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I just can't get into this book. Anyone get past the first 50 pgs and can tell me if it is worth continuing.

I finished it within a couple days and I really enjoyed it.

Just finished, great book.

I liked this book a lot, although since I saw the movie version first (and absolutely love it), I constantly compared the book version to the movie version. While there weren't a ton of differences, I thought it was interesting to see what they changed and why they changed it.

I am in no way saying that I like the book or movie version better. This is one of the instances in which, even though the changes between versions at times are obvious, I'm not mad about it (like how I'm *still* kind of mad about Ella Enchanted..haha). I liked both versions of this because I saw them as two versions of the same story, and felt that the changes they did make for the film were appropriate and lent themselves better to a big-screen tale.
The movie was more "fun" while the book was more serious, and more thoughtful.

My favorite thing that was in the book and not in the movie was the fact that Tristran and Yvaine go adventuring on their way to take up their places on the throne. I thought that was a cute detail, and showed that even though they were destined to be King and Queen, they would've rather just spent their time in each other's company traveling and seeing all of Faerie that they could.

Agh. So I just finished this and I was obsessed. It was just so /pretty/. Like, this was probably the frilliest, prettiest prose I've ever read in a novel. It was gorgeous. And it just felt so entirely much like a British bedtime story that I had to read the entire thing aloud in a British accent because, let me just tell you how awesome it is that way. It was so perfectly pretty. Ugh, add to my forever faves.

Bella wrote: "Agh. So I just finished this and I was obsessed. It was just so /pretty/. Like, this was probably the frilliest, prettiest prose I've ever read in a novel. It was gorgeous. And it just felt so enti..."

Haha.

This is one of my favorite books, but I can see how some people would not be able to get into it. If you've seen the movie and not read any of Gaiman's work before, I think you may be disappointed. The book has a different feel from the movie (which I love also), but is in the same vein as Gaiman's other writing. The book and movie versoins of Coraline relate to each other much the same way as these do. There's just a bit more darkness and, I agree with Goldguardie, thoughtfulness. I'm glad to see that some others have enjoyed it since, for me, it's one of those books that I go back to read when I can't seem to get in to something new.

I'm curious the opinions of those that have seen the movie versus those who haven't?

I'm not sure what I was expecting with this but it was a very sweet story. I felt pulled into Faerie with Tristan and watched his adventures unfold like I was being told a semi-terrifying tale around a fire that ultimately works out in the end. haha This is my first time reading Gaiman. I would like to read more of his work, but I kind of really just want to read this one again.