Stardust [Graphic]

Loved this book! I read it over 15 years ago and it was wonderful! What I loved most about it was the world building. Faerie felt like a place that was lived in and had so many other stories and adventures going on in the background.

I also much prefer the ending in the book to the Hollywood ending of the movie. The movie ending was good, but the book's was bittersweet and just felt more real and authentic. It was an excellent read. ( )

This was an excellent book, just beautiful. I find that the more of Gaiman's work I read the more I fall in with his writing.

Tristan is a fantastic character and his journey is quite interesting to me. I enjoyed it a great deal. ( )

Disappointed. This was my first Gaiman novel. I have not seen the film based on this book and only decided to read 'Stardust' based on Gaiman's reputation and the many positive reviews received. Alas, this story did nothing for me. In my opinion it was simplistic, cliched and the characters two-dimensional. Supposedly an 'adult' fairy tale but I failed to find anything challenging or thought provoking (unlike, say, Philip Pullman's novels for children). Throwing in some sex and violence to a predictable tale that otherwise recycles standard motifs does not, in my view, make for a satisfying read. I was very glad to reach the end - mercifully it is a short read. ( )

Beyond the book and the movie... I believe this Vertigo release Charles Vess illustrated version is -the- definitive version of Gaiman's Stardust. It was the first and only version I have ever read (a gift from a friend that I have, alas, long lost touch with). The delicate water colored paintings of Mssr Vess give life and credence to Mssr Gaiman's tale in the Realms of the Faerie. I always told myself I would get the book version but somehow my eyes always glazed over and moved on to the next book on the shelf. Nevermind - the book version is just the same release minus illustrations - Stardust was initially conceived between Gaiman and Vess to be a fully illustrated adult faerie tale story book. The movie was not bad but it didn't feel as 'magical'.

I read this during my more formative SFF geek years (pre college/post highschool) when I was well into my The Wheel of Time long book wait fugue, had just finally finished off Gaiman's Sandman TPB's (borrowed from my friend) and was probably around the time the first few books of Martin's ASoIaF had just come out (whirrrlwind!!) so I could be talking from a misty-eyed sff-fangirl perspective...

Well, someone could probably say it better than me... anyhow... look! Faery market!



(woefully undersized and as such cannot be fully appreciated. #ohwell)

Anyhow. If you ever get the chance to even go through this version once... do so. If you want a real trip into the realms of fae... this is it...!! @___@ ( )

Superior to the film in every way (except for the lack of a prancy Robert DeNiro). ( )