The Princess Bride

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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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  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)

  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 anything to that, at least for me.

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  Bashful said on Aug 27, 2008 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | 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)

  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? Is there a more brilliant writer than Morganst...er...Goldman?
  You just can't go wrong with this book.

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  Christy said on Jan 27, 2012 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | 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 cute

  Anyways 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)

  Buttercup was stupid for half the book and really, not worth of Westley's love and sacrifice
  But still, she is sooo cute

  Anyways 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 adventures and love 'cos....I'm a romantic

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  Noami said on Apr 15, 2011 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  If you've only seen the movie, give the book a try. This takes all of the best parts of the movie and magnifies them for greater enjoyment. A wonderful story, always good for a few laughs.

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  currerbell said on Oct 29, 2010 about the Mass Market Paperback edition | Add your feedback

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  Wonderful and hilarious

  When I was little I saw the movie-scratch that-I still whatch the movie every once in a while actually. I love that movie so much I just had to get the book.

  Result:It was AWESOME! It is so differnt in some ways from the movie. The writting is delightful and the characters enchanting.

  Fact:I h ... (continue)

  When I was little I saw the movie-scratch that-I still whatch the movie every once in a while actually. I love that movie so much I just had to get the book.

  Result:It was AWESOME! It is so differnt in some ways from the movie. The writting is delightful and the characters enchanting.

  Fact:I hate weak female characters. Even though Buttercup is really ditzy in the book I don't mind one bit because morgenstern pulls it of well . Instead of being annoyed, I thought was cute and funny. I especially loved the relationship with Westly.
  It cracked me up so many times!! Especially the part where buttercup states "I've loved you for a couple of hours now" haha WTH?
  I totally fell in love with the characters,Inigo's passion, Fezziks adorableness, Westleys sarcasm, and Buttercups oblivious charm .
  I recommend this book to anyone :D

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  Siouxi Silva said on Aug 7, 2010 about the School & Library Binding edition | Add your feedback

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• English Books
• Audio CD
• Edition: Abridged
• ISBN-10: 1597770949
• ISBN-13: 9781597770941
• Publisher: Phoenix Audio
• Pub date: Jun 01, 2006
• Dimensions: 839 mm x 968 mm x 65 mm Just how big is that?
• Also available as: Mass Market Paperback, Paperback, Hardcover, Audio Cassette, School & Library Binding and Others
• In other languages: other languages Livres Français, Deutsche Bücher, Libros en Español, Libri Italiani

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