Huh, I was meaning to comment on those. I guess I forgot after I discussed it with Evan.
I love fairytales and I 'm fond of Neil Gaiman so far as what I've read, but I hated most of Stardust. This is mostly due to hating Yvaine's character for so long that I couldn't focus on the other characters, the good worldbuilding, etc. She bitched and moaned and was so hateful so long that I was actually cheering on her death She eventually got better and stopped bitching, but Gaiman chose that moment to start glossing over details and forgot the Show, Don't Tell rule so almost all the scenes where I could have warmed up to her were merely "and then they left the goblin hall, and if it wasn't for Yvaine's quick tongue they might not have made it out."
I liked the end, though. Mostly, it's hard for me to enjoy a novel if I really despise a character and said character is a focal point of the novel. Love In The Time of Cholera by Marquez was really beautiful, but Fermina pissed me off so much that I missed out on the beauty because I was too busy hoping she'd die a painful death and stop being such a gigantic bitch.
Coraline..hmm. one person noted that Coraline and Mirrormask are basically the same story, but actually they're variations on a theme. Yes, they both deal with girls who find 'other' versions of the world and themselves, and deal with a controlling mother figure who wants to turn them into her own little zombie, but there's plenty of different reasoning and plot points in there.
Honestly, Coraline scared me. Clinging to the pillow scared. It didn't last long enough to traumatize me for life, though. I loved the cat, and some of the strange other characters in there. But mostly the cat, who is snarky and awesome. It was a nice read, not my favorite, but enjoyable. I want to see the movie sometime after this to see the changes and which version I like better :D
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I love fairytales and I 'm fond of Neil Gaiman so far as what I've read, but I hated most of Stardust. This is mostly due to hating Yvaine's character for so long that I couldn't focus on the other characters, the good worldbuilding, etc. She bitched and moaned and was so hateful so long that I was actually cheering on her death She eventually got better and stopped bitching, but Gaiman chose that moment to start glossing over details and forgot the Show, Don't Tell rule so almost all the scenes where I could have warmed up to her were merely "and then they left the goblin hall, and if it wasn't for Yvaine's quick tongue they might not have made it out."
I liked the end, though. Mostly, it's hard for me to enjoy a novel if I really despise a character and said character is a focal point of the novel. Love In The Time of Cholera by Marquez was really beautiful, but Fermina pissed me off so much that I missed out on the beauty because I was too busy hoping she'd die a painful death and stop being such a gigantic bitch.
Coraline..hmm. one person noted that Coraline and Mirrormask are basically the same story, but actually they're variations on a theme. Yes, they both deal with girls who find 'other' versions of the world and themselves, and deal with a controlling mother figure who wants to turn them into her own little zombie, but there's plenty of different reasoning and plot points in there.
Honestly, Coraline scared me. Clinging to the pillow scared. It didn't last long enough to traumatize me for life, though. I loved the cat, and some of the strange other characters in there. But mostly the cat, who is snarky and awesome. It was a nice read, not my favorite, but enjoyable. I want to see the movie sometime after this to see the changes and which version I like better :D