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Summary: A wonderful story of true love and high adventure
Review: The Princess Bride is one of the best books I have ever read. Once I got started I found it hard to put down. I have never been a big reader, in fact I hate to Read. But I found myself cought up in this book. I read in 3 days. It is a great story of True love and how people fight to hold on to it.
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Summary: Healing
Review: This book was fabulous! If you're sick, even if it's not with pnemonia, it'll heal you. I've been sick for the past week, and this book has kept me happy with it's satiricle interludes. It was great!
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Summary: Overall, a very good book!
Review: Some of the descriptions in this book get to be a little long, but the catch-phrases and great dialogue more than make up for it. I think that this book is one of the few that translated nicely into film--however, don't buy this book with the expectation that it's a screenplay for the movie.
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Summary: A richer version of an excellent movie
Review: The Princess Bride novel and movie go hand in hand more closely than any other combination I have read/seen. Lucky for the audience, both are excellent. Also lucky for anyone who reads the book after having seen the movie, the former explores the characters, landscape, and history (e.g., of Guilder and Florin) much more deeply, and can afford to give insight into plot twists and turns that the film wasn't completely able to do. In fact, I finished this book with a greater appreciation of the movie, and a better understanding about a piece of dialogue here or a reference there.Of particular interest and amusement were the rich descriptions of the backgrounds of the villains who kidnap Buttercup and are pursued by the Man in Black: Fezzik the giant was forced into professional wrestling by his Turkish parents despite his aversion to violence, and he had a penchant for rhyming games which was developed as a mechanism to cope with his troubles; Inigo the Spaniard was hellbent on avenging his father, who dedicated his life and sanity to crafting the world's most perfect sword, only to be snubbed and then slain by his customer, the Six Fingered Man. Also noteworthy and absent from the movie are such elements as the Prince Humperdinck's Zoo of Death, and the tempestuousness of the relationship between Buttercup and Wesley (for Buttercup matured and became a lady during the course of the book, but was not without a bratty stage or two along the way). Best of all, perhaps, was the alleged editing and abridging job that Goldman did on the S. Morgenstern text. Believe what you will about whether or not there was such a beast as S. Morgenstern, whose tale is described by Goldman as a wry commentary on Guilder and Florin customs and history; that there is a debate at all, even a silly one, is testament to the spirit of fantasy this book creates. Goldman's narratives and musings that interpolate the text are welcome interruptions, not to mention funny contributions to "the story overlying the story." The very concept of weaving a fictional abridgement into a stellar fictional tale is brilliant, especially doing so without derailing or distracting the audience.
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Summary: SHARE THIS BOOK
Review: I first read this book as a teenager, in 1978. I loved sci-fi/fantasy, classic swashbucklers (I read all of Dumas, some in french, and some of which is really awful), fairy tales and puns. Well, this combines them all, pokes fun at them all, and has witty, wonderful dialogue. I laughed until I cried. It is both a fantastic spoof and a classic in the genre it spoofs. I appreciate that it is wonderfully well-written, doesn't take itself too seriously, but lets you have serious insights if you are in the mood. Read it, read it again, share it with adults and children in your life. Oh yeah, then watch the movie.
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Summary: The BEST book ever written!
Review: I am 14 and this is my favorite book. It has everything a book should, and on top of that the writing could not BE any better! It's exciting, it DOES have a plot, a very good one at that, great heroes, great villains, and Great Humor. In a few words: The Best Book EVER!!!!
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Summary: Classic
Review: We all know the story, if not from the book, then from the movie. And we all know that it truly IS a "Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure". What we probably didn't know was exactly how and why it was brought to life by William Goldman and his Florinese father. What makes this story is actually the abridgement, and the entertaining and charming way it is explained. The original William Goldman introduction published in 1973 was an essential part of the enjoyment of the abridged novel, and is now complimented by another introduction, written for the publication of the 25th anniversary edition of this book. Both intros are invaluable and will have you falling out of your chair with laughter, and they are the perfect lead-in to the the equally hilarious writing of S. Morgenstern himself. And finally, after your travels and adventures with Buttercup, Westley, Fezzik, and Inigo come to a close, ANOTHER jewel is discovered in the last 70 pages: the abridged first chapter of the sequel, Buttercup's Baby, along with an essential explanation by Goldman again. To sum it up, this 25th anniversary edition not only takes us into the lives of our adventurer's, Fezzik, Inigo, Westley and countless others; it also takes us into the life of another adventurer in his own right, William Goldman. Even if you've never heard of him before, by page 399, you will care about Goldman, and you will identify with him. We, the characters, and Goldman become a family. And I don't know about you, but I am dying to see what happens next!
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Summary: Whats a book without stars?
Review: The Princess Bride is a book that has many adventures and the fighting rate is high. I watched the movie before I did read the book. What I realized the book is way better then the movie is. The book is very descriptive but I haven't read any of the other books that Harry Goldman's wrote to say that he has written very good books. Most of the characters are described with care and the setting, plot, and lives of the people and where they lived and their life were also described. This book is the absolute worst some may say but then they aren't using their imagination or they don't know how. If I didn't use my imagination then the book would be the worst book that I have ever read. Like many science fiction books you have to pretend that the plot, characters, and setting are real. The book is very funny and it is also very exciting. I recommend the book to anyone who wants to read an adventure in a book. Only you have to believe that the book is in real life or it won't be very interesting.
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Summary: Why can't you rate something 0 stars?
Review: This book not only deserves 0 stars...IT DESERVES NEGATIVE INFINITY STARS! This book is the absolute worst book I have ever read! (Just for your reference... there is NO love and NO high adventure in this book!) It only has stupid interuptions from the author. There is only one good thing about this book: the characters are so unrealistic that they are funny. Many times, I found myself laughing becuase of the stupidity of it all. Read this book if you want a laugh. Otherwise... Please, please, please, for the sake of the sanity of the world DON'T READ THIS BOOK! I guarantee that you WILL regret it. (Another thing just for your reference... this book has no plot) Do yourself a favor...
DON'T READ THIS BOOK!
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Summary: Wonderfully Creative!
Review: I've read this book a couple years back, after seeing the movie, and it has absolutely everything that the movie has- or should I say that the movie has everything the book has? Well anyways, I suppose they are practically the same seeing that William Goldman took part in the making of the film also. The dialogue...characters...they are exactly the same in my opinion weather were talking about the film or the book. But anyways, this is tremendously creative and enjoyable read for a wide variety of ages either read alone or out loud! Oh, and for those who have read the book and know what I'm talking about- I actually did send a letter requesting the "reunion scene" and "Del Rey Books" did send something back. It wasn't the reunion scene but It's worth asking for just to see what William Goldman says in the letter. So, my final word of advice: If you've read the book-see the movie,or If you've seen the movie-read the book.
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