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Originally Posted by Kevin8or
I liked the film but am hesitant to try the book. My first experience with Gaiman was "American Gods," and it bored me. I enjoyed the film "Stardust," also based on a Gaiman book IIRC.
How do these other books compare to "American Gods"? Should I give Gaiman another try, or is "American Gods" a reliable indicator for me?
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I really liked American Gods, but I don't find it similar to
Stardust or
Coraline. These are the two books from Gaiman I liked most. They're both quite short so if you end up finding they don't appeal, they're probably over so quickly you wouldn't notice.
Coraline is a surprisingly creepy children's story that should be over in one sitting.
Stardust is a quirky fairytale that is possibly my favourite of all of his books. And I found that it just flowed quite quickly from start to end.
I have both of these books signed by Neil Gaiman himself to give an indication of how much I liked them.
I didn't like the movies of these as much as the books - although I guess that's not an unusual sentiment.