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Summary: Enjoyable Classic that's not for everyone
Review: In the ever growing genre of Urban Fantasy, _Stardust_ stands out as a rare gem among the cluttered and convulted and all too often poorly done novels of that genre. But what makes this novel stand out is it's premise and ultimate story and it's story telling that may also be it's partial downfall. _Stardust_ is about a man named Tristan Thorn living in early-Victorian era England in the village of wall. A village that stands out purely because of it's massive wall that blocks off the village in one direction. In the village of Wall there is a large man sized hole that is guarded day and night. No one is ever let through except every nine years on a special holiday. The reason for this odd schedule? It's belived that the hole in the wall leads to the Fairy World. When a star falls from the sky on the otherside of the wall, Tristan makes a vow to retrieve that star to win the hand of his beloved and so begins a fairy tale like journey that is riddled with original ideas and old mythologies presented in an original way. Gaiman's prose is often considered childlike and poetic at the same time. It's written to be told as a new fairy tale and in some sense it is, yet it is this very archaeic approach in a time when more modern methods and sensibilities and morals are praised in fantasy. _Stardust_'s lead character Tristan is an innocent and naiive and sweet youngman with perhaps a predictable destiny and ties to the land beyond the wall and it's inhabitants, yet it is this very characteristic that both endures him to us and makes us sigh quietly with the cliche of it all. One can SEE the "revealtion" towards the end of this book a mile away. As most fairy tales had this same charactertistic it makes the story a well done fairy tale with all that is required of it. But it may not make it enduring to it's more modern minded readers. _Stardust_ is filled with secondary characters that are introduced in various narratives then later abandonded rather sadly in quick "get 'em out of the way" means, that is perhaps this books only real downfall. With a predictable and happy ending and slightly over extended epilogue and slow prologue this book is sweet fairy tale that stands out in its rariety and also makes it forgettable to some readers. It's hard for me to give Neil Gaiman a less then perfect review, but this being one of his earliest novels, it's easy to see the clutter of a writer still in the earliest phases of developing his own niche with writing that was more clearly and solidly finished _American Gods_ then it is in this novel.
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Summary: a fantastic fairy tale
Review: Gaiman's imagination is mind-blowing. I couldn't believe how satisfied I was when I finished this book. It blew me away. This is a genuine fairy tale. I haven't read a fairy tale in ages, and this one ranks as one of the best I've ever come across. The characters are hella hilarious, romantic, and all are either hateable or loveable. I highly recommend this to all readers, and hope you guys read it over again as much as I did.
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Summary: The first half is good ...
Review: I really enjoyed both Good Omens and Neverwhere (the latter is one of the most memorable books I've read). I'm somewhat disappointed with Stardust. The first half of the book is really good, but I suspect that, round about the time Tristran and company finish up at the Sign of the Chariot, Gaiman took a look at the broad swathes of plot he was developing (well) and decided that he just couldn't be bothered finishing it properly. A lot of what follows reads more like a dense plot outline than a novel. Lots of interesting ideas, none of which are properly fleshed out, and a number of clever but too rapidly effected conclusions to plot threads nourished in Stardust's earlier chapters. The last twenty or so pages are delivered with a teeth-grinding artificiality that is so far below what Gaiman achieved in Neverwhere (and in the first half of Stardust) that it left me feeling a little angry. To come so far and finish with so little? What a letdown.
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Summary: Styled like mix between CS Lewis and Terry Pratchett
Review: Stardust was an excellent book, truly a fairy tale for adults, and at most times appropriate for children. The writing style strongly resembled that of CS Lewis in the Narnia Chronicles, with adventure building on adventure, and with magical creatures all along the way. There is also a hint of the style of Terry Pratchett's wry humor. This makes for a very good combination. Once I was just part of the way through the book, I did not want to put it down until I finished it. It makes for a great escape and a fun time.
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Summary: Starlust
Review: Stardust is a great book. I have never read anything by this author, but I probably will try to find some more of his works now. However, I would not recommend this book to younger people, since there are a couple of well-described love scenes. I don't think that it was his intent for these scenes, that people should be mature and therefore probably for the eleventh grade and up. This book could become a classic later on because of what it is based on. People love well-written love stories. That is why this book will continue to succeed. I am glad that I had the privilege of reading this book. If you like a fantasy love story and you don't mind a twist at the end, then you will really like this book.
First, the book opens up in the village of Wall. Wall is surrounded by different kinds of lands. The land just beyond Wall is called Fairy. This is a mystical land that almost anything is possible such as witches, spells, flying ships fishing for lightning bolts, and unicorns. A man named Dunstan Thorne lives in the village of Wall. Every nine years people from the land of Fairy come to visit the village of Wall to trade with them. This year Dunstan was going to go to the fair. The lat time he went, he was too young to remember. He was in love with a woman in the village of Wall, but when the fair come he made love to a fairy woman who gave birth to a baby later on. The woman left the baby at the village to be discovered by guards that guard the children from going into the dangerous lands of fairy. Dunstan knew it was his, so he naturally took care of the baby boy. He then married his love back in Wall and they said the kid was theirs. They named the boy Tristan Thorne. When he turns seventeen, the fair is going to come around again real soon. He has fallen in love just like his father. The book described the girl to be the most beautiful girl in Wall. Her name was Victoria Forrester. One day he got up the courage to ask her for a kiss and she said no, so he asked her to marry him instead. She said no, but then she saw a star falling. She told him that if he brought that star to her that she would give him his desire. She didn't believe that he would do it, but he went home and said goodbye to his father and was on his way to find this star. Since he was part fairy, he could understand things that took place in Fairy better than people in Wall. When he finds the star though, it is a woman about his age, and not a rock like he had dreamt of. During his trip in the land of Fairy, he is almost killed, rides a unicorn, talks to trees, saves a star from death, and other adventurous things. Things happen at the end of the book, but I don't want to give it away for you. It is very sad and then happy and so on. The only problem with this book is that some of the things in the middle of the book don't make any sense as to why they are in there, but be patient because the end will glue all of the pieces together.
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Summary: All of his works are trash, not just this alone.
Review: Neil Gaiman is certainly talented in a WRONG WAY. He just doesn't know what real fantasy is. And, if he doesn't know the right words to say about something, he'd better keep mum than use wrong words to defile true beauty of life. Tell him to come back when he is good enough.
Michael Lloyd
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Summary: AMAZING!!
Review: I picked up Stardust by Neil Gaiman on November 1st 2003 and I completed today - the 6th of November 2003 and it was an amazing read. Light and fluffy in places, but then again I loved it to the word GO!! What is it about? It's about finding your Heart's Desire and this is exactly what Tristan Thorn sets out to do when his lady love Victoria Forester asks him to get the falling star they see together one night. They all live in a place called The Wall - and beyond it is what is known as the Faerie land - no one ever speaks about it and is forbidden to go there as well. And this is where the star fell... What I loved about this book is the simplicity in which Mr.Gaiman has expressed his ideas and thoughts. There are times when you want to fling a book across the table and never open it for its sheer complex language - but this one is far beyond that reaction. Its about witches, fairies, about spells, about thrones and the fight for the same, its about destinies and above all - realizing that life isn't always what it seems to be... It was a heart-warming experience for me reading this one. Thanks Gaiman.
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Summary: Yet another Gaiman treasure
Review: This was the second Neil Gaiman book I read. This book is amazing. I got completely caught up in it. I literally could not put it down. I read it in a day and a half. I'm a fairy tale and fantasy fanatic and this did not let me down. It is an adult fantasy that is that is beyond charming. It's just great.
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Summary: I didn't like it. AT ALL.
Review: "Stardust" was just about the worst book i have ever read.
It's extremely boring, and some parts are very inappropriate for little kids.The first chapter was pointless and too long (30-something pages) and had bits of fluff that were not important. Every chapter is 20 pages or more. I stopped reading it by chapter 4.
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Summary: Not quite.
Review: It is this reviewer's understanding that Gaiman intended to write a fairytale for adults, yet the characters are childish, the prose is simplistic, and the plot (what little of it there is) would barely occupy the interest of most adults. I dare suggest Gaiman merely added profanity and a couple of incongruous love-making scenes to justify labelling this as an Adult story, which sadly stifles what could have been, had Gaiman left out the latter content, an instant classic for the Young Adult genre. 'Stardust' barely passes. It is underdeveloped, and fails to deliver on most counts.
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