Galaxy of Origami Stars: 37 Original Stellar Designs Paperback – October 14, 2012

Spent a few weeks folding half of the stars in the book, and I have to hand it to the author, some of the algorithms are great (like folding a heptagon from a square).The models start out easy, but become enjoyably difficult by the end. As with all origami, precision is king. I found that even being a millimeter off threw the model somewhat. It's presentable, but it does show upon inspection.

I couldn't wait for this book to come out. seeing it is like witnessing the birth of an origami galaxy.This collection of creative origami models is both challenging and compelling; once you investigate how John Montroll and Russell Cashdollar have devised their solutions for these one-sheet, no cuts, two-colored stars, you will want to enjoy folding the rest.Michael LaFosse

My son loves this. It was a great book to bring more creativity to an already creative child.

Several people lowered their rating based upon the difficulty of the models. This was not advertised as a beginner book and it is not suitable for a school class of inexperienced folders. But it is a great origami book. The diagrams are definitely comprehensible to regular origami enthusiasts. Fun to fold stars from one sheet of paper!

I gave this only 3 stars; if I was more accomplished I would rate it higher. As it is, I'm finding the directions hard to follow since I'm just low-intermediate by some origami standards. I was eager to get started when the book arrived, but was quickly disappointed that most of it is beyond my capabilities. More complete directions would certainly help. I have a couple origami books that include instructional DVDs, and with their help I can do every project in the book. Anyway, these stars are beautiful and don't look like they should be that complicated. I'll try it a bit longer, but may re-gift this book if I don't succeed.

I love it. The quality of the book is perfect!

I'm not an origami novice; nor am I an expert. The instructions were difficult to follow. Almost like there were steps missing just to make the task more challenging.

This book is extremely enjoyable. You get to make single sheet stars that look like modulars. It's hard to believe they are made out of a single uncut square. The cleverly designed stars even have color change. Modular origami lovers be warned that you will never feel like going back to modular 2D stars once you have made these! A must-have for all origami lovers. Expect hours of fun!

Das besondere an Montrolls Buch hier ist, dass man hier jeden der teilweise recht komplexen Sterne aus einem Blatt Papier falten kann. Man muss also nicht wie bei vielen anderen Büchern stundenlang Module falten, sondern kann sofort einen brauchbaren Stern bekommen.Die Modelle sind dadurch jedoch etwas komplexer, als man es erwarten würde, so müssen einige "Messfalten" gemacht werden, die auch genau sein sollten, wenn man ein schönes Endprodukt haben möchte. Deshalb würde ich Anfängern eher andere Bücher empfehlen, wo man sein Resultat sofort sehen kann. Die Schwierigkeit steigt hier relativ schnell an, es ist allerdings nichts unnötig schwer. Insgesamt ist die Anleitung schön gezeichnet und logisch nachzuvollziehen, wenn man sich mit den Symbolen auskennt.Enthalten sind einige Sterne mit relativ einfachem Muster und deren n-eckige Versionen, einige besondere Sterne mit hoher Komplexität (z. B. ein Flechtstern) und ein paar 3d-Sterne, die auch relativ kompliziert sind. Man ist wirklich lange beschäftigt, wenn man alle 37 falten mächte.Insgesamt ist das Buch sehr zu empfehlen, da man hier Modelle geboten bekommt, die ich in ähnlicher Form noch nirgendwo gesehen habe.

英語がわからなかくても図解で明瞭。普通の折り紙の本には載っていない複雑な形が素敵です。大きな折り紙でたくさん作って夏のお客様用コースターにしています。

Well written book, but some of the designs are complex folds...

いろんな星の折り方がたくさんで、わくわくしました。ごっそりまとまってるものもなかなかないので。ただ、わたしのような凡人では、ちょっと時間作って取り組まないと出来なそうな星もありました。とはいえ、やってみたい★ばかりで満足です

Very tricky for under 10s and adults for that matter!