Stardust by Neil Gaiman

This is the fourth Neil Gaiman novel I’ve read in as many months, and it’s noticeably different in style from American Gods and Neverwhere. I recall watching the first few scenes of the movie on TV and switching over. The novel is– as is so often the case– so much better than the movie. If you’ve seen it, then I suggest you read the novel.

The story is bigger and better than the movie because Gaiman begins with a broad brush of life in the (fictional) Victorian village of Wall a couple of deca...