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halfbloodprincess
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PostPosted: October 20, 2007 10:59 am    Post subject: Stardust Reply with quote
have you guys read it? i havent watched the film yet. ill be watching it probably next week. but ive read it already. hmmm... i like it for the simple reason that its fantasy. but im not too crazy about it.
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PostPosted: March 4, 2008 10:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I didn't even know it was a book 0.o
That excites me though.
I never wanted to see the movie..until I did.
I rented it from netflix and have watched it 5 times in 3 days..

Who is the book by?
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PostPosted: March 4, 2008 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The book is by Neil Gaiman, which is why it's made of awesome Very Happy I found the book good, personally. I enjoyed the movie but thought the book was better - but that's usually the case.
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PostPosted: March 5, 2008 2:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
love the movie. i didnt think it would be good,....but it was Very Happy

my friend's read the book, and i plan to soon.
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PostPosted: March 5, 2008 9:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The book is great. I recommended it to people for about two weeks after I read it. Does the movie screw around with the plot at all?
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PostPosted: March 5, 2008 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
It changes some things around - I would guess for entertainment value. They changed the very end a bit too.[/spoiler]
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PostPosted: March 6, 2008 4:16 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
i didn't even know it was a book! that explains why the plot line of the movie is so good.
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PostPosted: March 6, 2008 6:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
The whole "they change the end" makes it where I have to read it now =]
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PostPosted: March 17, 2008 5:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
i read the book and personally preferred the movie! Reading a Neil Gaiman book is hard going at times because his imagination runs riot on several occasions!

But didnt stop me buying another my his titles 'Neverwhere', which again is all over the place but enjoying it!
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PostPosted: March 18, 2008 6:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
What is Neverwhere like?
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PostPosted: March 19, 2008 3:21 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
blackfrost wrote:
What is Neverwhere like?


Personally i am finding it a better read than Stardust. Once again it is a little bit hard to follow at times! But I reckon its worth reading!
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PostPosted: March 19, 2008 10:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
I liked Neverwhere better than Stardust too. Gaiman does have quite the imagination - some of his short stories are pretty out there. I love his sense of humor though.
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PostPosted: March 20, 2008 3:17 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Did anyone find with Stardust that there were a fair few bits that shouldnt be read to children?
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PostPosted: March 20, 2008 7:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Yeah, there are. I don't think he actually intended it for children, despite it being sort of fairytale-like. He did write some children's/young adult stuff, but I don't think Stardust is considered part of that.
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PostPosted: March 25, 2008 8:52 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Bianca St. Claire wrote:
Yeah, there are. I don't think he actually intended it for children, despite it being sort of fairytale-like. He did write some children's/young adult stuff, but I don't think Stardust is considered part of that.


I can see a lot of younger kids watching the movie then reading the book and getting a little shock! Laughing
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PostPosted: March 25, 2008 3:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
well there wasnt anything too explicit, as far as i remember. yeah he was slipping in and out of her and she was slimy as a minnow, but slipping in and out of where? and what was slimy? children wouldnt know
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PostPosted: March 26, 2008 3:46 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
halfbloodprincess wrote:
well there wasnt anything too explicit, as far as i remember. yeah he was slipping in and out of her and she was slimy as a minnow, but slipping in and out of where? and what was slimy? children wouldnt know


Yeah but i think the build up to that bit gives away what they are doing Embarassed
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