nylusmilk: Hi there, thanks for the link to your review. I’ve added to my post already.

Yeah, it sure was a surprise to me when I found out how old this book actually was. When this book was published, I was only 11! Well, it wouldn’t be a suitable book for me anyway.

haha, i now only know that the book was written in 1998! thanks to you. like you, i enjoyed the book, but i watched the movie first so i preferred the movie. it had a happier ending too!

check out my review here: http://nylusmilk.wordpress.com/2007/12/29/stardust-neil-gaiman/

Lorin: I want to read the graphic novel! Only read the book and watched the movie.

Kim: Hi Kim, I kind of had expectations for the book since I had such a fun time watching the movie. Maybe they shouldn’t be compared with each other at all as they are quite different!

I will buck the trend a little. I read the book first and was just not that impressed. I thought the movie was great, though. I think my problem with the book was that I had heard that it was fantastic and I was probably expecting too much. Just my opinion.

I’ve never read the novel, but I read the graphic novel before I saw the movie, and I definitely liked the book better! The illustrations are just so beautiful.

Robyn: A most interesting rule you got there! Haha! A survey should be done if we really want specific answers.

trishaj: It’s nice to know that this is one of your favourite Gaiman books. And the movie’s not like the book. Story and characters are a bit different. So yeah, no wonder people prefer one over the other!

You can put me in the read the book but haven’t seen the movie category. I really enjoyed the book and it’s one of my favorite of Gaiman’s. I’m also probably one of the ones who will say I liked the book better than the movie (provided I get around to watching it) because that’s the way that I am.

I think it’s almost a rule that people who read the book first like the book better, and people who saw the movie first think it’s better (my teammate here says I need to read “About a Boy” to find out if it’s really true, since I saw the movie already).

That said, the humour in the movie was much less subtle. I think all Neil Gaiman’s writing is funny, but then, my spirit guide is a hyena.

KittyCat: Hi there, glad to know you’ve finally watched the movie and that you’ve enjoyed it too! Well, I hope it’s also one of your kid’s favourite movies.