Review: Stardust

 

I remember someone telling me, "If you haven't read Neil Gaiman, then you possibly can't have lived." And they were absolutely right. Even though I'm rereading this book, I can still freely say that  Neil has been one of my most favourite authors growing up. And absolutely nothing, no other book will change what I feel about his writing. 

Stardust by Neil Gaiman tells us the story of Tristan Thorne, a young lad that has loved Victoria for almost all of his life. However, one day, when Tristan asks Victoria for a kiss, she refuses, agreeing to fulfill his wishes only if he brings her the fallen star. Determined to win his beloved's heart, Tristan ventures beyond the small village of Wall, in search of the star. But, when he sees the star, things are apparently not what he expected.

QUICK THOUGHTS AND REVIEW: 5/5, Mr Gaiman, you're one smooth genius.

PROS:

I've said this before, Neil Gaiman is a freaking genius.

1. Setting: 100/10. Just chef's kiss. I mean, the premise is just something that sweeps you away by your feet, like Howl sweeps away Sophie by your feet. What I mean is that you really can't complain about this book. And just it draws you in. The movie doesn't even remotely do justice to what happens in the book.

2. Writing style: Just, awesome. I love Gaiman's writing style. Like god dayum, manz really knows his way with words. [Well, if you're an author where all of your books have a goodreads rating >4.0, you know you know your way with words]. It's smooth, easy flowing, and even though I am not a fan of huge descriptive novels, I love it. I love the lore. I'm devouring the lore like a person who's been starved for weeks. The tales make me happier than ever.

3. Characters: PLEASE. I don't know who I am more gay for. Except perhaps for Victoria, I want to give her a smack, but then again I want to thank her for asking something so silly so that Tristan could grow into a man. Character development is just chef's kiss.

4. I just love it, just hands down enjoy it. You know, when you enjoy something, but you can't really pinpoint why you're happy? That's what this book does to me.

I don't think I can do justice to this book via this blog, but I have tried my best.

CONS:

Seriously, nothing. Zero, zilch, nada. I have no complaints or qualms about this book. I have loved this book as a younger kid and I continue to love this book even now as I'm almost adult.

OVERALL, AN AWESOME READ, this book makes me realize why I ever started reading and makes me fall for English Literature all over again.