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seforaflorian's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
hopeful
lighthearted
mysterious
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
3.5
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Body horror, Death, Gore, Sexual content, Slavery, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Fire/Fire injury, and Injury/Injury detail
chrisljm's review against another edition
adventurous
relaxing
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
I love star motifs, and so I loved the concept of this book - a journey to retrieve a fallen star, which turns out to be a young girl. I enjoyed how whimsical and relaxing this book was, which is fitting for its tone of traditional fairytales/fantasy. I loved how each character was so intricately tied together and seeing it come to fruition throughout the story arc. However, I do wish we were able to see more of a development between Yvaine and Tristran, because the love between a human and a star is one of my favorite story ideas to date. Another story concept I loved was Yvaine, the fallen star. I loved her as a character as she was by far the most interesting to me, and I wish I had gotten to know her more. I would love to read more tales about her.
I also listened to the audiobook narrated by the author as a companion to reading it physically and Neil Gaiman is such a talented reader. He truly brings the story to life by giving it another layer of depth.
I can't wait to watch the movie after this, and then maybe after that the illustrated story.
I also listened to the audiobook narrated by the author as a companion to reading it physically and Neil Gaiman is such a talented reader. He truly brings the story to life by giving it another layer of depth.
I can't wait to watch the movie after this, and then maybe after that the illustrated story.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Animal cruelty, Animal death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, and Fire/Fire injury
Moderate: Racial slurs, Sexual content, Slavery, Alcohol, and Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racism and Grief
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!
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!
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