![]() This is not to say the writing is not good. This juxtaposition I found jarring, because I wasn’t sure to expect a watered down version of events (due to the style) or adult/ya themes (due to the events of the book). In return, she would give him “whatever his heart desired” Style of the book – jarring?Īlthough written in a style for children as a fairy tale, this is not a story itself for children, with assault, gore etc described in the book. ![]() Tristan aims to win the love of the town beauty, Victoria Forrester, by going across the Wall to fetch a shooting star they had seen. However, it does set up the style of the book (a if you’ve only seen the film before, how it deviates from it) This bit was definitely watered down in the film, so if you’re expecting the film in book form, it comes as a bit of a shock. Tristan was delivered to his father as a baby 18 years prior, from cheating on his fiancée after being enchanted by a young lady who is a slave to a witch at the Faeire Market (held every 9 years). 1839 (indicated by the serialisation of Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens). ![]() The book follows the story of Tristan Thorne, a boy in the village of Wall, in England, c. Having only seen the film before, the book is definitely less love-y dove-y, more brutalistic than the film, although this is to be expected, the film sped up the pace of the plot a lot, compared to the book. it was such a fun film, so when audible had Stardust on offer, I jumped at the chance to listen to it (with Neil Gaiman reading!) I had only seen the film adaptation of Stardust, which I loved immensely. ![]()
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