Stardust by Neil Gaiman
I don’t even know how to start to summarize this book. A young man, Tristran and the young lady he is in love with are out walking one night when they see a shooting star. She tells him that if he finds the star and brings it back to her, she will give him whatever he desires. Tristran sets out on a journey across the boundary between our world and the world of Faerie to find the star. It turns out that several other people are looking for the star too. The story is so fun and fantastical. I loved it. Even though I’ve seen the movie I was constantly surprised by the turn of events.
I did enjoy the book, but I think I liked the movie more. The ghostly brothers were hilarious in the movie and played a major role, whereas in the book they were just minor characters and not at all humorous. Also, the ending is different and there are a lot of added and expanded characters in the movie.
Overall, though it was a good book and I would give it a 7/10.
