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Summary: definitly worth reading...again...and again...and again...
Review: This is the best book in existence. William Golman is a genius. I watched the movie before i read the book. The book is way better, but the movie is incredibly awesome too. My copy of the book is only about a year old, and is already falling apart. I've read it at LEAST 10 times, and own the movie. My favorite part is Westley's last big speech on to the pain. I can repeat it...backwards. I think I'll stop now, I sound like an obssesee. Maybe I am. You decide.
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Summary: The adventure of all time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This book has everything! A book to read again and again.I love this book above all else (except maybe cough drops).
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Summary: amazing, unforgettable, and un-simply, kinkily, beautiful!
Review: If I try to think in components as to what makes the princess bride such an unforgettable book, I would fail miserably.. the concept, the style, the plot, the character...I really dont know. It is a book that simply put, comes together beautifully. What makes the book amazing is the fact that you realise that it is so unreal only when you try to describe to someone who hasn't read it,(and fail miserably in the attempt). A review on the book therefore seems presumptuous, but a reaction to the Princess bride is simply.... well, actually, it's not simple at all.... and that is what will keep it on my bedside for a long long time.
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Summary: HORRIBLY DISSIPOINTED....
Review: that not enough people have read the book! =) oh my God, I LUV THIS BOOK!!!!! even though i got hooked on the book after i got hooked on the movie, i like the book better. you can understand the movie much more easily if you've read the book. even though i wish they could've put the entire book in the movie without changing a single word of it (many questions arise if you've only seen the movie, does buttercup have any parents? what the heck is inigo and fezzik saying? why doesn't The Princess Bride go back on the big screen?), [i know it would be too long, probably 4 hours or something] the movie is a really good adaptation of the book. Boy, did I feel stupid when my sister told me that there was no such person as S. Morgenstern! I mean, it's really very clever the way William Goldman wrote his book. I strongly suggest you buy this book and cherish it forever. The binder on my copy is almost coming off, i've read it so many times! This is the only book i've read that i would not change a single word of! I LOVE THIS BOOK!!! "Inconceivable!"
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Summary: Seriously the greatest book ever written.
Review: The best book I have ever read. Don't take it all seriously if you read it, 'cause he's making up the part about S. Morgenstern, so don't be stupid like many of the people who reviewed this book and say that Goldman butchered a book, because the original was never there. "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. passion. Miracles." And much much more.
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Summary: magical ride through fantasy & humorus lessons on life
Review: I haven't read this book since before the movie came out, I loaned it to a dear friend and have not seen Suzy since! I was very disappointed with the movie the first time I saw it,because it could never be as good as the book. It was not romantic as the book, oh how the speech Wesley makes before going to America still leaves me breathless. It was not nearly has dashing and exciting as the book was, and American moviegoers still are not ready for the real asides in the book, how Mr. Goldman refers to his whole family is too painful to be funny anywhere but on the page, but when I read it I was wiping tears from my eyes, laughing out loud.Over the years, having not been able to refresh my memory of the book I have grown to appreciate the movie, and have enjoyed sharing it with my son (who loves it). But I was thrilled to hear that now i can read to him the whole story!
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Summary: The best book I've ever read!!
Review: I first saw the movie and thought it was great. When I saw that it was based on a book I when right out and bought the book. The book was even better. My favorite part is when it firsts describes the man in black. It's just great.
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Summary: One of the best books ever written.
Review: I've seen the movie so many times I lost count. I can almost act out the whole thing. So when my cousin let me borrow the paperback copy of the book (which she first read in her novels class), I gladly took it and read it. I loved so much that when I saw the 25th anniversary edition, I bought it (even before I had finished the reading the one she gave me). Goldman does an excellant job of making you believe that S. Morgenstern is a real person, Florin and Guilder are real places, and that there is an unabridged version. I just wish he would finish "Buttercup's Baby." I can't wait to see what happens in it! I loved this book so much that I am buying copies to give to friends and family. If you liked the movie, you'll love the book.
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Summary: Close to the movie, but a million times better
Review: If you thought that the movie was funny, try reading the actual book. Although many movies stray from the book they're based on, the movie stayed almost true to the book, but had to leave out some of the good parts (like the Zoo of Death) probably due to time. So read it!
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Summary: This book displays wonderful imagination and immense wit.
Review: William Goldman has written a timeless masterpiece, which no doubt I will read to my grandchildren. It will also be fun to try to convince them of the existence of Florin and the supposed author Morgenstern. The book is far far better than the movie, and Goldman's asides throughout are delightful. This is the first book which I have actually enjoyed reading the preface and introduction, and all of the asides. I truly hope that Goldman decides to finish the work "Buttercup's Baby", the beginning of which he presents here in the anniversary edition. My only complaint is that I did not read this book as a child, even though I did greatly enjoy it as an adult.
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