Review: Stardust by Neil Gaiman

4 stars for Stardust by Neil Gaiman.

We all need a bit of fantasy every now and then in our lives. This book fits the bill in more ways than one. It is an enchanting story about the village of Wall, a Wall that separates the village and its people from Faerie and magic, and the curious thing that occurs there every nine years.

The story may seem fragmented initially, but at the end of the day, when all pieces of the story come together, it is simply a love story. A love story that is as endearing as it is heartwarming, a story about a boy with an unconventioal heritage, how he goes about attaining his Heart's Desire and how he becomes a man. I love the way the story unfolds with unexpected aspects of magical properties. I particularly like this one. To quote "I gain my freedom on the day the moon loses her daughter, if that occurs in a week when two Mondays come together. I await with patience."

While reading, I am pleasantly surprised to find out that Stardust was made into a movie in 2007. What happened was limbus grass. I was checking out this grass name mentioned in the book when I came across a snippet of the movie. After that, I get really excited that I keep telling myself that I must watch the movie after I am done reading.

Another interesting thing to know is that Stardust is actually written as the sequel to a novel - Wall - which the author has not yet written, and which the author himself is not even sure if he will ever write it one day. The author did include an early Wall story calling it "Wall: A Prologue" at the end of Stardust where he says that if ever the day comes when he writes Wall, this same prologue where the story began years ago, may highly likely be used.

Finally, I will have liked to recommend Stardust to everyone. Sadly, I cannot say this book is suitable for people of all ages. I will have liked to, very much indeed, but unfortunately one particular scene - depending on how you interpret the necessity of it in the story - renders the entire book not appropriate to young children.


Publisher: William Morrow & Company; Illustrated edition
Publication date: 30 Oct 2012

*** Favourite Quote ***

I gain my freedom on the day the moon loses her daughter, if that occurs in a week when two Mondays come together. I await with patience.

~ Stardust
Neil Gaiman

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Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria—even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky. But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name. Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie—where nothing not even a fallen star, is what he imagined.

*Blurb from Goodreads*

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