Alright, so... this was my second Neil Gaiman book, my first being Neverwhere. I saw the 2007 movie adaptation a few years ago and absolutely loved it. However, the movie also did that thing where it condensed the plot lines and, in my opinion, made the story more enjoyable.
That does not mean, however, that I didn't enjoy Stardust. It was fun. The plot was a lot more twisty and the world of Wall and Faerie populated with more people. The only real problems I have with the book are: there wasn't really any real threat and the ending just petered out.
The witch is set up as an antagonist but all she does is try to kill Yvaine that one time. There's a lot more time spent with the Stormhold brothers who never did much of anything. There wasn't any danger established other than that. Nothing. Just a lot of "Oh hey, Tristan and Yvaine are wandering around and Yvaine's not eating but Tristan is eating loads."
The ending... due to a lack of a decent villain, there was a serious lack of, to put it in gaming terms, final boss battle. I'm not saying the ending was bad but it just sort of petered to a fairly uninteresting end... in my opinion anyway.
My recommendation is to read the book before seeing the movie, but definitely see the movie.
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