Stardust

I've come to a conclusion. ..

The conclusion is this: I pretty much despise reading Neil Gaiman books. (Unless it's his Sandman comic books) I've read Neverwhere, Stardust, Coraline, Good Omens (which I'm not sure if I should count because it was written with Terry Pratchet), and I quit reading American Gods.  All of these books, minus Coraline were so boring.  Gaimans' characters are all cardboard cut outs of each other.  I just finished reading Stardust and I can't even remember any of the characters names.  My left finger has more personality than these poor excuses for characters!  OH and I hate how all his characters just take everything in stride.

 " What? My wife just died and you want me to work for you Mr. Wednesday?  Okay!"
Or
" Gee for some reason I know all the paths through Faerie even though I've never been here before"
How about this one?
"Yeah this old lady is trying to take my heart out while I'm still alive so that she can become young again. I think I'll give her a kiss on the cheek."
Come on Gaiman!  Give your characters some emotions! People don't react like this!

So, let's talk about Stardust:

Young Tristran Thorn will do anything to win the cold heart of beautiful Victoria- even fetch her the star they watch fall from the night sky.  But to do so, he must enter the unexplored lands on the other side of the ancient wall that gives their tiny village its name.  Beyond that old stone wall, Tristran learns, lies Faerie- where nothing, not even a fallen star , is what he imagined.



Stardust was a short enough book. (Thankfully!)  But like I said, all Gaimens' characters are just sort of there, having stuff happen to them.  I liked some of the story lines of the book, and think they could have been better than what they were.  Actually, now that I think about it, Stardust could totally have been a short story fairy tale like..... Hansel and Gretle!

Bleh!  Sorry Gaimen but I think you should stick to the comic books!



Here's something I never thought I would say.  I liked Stardust the movie a million times more than I liked the book.

The END

Updates & Coraline

Oh it's Monday again... Hurrah!  Unfortunately I was busy so I was unable to watch much football  :(  I did however keep track of scores on my phone.  Ok so Steelers go to 3-0 after defeating Tampa Bay woot!



"Here's lookin' at you kid"

I do have some bad news to report.  Vikings beat the Lions ( damn!)  I suppose I would be more disappointed except that the Lions are, by all accounts the worst team in the league.  I mean, I'm pretty sure they haven't won a game since last November.  So good job Vikings!  You finally won a game!  But don't that win go to your head because you still suck  :D


The Packers play tonight on Monday Night Football so I'm excited for that eeeeee!

Moving on.....I gave up on American Gods.   That's right GAVE UP!   Maybe I'll go back to it if I ever study up on Norse Gods and Odin.  This of course means that I will never study up and I will never go back to the book.
So, I read Coraline.  And yes, I actually did finish it. haha.

Has anyone seen the movie?  It's actually quite close to the book except the movie added the character Wybie --> Bleh!

Coraline is an adventurer! Well, she sort of has to be.  Even though her parents both work from home, they don't have a lot of time for  her.  So Coraline is usually left up to her own devices.  Counting doors, windows and visiting the odd neighbors.  Then, Coraline finds a small door that use to open up to a brick wall but now leads down a dark tunnel.  As she makes her way through, she discovers she's back in her own house...only not.  Coraline's mother, or should we say, other mother (she's got strange button eyes, is taller, thinner, and her fingers are too long) is there telling her she's been waiting for Coraline and that she never wants to let Coraline go.  And so begins an adventure for Coraline thats going to take all her wits and courage if she wants to save herself and return to her ordinary life.


I must say that this book is kinda freaky.  I mean the other mother, in the other house and everybody on the other side, have button eyes.  BUTTON EYES.  Do you know how scary that would be to see someone with button eyes?  How do you get buttons to stay where they are?  That's right, they are sewn on.  Which means the other mother has sewn on button eyes.  Uh...gross?

Coraline is suppose to be a children's book, but it kept my interest throughout the story.  It's an adventure/horror story I guess.  Gaimen does a great job of describing things just enough for you to get a good picture in your head of what he's describing without being too overbearing.  After you read this story you might think that button eyes are a bad thing...but my cat Onyx doesn't seem to mind them!
See how happy he is?

Coraline was an enjoyable enough book.  I mean, I liked it...or maybe it's because it was so short?  Anyways if you've got time to spare you should definitely check it out...or if you're lazy, watch the movie!

If you want a picture of yourself with your very own button eyes check out the movie's website HERE.  Lots of fun!