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Okay, here it goes, first time participating in a bookclub, for #Bryantsbookclub @BryantmKaylee , what I think off Stardust by Neil Gaiman:
First off I adore this book, I adore the film (really one of the few good book to movie adaptations even with the changes) and above all I adore fairytales, folktales and myths
So this book was again, after so many years where I didn’t have the time, an absolute joy to read
I love @neilhimself as a writer, I especially love how he describes things in the book like the environment or actions, it makes the story feel like the old fairytales where they also did that
I really like how Yvain doesn’t immediately fall in love with tristran, it happens after spending a lot if time together, after he apologises, it feels natural
I love tristran and how kind and trusting he is, how he accepts help without thinking that it’s weak, how he apologises when he does something wrong and all of this without being perceived as weak for it
I like the ending, how the witch uses up all her power and lets the star go, she accepts it and doesn’t fight her on it, like she literally has no power over the star anymore
Like madame selene has no power of Una anymore, I like that there are rules and they are followed ( like asking consent and such or magic and promises)
I also like that they don’t have kids, and that they go travel for years before settling down, it feels very realistic for our generation, there is no expectations
Most of the characters get what they deserve, who is kind gets their hearts desire, who is cruel does not (all except Primus, he deserved better, probably would not have made a bad ruler, he was kind too)
I really loved the book, it had all the fairytale elements and the lessons! Be kind, accept help when needed, being different isn’t wrong, it just means you haven’t found your people yet
I think fairytales are very important as is storytelling for both kids and adults. Fairytales used to be for young adults to teach them life lessons, they used to be darker (which why I hate they call it a fairytale for adults)
Like how the little mermaid turned into seafoam or sleeping beauty woke up because she was in labor, they teach you to be kind and trusting but also smart and strong so you don’t get taken advantage of
I really like tristran as a character because he is kind and accepting and I really think we need more of those characters now
I grew with characters like Mathilda or Charlie, Harry or Alice, Lucy or the Little Prince, those who’s first question would be if you’d like to be friends and not who the hell are you?! They aren’t all powerful or genius but kind and brave and honest
And I think that in todays society we should celebrate and look up to those characters more than to the on’s who powerful or a genius or who’s made it in life but are unkind or dishonest or cowardly
And the best thing about being kind is that you don’t have to be powerful or a genius or rich, everyone can but not everyone chooses to so choose to be kind!! It can change someone’s life
And most importantly, as neil gaiman once said: “Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten” #bryantsbookclub @BryantmKaylee
For those of you who kept on reading (which is wow, because this thread is long), congratulations, if you have not, also congratulations (as we say in Belgium) #bryantsbookclub
For those who have made it this far and are itching to read other books like stardust, here are a few recommendations: #bryantsbookclub @BryantmKaylee
The last unicorn by Peter S. Beagle, tells the tale of a unicorn who goes in search of the other lost unicorns and gets help of a bunch of magical characters along the way, also a beautiful animation movie
The nightcircus or the starless sea by @erinmorgenstern one of my favourite writers!! The first is a story of a magical circus which is the battleground of two powerful magicians and also has a pair of starcrossed lovers
