March Book Review — Stardust by Neil Gaiman

If you haven’t noticed, I didn’t really use Medium last month, and that’s primarily because I’ve been both doing some home decorating and focusing all my writing energy on a fantasy adventure novel of my own that has been in the works for a while now. I have, however, kept up with my pledge to finish a book every month, March’s being one flooded with whimsical ideas far beyond its relatively small size.

Stardust is a story of pure magic, with so much creativity and imaginative imagery that leaves no room for boredom. Tristran Thorn embarks on the journey of a lifetime through the land of Faerie in search of a fallen star as a promise to his beloved Victoria Forrester, and this in itself is a fascinating enough concept, without all the obstacles he must face along the way. The whole idea of the town of Wall (a gateway between Earth and Faerie) too was genuinely ingenious. Gaiman has a way of really sucking you into his world and helping you to truly visualise the people and places he is describing — and reading this book has inspired me to go as big as I want with my own tales as well.

The dynamic between Tristran and Yvaine was fairly realistic and relatable for the most part, and the relationship between the reigning brothers of Stormhold was very amusing. Having said all of this though, I also found several issues with the story itself that…