{"id":573,"date":"2008-01-09T21:04:19","date_gmt":"2008-01-09T21:04:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/steelypips.org\/weblog-test\/?p=573"},"modified":"2024-02-04T17:20:20","modified_gmt":"2024-02-04T22:20:20","slug":"gaiman_stardust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steelypips.org\/weblog\/2008\/01\/gaiman_stardust\/","title":{"rendered":"Gaiman, Neil: Stardust<\/cite> (audio)"},"content":{"rendered":"

I listened to Neil Gaiman reading his novel Stardust<\/cite><\/strong> a few months after seeing the movie.<\/p>\n

I’ve previously reviewed<\/a> this, so I’ll just say here a few things I noticed about listening. First and unsurprisingly, it is much better than the movie, to the point where the movie looks considerably worse to me in retrospect: kinder, more sensible, less predictable, sadder, and less sexist. Second, it’s nice to be reminded that Tristran is pleasingly clever after not too long on the road to sharpen him up; the movie takes the arc of his development as its backbone and lengthens it accordingly, making it less interesting. And a spoilery comment: I dislike the decision Yvaine makes in the market on insufficient information (ROT13: gb pbzzvg fhvpvqr, rssrpgviryl), because it felt out-of-character.<\/p>\n

(Oh, and I completely failed to notice that the character’s name is Tristran-with-a-second-r, rather than Tristan, on the page.)<\/p>\n

As for this as an audiobook, Gaiman is a enjoyable reader, though female voices are not his strength. And I think this is my first audiobook with a sex scene, even a short and non-explicit one, and I found it almost too embarassing to listen to. I’ll definitely be sticking to paper for more romance-oriented books.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I listened to Neil Gaiman reading his novel Stardust a few months after seeing the movie. I’ve previously reviewed this, so I’ll just say here a few things I noticed about listening. First and unsurprisingly, it is much better than the movie, to the point where the movie looks considerably worse to me in retrospect: … <\/p>\n

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