Title: Stardust

Author: Neil Gaiman

Publisher: HarperCollins 1997

Genre: Fantasy

Pages: 250

Rating:  4/5 stars  Movie:   5/5 stars

Reading Challenges: Neil Gaiman; ebook; Blogger Recommendations; Book to Movie

How I Got It: iPad read

Among the wondrous, beautiful, and strange literary offspring conceived by Sandman creator, multi-award winner, and #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman, his magical 1997 fantasy novel, Stardust, remains a top favorite. An enchanting adult fairy tale about a young man who travels beyond the boundaries of his small village to find a fallen star and win the heart of the woman he loves—the basis for the hit motion picture starring Michelle Pfeiffer, Sienna Miller, Claire Danes, and Robert DeNiro.

One of those "I saw the movie before reading the book" books...  Even with loving the movie, I really enjoyed the book.  I don't think it's Gaiman's best offering, but it's a nice little action adventure love story.  At many times, I wanted to slap Tristran, but maybe that's just me.  The book has a great fantastical world in Faerie.  Loved the setting, even if some of the characters annoyed me.

Movie Review:

Don't get me wrong, I love Gaiman's writing, but the movie version is just amazing and gorgeous.  The sets are to die for.  The actors are way too gorgeous.  I even liked the changes they made to the storyline.  Somehow the changes don't make me cringe.  They make the story different, but a good different.  I am such a fan of this movie.