not the only one looking for it. There is adventure and romance, there are comic and thrilling moments. It is a never ending adventure that will keep the reader glued to the book, wanting to know more of the fate of our hero. And although intended for young adults, this book will enchant any one, regardless of age. (  )2  quigui | Dec 14, 2009 | I absolutely loved this book! It's about a boy who quests to find a fallen star to give to the girl he loves. There are many dangers outside the city of Wall and along the way, he realizes that he may not actually love the girl he thought he loved. It's a wonderful tale of destiny with lots of adventure. (  ) MMWiseheart | Dec 9, 2009 | Stardust is the first book I've listened to in the audiobook format. I was worried about this, worried that my mind would wander or that the story would fall flat if I wasn't able to create the voices myself in my mind. However, listening to Gaiman read Stardust was wonderful, The story seeped into my mind as images of badgers and unicorns and ghosts grew and became increasingly colorful and real. I loved this story, and highly recommend it as an audiobook. It's a world you'll want to be a part of. ( )2 ktbarnes | Dec 5, 2009 | 
 While the bones of the story (the hero, the quest, the maiden) are traditional, Gaiman offers a tale that is fresh and original. Though the plot begins with disparate threads, by the end they are all tied together and the picture is complete. The resolution is satisfying and complex, proving that there is more to fairy tales than "happily ever after." This is a refreshingly creative story with appealing characters that manages to put a new twist on traditional fairy-tale themes.  Gaiman gently borrows from many fine fantasists--for starters, from Andersen, Tolkien, Macdonald, and, for the framing device, Christina Rossetti in her "Goblin Market" --but produces something sparkling, fresh, and charming, if not exactly new under the sun. Superb. a comic romance, reminiscent of James Thurber's fables, in which even throwaway minutiae radiate good-natured inventiveness. There are dozens of fantasy writers around reshaping traditional stories, but none with anything like Gaiman's distinctive wit, warmth, and narrative energy. Wonderful stuff, for kids of all ages.
Amazon.com (ISBN 0060934719, Paperback)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 star for her from beyond the Wall that stands between their rural English town (called, appropriately, Wall) and the Faerie realm. No one ever ventures beyond the Wall except to attend an enchanted flea market that is held every nine years (and during which, unbeknownst to him, Tristran was conceived). But Tristran bravely sets out to fetch the fallen star and thus win the hand of his love. His adventures in the magical land will keep you turning pages as fast as you can--he and the star escape evil old witches, deadly clutching trees, goblin press-gangs, and the scheming sons of the dead Lord of Stormhold. The story is by turns thrillingly scary and very funny. You'll love goofy, earnest Tristran and the talking animals, gnomes, magic trees, and other irresistible denizens of Faerie that he encounters in his travels. Stardust is a perfect read-aloud book, a brand-new fairy tale you'll want to share with a kid, or maybe hoard for yourself. (If you read it to kids, watch out for a couple of spicy sex bits and one epithet.) --Therese Littleton(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:24 -0400) The first test round has been closed. Visit the Open Shelves Classification group for details. |
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The book is a wonderful classic-styled fairytale--there are good things and bad things, witches and ghosts, births and deaths, and magical happenings through-out. (