The Princess Bride
S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
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William Goldman’s beloved novel has sold over one million copies. A movie, released twenty years ago, perfectly captured the spirit of the book and has introduced new fans to its pages ever since. In 1941 a young boy lies bedridden from pneumonia. His perpetually disheveled and unattractive faContinue
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Ian Atrus said on Aug 29, 2008 about the Paperback edition | Add your feedback
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Good, but not great
I love this movie, and books are often better than the movies that come later, so perhaps my expectations were too high for this. I did enjoy it, but it seemed to be missing something for me, though I'm really not sure exactly what. The movie is just so much fun, and the book just didn't add anyth ... (continue)
Bashful said on Aug 27, 2008 | Add your feedback
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Paola Celli said on Jan 28, 2012 | Add your feedback
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*Insert your favorite glowing adjective here*
The Princess Bride is one of my favorite books, period. Is there a more captivating romance than that between the most beautiful woman in the world and her swashbuckling farm boy? Is there anything more funny than the repartee between a giant, a swordsman, and a too-smart-for-his-own-good Sicilian? ... (continue)
Christy said on Jan 27, 2012 | Add your feedback
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Buttercup was stupid for half the book and really, not worth of Westley's love and sacrifice
But still, she is sooo cuteAnyways the book is funny and cute. And I do like the writing style even though it was supposed to annoy me lol
And I DO believe they live happily ever after with a lot of ... (continue)
Noami said on Apr 15, 2011 | Add your feedback
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currerbell said on Oct 29, 2010 | Add your feedback
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- English Books
- Mass Market Paperback 512 Pages
- Edition: Reprint
- ISBN-10: 0156035219
- ISBN-13: 9780156035217
- Publisher: Harvest Books
- Pub date: Oct 08, 2007
- Dimensions: 1290 mm x 839 mm x 129 mm Just how big is that?
- Also available as: Paperback, Hardcover, Audio CD, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
- In other languages: other languages
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Not as good as the movie
The book is good and the "good parts" story is simply fantastic, as the movie obviously demonstrates.
The pretend part, however, fell absolutely flat for me. The introduction with the fake story of how he came to 'abridge' the Morgenstern 'original' was OK, but it should have stopped at that: ... (continue)
The book is good and the "good parts" story is simply fantastic, as the movie obviously demonstrates.
The pretend part, however, fell absolutely flat for me. The introduction with the fake story of how he came to 'abridge' the Morgenstern 'original' was OK, but it should have stopped at that: I imagine the obnoxious personal notes which pop up methodically in the middle of the book are supposed to be witty and funny and enhance the plot but, to me, they seem just uninspired, long and boring. Cut the part in italics (which ironically correspond to the parts that he "cut" from the "original") and the book flows much better and without interruptions.
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