After being completely hooked on his books for younger audiences, this was the first of Neil Gaiman's adult books that I read, and I thoroughly enjoyed it, devouring it in two sittings! Gaiman has a way of taking classic tales and fables and putting just the right spin on them, with wit, darkness, and just the right doses of sex and blood. This fantastic tale of a young boy on an incredible journey to retrieve a fallen star for the lady he believes he loves will keep you flipping pages fast enough to give you whiplash, wrapped up with an ending that is perfectly satisfying without being hokey or cliched. Definite must-read for fantasy fans!

i'm confused because the description says it is nothing like the movie but the comments say it is the same. which is it? because i liked the movie and the plotline but the blurb for this book sounds really dull. also does anyone know what it says on the cover? i tried zooming in but it just went all pixely.

Liked the movie a lot, so went to read the book. I agree with others that the movie was better, but the book treated certain parts of the story better. I enjoyed his style and descriptive writing ability.

Movie was 100 times better and cuter. So much for a fairytale.

an amazing book! the only thing i wish were different is that it was longer and more detailed. but apart from that it was great

This is one of the few books to have the distinction of the movie actually being better than the book. It's a nice little story, but the movie's characters are far more substantial and...well...funny.

Fun twist on a traditional fairytale fantasy story with added bits of sex and gore and snark. Quite different from the movie. It kind of peters out at the end. No big battles or confrontations; it's more a story about heart-- metaphorically and literally.

I firmly believe that Neil Gaiman could be asked to write a phone book and he would make it interesting. In the case of Stardust, he took a simple fairy tale and added humor and a twist of darkness to give us a delightful, magical adventure that was a pleasure to read. A young man embarks on a quest to find a fallen star and bring it back to his lady-love. Neil Gaiman gives this basic plot a fresh look which keeps the reader engaged and excited to see what is going to happen on the next page. Stardust feels very much like a YA story, a little shorter, and perhaps a little simpler than what I have come to expect from this author. But the exciting feeling of discovering a new world, one in which you could imagine meeting Rumplestiltskin or Jack the Giant Killer, makes this stylish book a great read.

A well written story with all the trials and tribulations that the journey from boy to man bring, well maybe this guy has a few more but that only adds to the storyline. A good read.

An entertaining fairy tale for adults, similar in tone to The Thirteenth Tale, but even better written. Don't be fooled by the cover depicted on the library webite, which makes it look like a Stargate episode. It's much more old fashioned and charming, although there are bits of wry humour that are definitely 21st century.