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A review by tangleroot_eli
The Princess Bride by William Goldman
adventurous
lighthearted
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
I haven't read this book in over 10 years, and my take on it is very different now. It's surprisingly mean-spirited in a lot of places (especially the frame narrative), and the fatphobia and body-shaming are really relentless. And for all I remember it as a sweeping love story, it's actually super cynical about romantic love. But in other ways it's still as funny and surprising and just plain fun as it was the first time I read it more than 2 decades ago.
Graphic: Body shaming and Fatphobia
Moderate: Torture, Alcoholism, Xenophobia, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Child abuse, Death of parent, and Animal death