The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure (The 'Good Parts' Version)

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Summary: An amazing book!!!
Review: About 5 years ago I was intorduced to the movie the Princess Bride, and I fell in love with it instantly. I read the soft covered book a few years ago for the first time, and just recently bought the 25th anniv. edition. But I am still looking for the infamous "original", assuming it exists at all, I wish I knew for sure. If anyone happens to know the absolute truth of the existance of this book let me know. Anyway, for those of you who haven't read the book yet, READ IT!! You won't regret it.

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Summary: Better Than the Movie!
Review: It is rare when a movie lives up to the intentions of the book, and Rob Reiner's The Princess Bride is a FANTASTIC rendition, but where-oh-where is The Zoo of Death???? Read the book, if for no other reason to know of Inigos' and Fezziks' journey through it!

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Summary: I liked the real book, but the abridgement leaves stuff out.
Review: The actual book is good, but I think the abridgement leaves out too much. I understood what was going on, but the book could have been much more interesting if few or no passages were removed.

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Summary: Absolutely fantastic!
Review: Goldman is an excellent writer who has succeeded in fooling many people into believing there was an S. Morgenstern. Like many other people, I have to admit, I felt rather betrayed and let down when I discovered there was no Morgenstern. But it makes me admire Goldman all the more, having his own private joke against the many many readers of this story. As the description says, it's about everything. Suspense, wit, humor, and romance saturate this story. It would be interesting to have a "Morgenstern copy," just for the sake of owning an "original."

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Summary: Marvelous Book!
Review: A wonderful book filled with amazing characters, an interesting plot and a wonder streak of wit.

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Summary: A second coming of age book.
Review: I read this book in 1976, long before Rob Reiner ever thought of making it a movie. Though I typically love the written material that he chooses to make movies of, this one was special. I was a senior in college, and suffering from the insomnia that accompanies graduation to the real world. The parties, the fun, the last-minute cramming - it was a world of it's own and it was ending. The Princess Bride is the book that gave me insight into the next real world I was facing. The one that William Goldman states is unfair. Bad things happen to good people, etc. etc. No surprise there. But, the other half of the equation, the most important half, is: life may not be fair, but it does go on. Life goes on, even with the bad - and people survive. The way to live it is with a sense of humor and optimism. Sometimes wiggling a finger is enough! If you are going to graduate college this year, or if you need to regain a perspective on the reality of life and the importance of humor or if you want to appreciate why wiggling a finger is enough - READ THIS BOOK

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Summary: fabulous, i couldn't put it down
Review: it was a fast paced high scale adventure of monumental proportion

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Summary: PURE CULT!!!!!
Review: If someone asks me what my favorite book in the whole world is I look at him and say: "Why, The Princess Bride, naturely." After purchasing the movie and watching it for no less than 200 times (memorizing it by heart) I finally understood that what I had been focusing on was the short version of this hilarious tale. I then purchased this book and after lending it to someone I purchased it again, and again, and again. To date, this book is so precious to me that no one gets to have it but me!!! I recommend it with all my heart and soul. If you liked the movie you're going to love the book (and the best part is that watching the movie again takes absolutely nothing out of the pleasure).

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Summary: One with an interest in medieval life will find home herein.
Review: I found it most disappointing to learn that Morgenstern is not real, but not for the reason most people did. Rather than allowing the magic of a magnificently invented story to be destroyed, I merely wish that there was such a copy containing flowery descriptions of Buttercup's attire. I would liked to have gleaned from it the information for my own garb for use in the SCA. The bald princess had to have been the most shocking and cleverly orchestrated difference between the movie and the book. Long live Goldman!

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Summary: Indeed a Classic!
Review: William Goldman has given the world a wonderful gift with this classic tale of adventure and romance. To all you whiners who don't appreciate his unique literary device, get a life! Its fiction for gosh sakes! His characters are creative, loveable and exciting. The parallel plots ("good parts" vs intro and comments) vividly contrast from each other reminding me that reading provides a vital escape from the mundane, stressful world. I will share this tale with each of my children. Incredible!