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Stardust by Neil Gaiman

8 reviews

olive_ia's review against another edition

adventurous dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Gore, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Cursing, Racial slurs, Slavery, and Alcohol

justalittlebookgremlin's review against another edition

adventurous funny hopeful inspiring reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Major Studio Ghibli/Howls Moving Castle vibes. Such an amazing and whimsical story and the prose is just delightful. An absolute favorite 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Slavery, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury

ka_ke's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

I don’t know why it took so long for me to dive into the world of Neil Gaiman but what a wonderful way to start. 

Stardust is a lighthearted fantasy with good wit, humour and a satisfying ending. 

Although the language is old and not particularly politically correct, you can understand that Gaiman was not writing in a malicious offensive manner. 

I may just have to watch the movie and see how it compares! 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Slavery, Blood, Grief, and Gaslighting

Minor: Cursing, Violence, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Classism

philosopher_kj's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring mysterious reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Sexual content and Slavery

Minor: Animal cruelty, Confinement, Cursing, and Fire/Fire injury

thehollyking's review against another edition

adventurous lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.75

I love the film so much I had very high hopes for the book but I think my hopes were too high.
The book itself was good, if you're into magical adventures and faerie folk and stuff, you'd definitely love it. 
If you're looking for the magical romance from the film, its lacking.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Cursing

Minor: Animal cruelty

frumpkin_'s review against another edition

adventurous inspiring lighthearted relaxing slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death and Blood

Minor: Cursing

mmefish's review

Imaginative but shallow. Captured weak ladies is not my thing either. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death

Moderate: Gore and Sexual content

Minor: Cursing

nodogsonthemoon's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

2.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Cursing, Death, Slavery, and Violence

Minor: Racial slurs and Pregnancy