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Stardust by Neil Gaiman

6 reviews

probablytoolate's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional lighthearted mysterious medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual content, Slavery, Blood, Death, Murder, and Animal death

Moderate: Animal cruelty, Injury/Injury detail, Sexual content, Alcohol, Kidnapping, and Fire/Fire injury

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

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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

chrisljm'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.

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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

puttingwingsonwords's review against another edition

medium-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? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Death, Murder, and Blood

Moderate: Slavery and Fire/Fire injury

Minor: Adult/minor relationship, Sexual content, Misogyny, Alcohol, and Racism

strawberrypinch's review against another edition

adventurous hopeful inspiring lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Slavery, Kidnapping, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Fire/Fire injury, Infertility, Pregnancy, Alcohol, Confinement, and Injury/Injury detail

bujo_bellel's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Animal death, Blood, and Death

Moderate: Slavery, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Sexual content, Sexism, and Alcohol