To help recuperate the sick child (Author William Goldman), the old father reads out the story of “The Princess Bride” by S. Morgenstern to him. Years later, obsessed with the book, determined to procure a copy of it, extensively rummaging through bookshops, William Goldman finally ends up finding an ancient copy of it.He eventually realizes that his father read out only the “good parts of the story”, and resorts to opting for the fictional route of writing the abridged story of “The Princess Br...

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“We’ll never survive!”“Nonsense. You’re only saying that because no one ever has.” Buttercup spent her entire life on a farm with her mom, dad and the farm boy who lived outside in the hovel.But then, one day, all that changed.She became beautiful. "Life isn't fair, it's just fairer than death, that's all." And soon she learns that with great beauty comes great tragedy. For soon after she learns that the Farm By (now known as Westley) loves her, he sails off to make a fortune and is seemingly...

This book has, as you may know:Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.And if you like any of those things, or all of those things, or several of them or none of them, or if you find any of them exciting, or compelling, or curiosity-inducing at all, then you simpl...

Another title that everybody loves except me. I feel like everybody was influenced in their rating by the movie they saw in childhood, which is completely unknown for me. It is a fast paced read with some interesting action and some humor that did not feel that funny at times. I really liked two of the characters, Inigo and Fezzi, but I could not stand the main ones, Buttercup and Westley. The interruptions of the author were annoying and it gave me the impression of a bitter and insufferable pe...

It's amazing that I've never found time to read this book before. I have seen the movie, but it was years ago and I only really remember the one thing that everyone remembers:The real strength of this book is that is just ticks every box imaginable. It's a fairy tale, full of action, romance and revenge, and it has that timeless quality that the best fairy tales seem to carry. It was published in the 1970s but it feels like it should be a thousand years old, passed down from generation to genera...

Hey, I have a booktube channel (youtube for book reviews) and I do video reviews for books like this one, epic fantasy, science fiction, media related to them, and more. Please subscribe here!First of all, anyone who's rated this less than 5 stars is just wrong, very wrong. I know this because I was recently instated "Master of all Opinions" where mine is the most rightest. :)The StructureI guess the real place to start with this book is with its structure. You may have noticed that the actual ...

I was introduced to The Princess Bride through the movie.And I cannot be the only one. Here's the thing: it's basically exactly like the movie but with one notable difference.It's not Grandpa Columbo reading the book to his sick grandson, it's narrated by the author who is editing a book by "S. Morgenstern" to take out all the boring parts so his son will read it.See, this was his favorite book as a child because his father read it to him. But what he didn't realize at the time was that his fath...

If you haven't read this book, then all I can tell you is to go out, get it, and read it. Now. Don't bother with the rest of this review, you'll thank me later. It has:Fencing.Fighting.Torture.Poison.True Love.Hate.Revenge.Giants.Hunters.Good men.Bad men.Beautifulest ladies.Snakes.Spiders.Beasts of all natures and descriptions.Pain.Death.Brave men.Coward men.Strongest men.Chases.Escapes.Lies.Truths.Passion. Miracles. For a start.It's one of the greatest love/action/revenge stories ever abridged ...

I am one of the few people in the world who does not think the book is better than the movie here. There is an undercurrent of bitterness in this book that I find off-putting. I am given to understand by a friend that those elements--i.e., the autobiographical stuff in Goldman's own persona--are actually fictional. But I found that they soured my enjoyment of the story they framed. I couldn't enjoy the writing of a writer who seemed as misanthropic and hateful as Goldman came off to me. TPB is s...