“Stardust” is a beautiful fairytale about the town of Wall in England, and a young boy on a journey into manhood. Many may know the story from a recent movie adaptation but would do well to give the book a thorough read through if for nothing other than a few hours spent as a wide eyed child in a world of wonder.
I thought “Stardust” was one of the most moving tales that I had read in a long time. The story of Tristan is one that we can all sympathies with. It opens with the boy’s father taking
a trip to the annual trading festival between his own world and that of the people across the wall. He meets a beautiful woman and fathers his child in a moment of heated passion.
I should note, that while this may seem like a children’s story, several of the scenes in the book would best be read through before handing the book over to a younger audience. While it may read like a fairytale, Gaiman reminds us all that we are an adult audience with his language and description of sexual situations.
The book comes back to Tristan’s own problems with wooing a girl and trying to one up her other heartless and overconfident suitor. Tristan finds from his father who he really is and takes a heartbroken trip across the wall to bring his prospective love a fallen star that she has requested for her hand in marriage. I thought the tale of infatuation to be quite humorous and reminded me of my own stupidity at times and how a beautiful woman can make a young man do almost anything to gain her attention.
The star is actually a person who cannot be brought back, for ...
