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Stardust

Neil Gaiman

Start date: April 1, 2016

Finish date: April 30, 2016

Discussion: Stand Alone

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Stand Alone

* Stand Alone- Maybe Meant to Be
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Nov 20, 2007 Aelin Lovelace rated it really liked it

Shelves: high-fantasy, 4-stars, 2007-books

Charming, engrossing book. I'm not familiar with any other of Gaiman's work; I read this after seeing the movie a few months ago and loving it. While there are some dissimilarities between the book and the movie, the movie is true to most details and most certainly to the spirit of the book. In fact, it's one of the few books I have read that I think translated perhaps better to film than its original form -- but the book is still well worth reading. I probably would have liked it more had I rea ...more

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Sep 10, 2007 Lori rated it really liked it

Shelves: books2007

This modern day fairytale would be suitable for teens or adults, but not children due to the use of language and sexual content. That aside, the book is rich with fairytale elements that held me captivated.

True to the hero's journey format, Tristan is called to partake in a quest, and along the way he has many trials and adventures. In the end he finds his true love, and naturally they live happily ever after ;-) ...more

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