The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure by William Goldman

4.25 AVERAGE

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aubs009's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

driroela's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny hopeful fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

spaceroxy's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted medium-paced

kate3721's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 31%
Fatphobia, boring

qui_b's review against another edition

1.0
Do NOT waste your time!  I’m sure Goldman’s unusual method of pretending to include just “the good parts” of someone else’s story, with plenty of interrupting personal asides, were a fresh idea in the 1970s, but it seems dated and boring in 2015.  Just enjoy the movie version; he wrote the screenplay.
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clkehn's review against another edition

3.5
adventurous funny lighthearted medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
not as good as the movie.  While it has the story within the story, I found the author's insertion of his fictional self in the story as a distraction more than anything.  

belleinkitsap's review against another edition

4.0
funny lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
I loved reading this! It was a throw back to the past with many delightful details added. The last chunk ... I skimmed it, it was not for me. 

sarahtonin_bby's review against another edition

3.75
One of those rare occasions where the movie is significantly better. It’s fun, but it feels like a bloated draft of the movie script most of the time. And my edition comes with a forward and afterwards of sorts which are both incredibly enjoyable and make me dislike the author as a person.

dch7's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny

billiehouse's review against another edition

5.0
adventurous funny lighthearted reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
Just a truly unique and refreshing reading experience. I’ve never read anything like it before. Literally sometimes impossible to tell fiction from reflection.