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I know I‘m in the minority here, but try as I might, I just don‘t love Gaiman‘s stories. I guess it‘s just not my genre. But I don‘t deny that he‘s a good writer and I do love listening to him read his own audiobooks. And how did I not know there was a movie??

There are but a few near-perfect novels that have ever been written. Of course we don't all agree on what they are. It takes reading thousands of pages to find near-perfects - which I will just refer to here as marbles because they are complete, polished, both ethereal and hardened, and have mysterious depth. Some are never found. This is a found marble.

An adult fairy tale about a young man who promises to bring a fallen star to the woman he thinks he is in love with.

Turns out the star is a young woman - the daughter of the moon.

It's always a pleasure listening to Gaiman narrate his own books.

The extras at the end were great!

#DarkBlue 💙💫🌌

#CoverLove 🎆🇺🇸🎇🌭🍔🍉🕶️🩱☀️

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Also, one of my co-workers who is a huge Gaiman fan, like me!, gifted me this and I still don't have words to describe how much I love it! 💕📚🥹 It's my first autographed Gaiman book, and I'll be honest and say I never thought I would be lucky enough to own one! 😭

I always loved the movie and didn‘t know it was based on a book. Once I discovered this, I borrowed the audio version from Borrowbox with my library card.

This was one of the best audio books I have ever listened to. There was a main narrator, and every character had their own voice. The story was as magical as I remember. It is a perfect modern fairy tale that will be loved for many years to come.

An enjoyable little fairy tale… and when Bryan Dick reads a story y‘all know I‘m 🎧🌽

Some of my favorite books where the #TitleBeginsWithS 💜

#NewYearNewBooks 🎆🥳📖

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

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I love Gaiman! This gift edition is small and perfect!! So many Amazon Book Wishlist gifts 🤗

Ending 2023 Reading Season with a 5 star read!

I savored this one slowly over several days. Ultimately I did binge the last 130 pages tonight to be done with 2023 reads.

I own this book and have been trying to get my owned books down to one bookcase-but this is a keeper and something I'm going to want to come back to and enjoy.

Next up and probably my last read of 2023.

With the dark days and my current vision issues I am choosing things almost exclusively from my #kindle at the moment.

Here‘s my review for a book I just finished reading.

I like fairytales and I like books written that way so I decided to look up book recommendations for those type of books. I‘m reading Stardust right now and enjoying it. I‘ve read Cinder, The Little Prince, The Graveyard Book and The Tales Of Beedle The Bard and I enjoyed them. Fairytales are fun to read. It looks like I have a lot of options to choose from.

I just started this book. I listened to the first 2 chapters and I like it so far. It feels like I‘m listening to a fairytale. I like fairytales and I like books that are written that way too. I haven‘t read very many books like that. The only book I‘ve read that was written that way was The Girl Who Drank The Moon and I enjoyed that book.

For my book club that only has me and 1 person in it, I chose Stardust by Neil Gaiman. This sounds like an interesting book. I‘ve heard this book described as being a fairytale for adults. I like fairytales and I feel like I can‘t go wrong with Neil Gaiman. I read a Neil Gaiman book in October. If I don‘t choose good books for my club then it‘s on me because I‘m the one choosing the books.

Was pretty good. I liked the movie and book equally.

I loved this! I‘ve seen the movie so many times, and love it so much. The book has its differences, but it was neither better nor worse. It‘s just as beautiful a story as the film; fairy tales can be for adults. ❤️

Wow, isn't this just the perfect response from a Master magician? 🖤

📷 shared from his IG page

https://www.instagram.com/p/Cv8mSLIrO95/?igshid=MzRlODBiNWFlZA==

I saw this quote today on IG- and just wanted to share. Art, Music, Literature, these are not splurges. They are necessary and you are my people who know this too. Sometimes I meet people who do not like to read and my heart breaks a little inside. What a cruelty that someone turned reading into a chore instead of a joy.

Abort! Abort! Neil Gaiman was in St Louis accepting the St . Louis Literary Award and my family attended. Stardust works because he was in St Louis approximately 24 yrs ago {23.5 per my daughter} for the graphic novel adaption of Stardust and my husband interviewed him at the time. It was televised: https://hecmedia.org/posts/neil-gaimans-inspiring-st-louis-literary-award-accept... Also a writers craft talk if you search his name.

Another incredible Gaiman story

I've been listening to the Willie Nelson album a lot lately. #TemptingTitles #WithSong @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Loved this! It‘s like a fairytale for adults! And when you can listen to Gaiman narrate his own books, I recommend it.

#bookspinbingo
#loveathon2023
#valentinesdayreadathon
#booked2023 - gaslamp fantasy book

I have this book on my kindle but the audiobook is available on Scribd, so I‘m listening to Gaiman‘s awesome voice! 😂

I‘m also working on my main #love project for #litsycrafters!

#Belief 💫✨💜 #InQuotes “🗣️💕”

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

This has all the best fairytale elements-adventure, witches, ghosts, danger, a quest, revenge, you name it. Gaiman excels at telling an engrossing story. My attention did flag a bit in the middle, but the ending was just lovely and perfect. I love when Neil Gaiman narrates his books. He‘s got a perfect voice for storytelling and Stardust, as a fairytale for adults, is a perfect story for his narrative style.

Sometimes you just want to revisit a story and this was one that I‘ve loved for a long time. I decided to listen to this one on audio, read by the author Neil Gaiman. What a pleasure to return to this world in the author‘s own voice. To listen to this story that so clearly comes from his heart added an emotional layer that drew me in even further than ever before.

What a fabulous, cosy month so far. Lots of r & r trying to recover from flu. So many blanket nests/forts. I've been reading loads of fairytales, retellings and Christmassy books.❄️🎄🎁📚 🎡🧚‍♀️🫕🤧🥶❄️
Only a few more to go before I complete @PuddleJumper #WinterCosyCosyBingo board. Not sure about reading outside tho, it's -7 here!! Reading in the car counts right? 😉

#Star 🌟 ✨🌟 #DivineDecember 🎄❄️🎁

#BookNerd 🤓📚💙

Some of my favorite #Star books of recent years. I think these would all be perfect stars to top any book tree. #DivineDecember @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

This book started out like a lion, but ended as a lamb. Gaiman set up this fantasy world well, but the character development and relationships fell short and the story lost its allure by the end. This is a rare occasion where I prefer the film over the book.

A sweet little fantasy novel about love, adventure, and finding where you belong. Fantastic writing, as usual.

This was just so pretty.
Sandman on Netflix and Neil owning people on twitter has made me realize lately that I should have gotten in on Neil Gaiman earlier. His audio books are great, he‘s always so good at doing the voices.

🌠🌌 Told as a fairytale, a young man is pursuing his love proposes to her and they see a shooting star, he offers to find her the fallen star and in return she‘ll give him his heart‘s desire. Magic abounds on his quest.

#Alphabetgame #letterS

@Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Also have to praise Kurt Vonnegut's Slaughterhouse 5 and A Song of fire and ice by George R. R. Martin for finally getting me into fantasy.

I figure since cats and books go together I would introduce everyone to our new cat, Stardust, or Dusty for short. Stardust was living at the Neon Museum, where I work in Las Vegas. She‘s a welcome addition to the three cats we already have and we love her to pieces!!!

#BookReport - Solid week. I finished the checked books, plus the tagged book which I think may be hidden behind Wanderers in this photo haha Wanderers and Break-Up Book Club ended up DNFs for me this week, although I haven't decided if they are forever DNFs or temporary ones 😂 Currently reading The League of Gentlewomen Witches, which I'm hoping to finish today. Sacred Clowns was probably my favorite read of the week.
@Cinfhen

Reviewing this actually catches me up on reviews!!

This was a #Roll100 pick from April that I finally got around to. This was an engaging fairy tale that I enjoyed overall, but somehow didn't love the way I wanted to. Gaiman's writing is quite good and I actually did like the ending, but I found it difficult to connect to the characters. Still, a solid pick

I actually received this back in December 2020 for the #ElfSwap from @LibrarianRyan !!

@melissajayne @zenwldflwr @TheBookWitchON

I'm feeling very indecisive.... Do any of these spark your interest for #LMPBC? I'll tag the rest of the titles in the comments!

And I think so far we've got:
@TheBookWitchON marking in Purple 💜
@TheKidUpstairs making in Green 💚

#BigJuneReadathon #RelatedToBooks

One of my favourite films based on the wonderful book by Neil Gaiman.

@Clwojick

I can‘t believe how much better the movie was. They took a decent story and turned into a cracking yarn.

This remains one of my absolute favorite Gaiman novels. This was my 3rd time reading it and it still carried me away. It‘s a lovely story filled with humor and adventure. I‘d recommend it to fans of The Princess Bride, dark fairy tales, or anyone looking to try a Gaiman novel. The story comes full circle in a wonderfully satisfying way. The characters are feisty, the lessons are good ones and it‘s a quick read.

Moving Home Library Pt. 1: We are moving internationally! I‘ve packed a good chunk of my TBR pile in a box so I can have some books before our main shipment arrives in the fall.
#homelibrary #moving #tbrpile

Mini bookshelf tour part 3/3 ❤️ favorite book from this shelf is tagged ☺️

#BookshelfTour #NeilGaiman #JeanMAuel #PamelaPalmer #AnneRice #KevinJAnderson #KerrelynSparks #KarenMarieMoning #ErnestCline #JenniferArmintrout

Shelf 1/21 📚🥰

#BookNerd 💙🤓📚

1. Virgin River by Robyn Carr, gifted to me by one of my best friends for my birthday last year 🥳
2. The Stand by Stephen King, gifted to my brother because I had a duplicate copy and thought he would like it 😆
3. Stardust by Neil Gaiman, a wonderful unusual love story about Tristran who goes to a world of magic and falls in love with a fallen star ⭐️❤️

#WondrousWednesday ⭐️ @qmarik @rach_simone @Saanjun @TaciturnWhenReading

#BookNerd 🤓💙📚

#wishesandblessings #stars @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks