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

William Goldman

4.25 AVERAGE

nerea_mg's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous emotional funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted tense 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: Yes

meilifly's review against another edition

3.5

adventurous funny

mathoctopus314's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: Yes

ladymeleys's review against another edition

4.75

adventurous funny relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

mangochango's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted relaxing medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

elbow1227's review against another edition

2.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

amysofta's review against another edition

4.0

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I really enjoyed this book. I loved the book within a book concept and that the real author was someone else. It was really witty and I loved the part with the missing scene and the pages you could send away for. Being the movie and the book were written by the same person they are pretty close to each other. I saw the movie first and while reading this I could so hear the actor's voices when I read the dialog. Of course the book is still better, but it most always is. This is a delightful book that I recommend to most anyone, by far this has been my favorite classic, or modern classic, that I have read yet.

adamlines's review against another edition

5.0

adventurous funny hopeful lighthearted fast-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

afloudas's review against another edition

5.0

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Buddy read with Shandra, Annette, Cathyrn May 24

Actual Rating 4.5 stars

There is no room in my body for anything but you. My arms love you, my ears adore you, my knees shake with blind affection. My mind begs you to ask for something so it can obey. Do you want me to follow you for the rest of your days? I will do that. Do you want me to crawl? I will crawl. I will be quite for you or sing for you, if you are hungry, let me bring you food, or if you have thirst and nothing will quench it but Arabian wine, I will go to Araby, even though it is across the world, and bring a bottle back for your lunch. Anything there is that I can do for you, I will do for you; anything there is that I cannot do, I will learn to do. Dearest Westley, darling Westley, adored Westley, sweet perfect Westley, whisper that I have a chance to win your love.

*le sigh*

Epic stories are my favorite. Maybe its the world building, the swords and sorcery, the kings and queens, wizards and medicine men. That is something that sparks my interest, but when you add in a epic love story I'm all in.

Now, this book is almost word for word the same as the movie. There are some things left out, like Fezzik and Inigo looking for Westley going through the different levels of the zoo. Prince Humperdinck and Count Rugen were darker and slimmier than I expected. Buttercup was much more annoying, not in a bad way. And Westley was perfect! I think really enjoying these characters in raw form made this book so much better than the movie.

Fezzik

"Stupid, stupid, go and wait for Vizzini with Cupid"? That rhymed, but where was the Cupid?

"Dummy, dummy, go out now and fill your tummy." That rhymed too, but what kind of instructions were those?

What to do, what to do?

"Dunce, dunce, use your brains and do it right for once."?

Inigo Montoya

"I, Inigo Montoya, do challenge you, coward, pig, killer, ass, fool, to battle."

"Enough of your family is dead for one day; be content," said the noble.

"When you beg me for your breath, then I shall be contented. Now dismount!"

The nobleman dismounted.

"Draw your sword."

The nobleman unsheathed his killing weapon.

"I dedicate your death to my father," Inigo said. "Begin."

Westley

As you wish.

Buttercup

The boys.
The village boys.
The beef-witted featherbrained rattleskulled clodpated dim-domed noodle-noggined sapheaded lunk-knobbed boys.

How could anybody accuse her of stealing them? What good were they? All they did was pster and vex and annoy.

"Can I brush your horse, Buttercup?"
"Thank you, but the farm boy does that."
"Can I go riding with you, Buttercup?"
"Thank you, but I really do enjoy myself alone."
"You think you're too good for anybody, don't you, Buttercup?"
"No; no I don't. I just like riding by myself, that's all."

*On a side note: I love her in the House of Cards.*


I think I can leave out Prince Humperdinck and Count Rugen cause they are slimy and I do not like them! They were actually better characters in the book than in the movie.

I'm glad I finally got to read this book.

livlaffloaf's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous emotional hopeful

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imagine my utter overwhelming shock upon finding out that william goldman made up the whole idea that this is a novel abridged from a fantastical history book written by a man named morgenstern. everything about morgenstern - FAKE. goldman’s “wife” helen and his “son” that he cruelly enjoyed to fat shame - FAKE. literally why did he do that. this was awesome though, a  fun silly classic