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booksfromthemoon's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Gore
Minor: Racial slurs
olive_ia's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
4.25
Content Warnings
Graphic: Murder, Animal death, Blood, Gore, and Death
Moderate: Adult/minor relationship, Fire/Fire injury, and Sexual content
Minor: Racial slurs, Cursing, Slavery, and Alcohol
fruityhag's review against another edition
adventurous
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.25
very annoyed that i loved this book as much as I did…. stupid neil gaiman… stupid happy hopeful fantasy….
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs
G slur and S slur for rromani and indigenous folkschrisljm'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: Violence, Animal cruelty, Blood, Fire/Fire injury, Animal death, Gore, and Murder
Moderate: Slavery, Racial slurs, Sexual content, Injury/Injury detail, and Alcohol
Minor: Grief and Racism
tribblesandtbr's review against another edition
medium-paced
- Diverse cast of characters? No
3.0
it waa a good book and i enjoyed it. the ending felt a little anticlimactic (at least in comparison to the movie) but it was nice/good.
does use the g word a good few times. kinda wish they'd update it and probably won't re-read this book for that fact
does use the g word a good few times. kinda wish they'd update it and probably won't re-read this book for that fact
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs
fongtastic's review against another edition
adventurous
fast-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs
freckles's review against another edition
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.75
I read this after having seen the film and it is quite different but still good. It has a different sort of charm and explains sone things better while the movie added stuff that were wholly enjoyable.
However, I'll treat it as if it was just the book and I gotta say:
- Don't particularly like the sometimes a little too sexual tone of the descriptions. There's just a vibe to it... Idk.
- The romance angle falls flat, somehow. There is just. The chemistry? I don't know.
- I do not get how Una could have known how life on Stormhold is and miss it if she was stolen by a witch as a baby??! I know it is a relatively minor detail but it irks me so much!
I did quite like the language choices, particularly for the voices of the dead and how it is almost common to be under some curse or another. And the Shakespeare-sounding words used, at times.
However, I'll treat it as if it was just the book and I gotta say:
- Don't particularly like the sometimes a little too sexual tone of the descriptions. There's just a vibe to it... Idk.
- The romance angle falls flat, somehow. There is just. The chemistry? I don't know.
I did quite like the language choices, particularly for the voices of the dead and how it is almost common to be under some curse or another. And the Shakespeare-sounding words used, at times.
Content Warnings
Moderate: Animal death, Murder, and Death
Minor: Racial slurs
mhari's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Blood, Animal death, and Death
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and Murder
Minor: Sexual content, Racial slurs, and Sexism
malima's review against another edition
adventurous
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
For most of the book I found it quite ordinary and boring, I must admit, and even if I liked the second half of it well enough, I don't think I will remember this as something special. Luckily it was rather short, so it wasn't so hard to get through.
It's a prime example of the hero's journey though. It's been a while since I talked about it in school, but this book is textbook hero's journey format and it was easy to spot the steps of it that I still remember.
It's a prime example of the hero's journey though. It's been a while since I talked about it in school, but this book is textbook hero's journey format and it was easy to spot the steps of it that I still remember.
Content Warnings
Minor: Racial slurs
The racial slurs are mostly "savages" in a way that would probably be true to a person of the character's background at the time place and education level who has never been in contact with the cultures he calls that and never will, but is still slightly uncomfortabletkatt20's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
mysterious
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Animal death, and Blood
Moderate: Slavery, Violence, Injury/Injury detail, and Murder
Minor: Racial slurs, Sexism, Abandonment, and Sexual content