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Summary: It's about time everyone reads this book
Review: I have always loved the movie and recently came across this book in a public library and went nuts. It was just as fantastic as the movie - maybe more so. All week, I raved about it to my friends and one of them ended up borrowing it from me and another got it from the library. It has so many great characters. Vizzini will annoy you with his arrogance, Inigo will stun you with his fencing skills, Fezzik will make you laugh with his rhymes, Prince Humperdicnk will make you mad, and Westley and Buttercup will fill with that warm love feeling! You'll remember every character so well. (The archdean, miracle max). I mean, this book is great! The only thing that beats it is cough drops :)
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Summary: I can't wait for "Buttercup's baby to be released"
Review: I own both the book and the movie. Everytime I read this action pack, moving, true romance story I have to watch the movie. William Goldman did an exceptional job in abridging it. I was able to acquire the 25th anniversary addition and was able to read the first chapter to the sequel. Just the thought of have someone other then William Goldman (like Stephen King who has no business doing fairy tales and should stick to the scary stuff) truely provokes a sense of disappointment. Because William Goldman has such a strong emotional tie to the story, there is no better choice then him. If you have every read the story you would know what I'm talking about and if you have not, well let me just say, you are missing out on one of the best stories that have ever been written.
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Summary: You can't really put a title on this.
Review: I am not going to be melodramatic. Honest to goodness. But The Princess Bride... oh man. The Princess Bride has changed my life.My mother was a PB junkie to begin with. I grew up watching the movie. I loved the setting, storyline, clothes, speech, absolutely everything. But this *isn't* a review for the movie. When I grew older, the movie hardly quenched my thirst. My mom told me there was a book that the movie originated from. I about died and went to heaven. The public library didn't have it-- The school library didn't have it-- I didn't have it. So for awhile, I forgot about it. Until one day in the 8th grade when my Creative Writing teacher was absent and made us watch the movie. And then it all came back to me. I went to the public library and rented the movie every Wednesday. I become friends with one of the librarians who had OC-Princess Bride. It was a sad, sad world. Until Christmas of 9th grade- I got the book! I read it in 3 hours. Then read it again. I cannot explain to you how much I loved it. It was absoultely perfect. It had everything the movie had plus a little more depth on the history of the characters and what went on during the scenes. It was heaven. The line delivery- clever. The context- unforgettable. The characters- lifelike. William Goldman created a masterpiece when he wrote this. And the fact that he was "taking" it from S. Morgenstern's "classic" made it all the more enjoyable, and showed he was truly a talented writer.. for awhile I believed it! For those who wonder why the movie is different from the book, I don't know what to say. William Goldman wrote the book. William Goldman wrote the screenplay for the movie. If he truly felt that the Pit of Despair would have been more suitable for movie conditions- all the power to him! Those who pass up the chance of reading this novel are missing something. They're missing a classic.
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Summary: This is for all you poor souls who lack scroll wheels...
Review: To sum up, I totally agree with the reviewers below who say loud and clear: THERE IS NO S. MORGENSTERN! I just thought that I would say it again as many of you doubtlessly lack mouse scroll wheels that make seeing multiple reviews easy. Back to ranting. I checked the Library of congress, William Goldman is the only listed author. To repeat, there is no other version, this IS the unabridged version. This one is all there is. Anyone who wants to (or claims to have) read the unabridged version should forget it. No more ranting about Goldman gutting Morgenstern's prose or some other psycho chatter. I mean, if Morgenstern really existed, do you imagine his heirs would put up with the slashing and heckling that Goldman allegedly does to the man's "masterpiece"? Not in out society, that;s for sure. By the way, this is my favorite book too. Anyone who says otherwise obviously didn't get the whole joke behind the book. Reread it and try again, this time remembering, THERE IS NO S. MORGENSTERN! Read it. PS, all those who claim to have read the origional, please present such origional text to a publisher for reprint so the rest of us can enjoy 70 pages of dress descriptions. (snicker snicker)
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Summary: Good book, but I liked the movie better
Review: And this book isn't the 'abridged' version; there is no S. Morgenstern. Goldman made that part up. So don't waste your time trying to find the 'unabridged' version. It doesn't exist. Notwithstanding Goldman's little con, this is an excellent book for both children and adults. I was surprised to find Buttercup was a lot sillier in the book than the movie. I guess Goldman's point is True Love overcomes all.
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Summary: Teriffic Book!
Review: I Love this book, although the movie is good, the book is better, If you liked the movie, you will like the book. The best part is the Zoo of Death. It is very interesting.
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Summary: Marc
Review: It's useless to talk about how good is the book written, is useless write about how fast i finished it, it's useless. Just can talk about the feelings it brought me: Love exists. It's not a love novel, but an adventure book. But who said that love isn't the biggest adventure has never existed? Tears, fear, laughs,...all the feelings you forgot will come back to your soul. Anyone of us could have written that story, but William Goldman was able to awake all what rested in us. Just give a chance to Mr.Goldman to show you that also the good music can be written in a book. Dance, fight and be scared of the end of the story, the end of our story. Marc was the friend who gave me this book, now i can't bring him anyother, i love reading, but i've never reading a best story but this.
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Summary: The Princess Bride
Review: Being a long time fan of the movie :The Princess Bride ,reading the book was a logical progression . I finished it in a day , the minute the last page was turned all I wanted to do was read it all over again. Mr Goldman effectivly edited this classic saga ,making it into an extremly readable piece of writing,adding his own tale of how he,as a child,discovered th princess bride through his father.The tale is ultimitly about love ,what people will suffer through and what lengths some will go to ,to obtain love. With everthing from giants to chambers of torture this tale is truly worthy of the praise bestowed apon it from all those who read it. (its worth a mention that the original Princess Bride by S Morganstein is completly unavailable as a second hand book -Ive searched everywhere!)
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Summary: The Book: way better than the movie!
Review: I loved this book! I just finished reading it and really, really want to find the sequel, Buttercup's Baby, which, I believe, won't be published for a while. The story is about Buttercup, a beautiful woman, who discovers that she loves the farm boy, Wesley, just in time for him to leave for America! But then Buttercup recieves the devasting news that Wesley has been killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts! Buttercup is devasted and in her haste, consents to marry the evil Prince Humperdink. For three years, Buttercup, the once common daughter of a farmer, learns how to be a princess and future queen. One day, she is kidnapped by a band of three men: a mighty giant (the champion wrestler of 73 countries), the gratest swordsman in the world, and a tiny hunchback who happens to be the genius of the theives of Florin! However, a man dressed completely in black soon appears on the scene who seems to match all three mens' skills! This man attempts to rescue the doomed-to-die Buttercup, and you'll have to read this wonderful novel to find out what happens!
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Summary: CV's Glorious Examination of The Princess Bride
Review: Okay, I don't have any great insights into why you should read this. All I know is that it's my favorite book of all-time. The story's just so layered and interesting that I can read it, then read it again right after without any yawning taking place. William Goldman has the greatest style.
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