Comments on: Stardust

By: Saturday Review of Books: November 21, 2009 : Semicolon

Saturday Review of Books: November 21, 2009 : Semicolon — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:55:00 +0000

[...] DebD8. SuziQoregon (Sweetheart)9. Framed (This House of Sky)10. SuziQoregon (Hold Tight)11. Across the Page (Stardust)12. Framed (The NY Regional Mormon Singles Halloween Dance)13. Page Turner (The Reluctant Widow)14. [...]

By: JW

JW — Tue, 08 Dec 2009 19:20:27 +0000

I don’t think I’ve read Gaiman, but you’d think I would have because of books like Coraline, Sandman, or the Graveyard Book, since I am a fan of Edward Gorey, Poe and others like that. I can say from your description of this story that it sounds very like Garth Nix’s books. I recommend those. Very good. Did you see the latest Roald Dahl movie – the Fantastic Mr. Fox? Pretty good. I’ll have to check out the Stardust movie and Coraline. I’ve missed both!

By: Lisa the Correspondent

Lisa the Correspondent — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 02:59:30 +0000

I’m adding this book to my TBR list, then I’ll see the movie.

I am so into hiding and reading these days …

By: Janet

Janet — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 20:09:50 +0000

Kacie, it had funny spots, yes. I’m curious now about this movie I’ve missed entirely.

Jeane, for me this was a good place to start. The other one I tried was much darker.

By: Kacie

Kacie — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 18:57:38 +0000

I’m sure the book and movie are different – does the book have a pretty goofy compenent to it? The movie definitely is laugh-out-loud at times, particularly because Robert Di Nero and Michelle Pfieffer are so dynamic in their characters! It was good. I’d love to read the book too!

By: Jeane

Jeane — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:49:48 +0000

It sounds good! I saw the film version too, and enjoyed it. I’ve never read a Neil Gaiman book- perhaps this should be my first.

By: Janet

Janet — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 15:04:23 +0000

I confess I didn’t even realize it was a movie. Just put it in my Netflix queue… I take your comment as a recommendation!

By: DebD

DebD — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:41:53 +0000

I have been itching to read a Gaiman book since we saw “Stardust” in the theaters. My 14 yr old saw that I was reading your review and told me that I will be glad I saw the movie first as it deviates from the book somewhat. She said both are very good.

I can be quite anti-social and don’t mind finding a quiet place to read.