Journal Entry 1 by lmn60 from Spotswood, Victoria Australia on Wednesday, February 01, 2006

From Booklist
"Wall is a whole night's drive from London. The town is named for a rock barrier on its eastern side, with a narrow break in it through which a meadow, a stream, and a forest are apparent, and over which two townsmen always stand guard to prevent entry, except for a few days every nine years. That is when there is a fair in the meadow, put on by people who aren't strictly human, one of whom, in the middle of the nineteenth century, seduces 18-year-old Dunstan Thorn. Nine months later, a baby is delivered to newly married Dunstan, its name written on a card pinned to its blanket: Trystran Thorn. Stardust is primarily Trystran's story. When he is 17, he pledges to fetch for his beloved, the star that has just fallen on the other side of the wall. Of course, first he has to be allowed on the other side, but that proves easy when Dunstan whispers something to the guards. Then Trystran's adventures really begin, for on the other side is Faerie. Once there, Trystran discovers he knows the locations of places he cannot remember ever having heard of before. He knows exactly where the star has fallen, too, and readily finds it--or, actually, her. Nothing thereafter is as easy for Trystran, much to any reader's delight. Gaiman gently borrows from many fine fantasists--for starters, from Andersen, Tolkien, Macdonald, and, for the framing device, Christina Rossetti in her "Goblin Market" --but produces something sparkling, fresh, and charming, if not exactly new under the sun. Superb."

I enjoyed this novel, though didn't find it as engaging as some of Gaiman's other works. Hopefully it will find another reader who enjoys it too! 

Journal Entry 2 by lmn60 at Brunch venue: Kaleidoscope Cafe in Brunswick, Meet-up -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, February 04, 2006

Released 6 yrs ago (2/4/2006 UTC) at Brunch venue: Kaleidoscope Cafe in Brunswick, Meet-up -- Controlled Releases

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On the table during meet-up.... 

Journal Entry 3 by leeny37 from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Saturday, February 04, 2006

I picked up this one at Sunday brunch. I haven't read much of Neil Gaiman's work but I know his books always come highly recommended so I pounced on this one when I saw it. Looking forward to reading it! :) 

Journal Entry 4 by leeny37 from Melbourne, Victoria Australia on Tuesday, May 30, 2006

The writing style for this one is so different from Neverwhere, it's almost hard to believe that they were both written by the same author! I did enjoy this, but it took me a while to really sink my teeth into it. Not sure why, probably because I wasn't expecting a classic kind of fantasy tale due to my prior experience with Neverwhere, which is still very fresh on my mind. Still, I really enjoyed reading Stardust and I thought Neil Gaiman did a magnificent job of building the plot, especially with the various connection - things that didn't strike me as being significant when I read about them initially and then Neil Gaiman creates the linkage later, I thought it was very clever! I'm so glad I picked this up at meet-up, thanks, lmn60, for sharing! (^_^)

This fabulous book is reserved for crimson-tide, who has this on her wishlist. It will be travelling soon and I will be sure to include a sprinkling of star dust! If I can find some... 

Journal Entry 5 by leeny37 at Post office: Mailed to another bookcrosser in Australia, RABCK -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, June 01, 2006

Released 5 yrs ago (6/1/2006 UTC) at Post office: Mailed to another bookcrosser in Australia, RABCK -- Controlled Releases

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Sorry, no star dust, you will just have to make do with a few stray doggie hairs, hee hee. This is to be mailed off to crimson-tide as part of the Reverse Wishlist Relay on BookRelay.com. Enjoy!  

Journal Entry 6 by crimson-tide from Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Thursday, June 08, 2006

Arrived safely yesterday, as part of the "Reverse Wish List Relay #?" BookRelay.
Thanks leeny37.