It's actually about people living in a little town on the other side of the wall from a gap between the "real world" and faerieland. And about two boys, one the father of the other, who go through that gap and change their lives forever. It's also about a fallen star who breaks her leg when she lands, brothers battling for a throne, and an evil crone who reminded me a lot of Mother Gothel from Tangled (2010).
I have to say this is not my favorite Neil Gaiman book so far. I didn't like it as well as The Ocean at the End of the Lane or Fortunately, the Milk, and I definitely didn't love it like I love The Graveyard Book. But it was a diverting read, and I polished it off in a single day.
If This was a Movie, I Would Rate It: R for two semi-explicit love scenes, quite a bit of bad language, some fairly gory bits of violence, and various mentions of bodily functions.
This is my 18th book read for #TheUnreadShelfProject2020.
I never finished reading this. Way too much animal violence. But I found the movie more palatable and *extremely* entertaining.
ReplyDeleteCharity, yeah, the part with the unicorn was really disturbing. From what I've heard, people either like the book or the movie, but not both.
DeleteYup. That's when I quit reading and said, "Nope. Not for me."
DeleteCharity, yeah, that part was pretty gruesome.
DeleteI saw part of this movie once and it took me years to figure out what it was. Huh, I didn't know that Neil Gaiman wrote the book!
ReplyDeleteMC, from what I hear, people either like the movie OR the book, but not both. So if you liked what you saw of the movie, you might want to stick with it.
DeleteI had mixed feelings about this one too.
ReplyDeleteSkye, yeah, it's kind of patchy. One of his earliest books, though, so I don't fault him too much for it not being solid, I guess.
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