The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
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Summary
What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be。。。well。。。a lot less than the man of her dreams？
As a boy， William Goldman claims， he loved to hear his father read the S。 Morgenstern classic， The Princess Bride。 But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation， and only the "good parts" reached his ears。
Now Goldman does Dad one better。 He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere。
What's it about？ Fencing。 Fighting。 True Love。 Strong Hate。 Harsh Revenge。 A Few Giants。 Lots of Bad Men。 Lots of Good Men。 Five or Six Beautiful Women。 Beasties Monstrous and Gentle。 Some Swell Escapes and Captures。 Death， Lies， Truth， Miracles， and a Little Sex。
In short， it's about everything。
This edition include fifty full-page color illustrations by Michael Manomivibul （taken from the 2013 edition and enlarged）， full-color chapter openers， and a beautiful color rendition of the map printed on the endpapers。
As a boy， William Goldman claims， he loved to hear his father read the S。 Morgenstern classic， The Princess Bride。 But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation， and only the "good parts" reached his ears。
Now Goldman does Dad one better。 He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere。
What's it about？ Fencing。 Fighting。 True Love。 Strong Hate。 Harsh Revenge。 A Few Giants。 Lots of Bad Men。 Lots of Good Men。 Five or Six Beautiful Women。 Beasties Monstrous and Gentle。 Some Swell Escapes and Captures。 Death， Lies， Truth， Miracles， and a Little Sex。
In short， it's about everything。
This edition include fifty full-page color illustrations by Michael Manomivibul （taken from the 2013 edition and enlarged）， full-color chapter openers， and a beautiful color rendition of the map printed on the endpapers。
Reviews
Rachel Leo
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 My opinion of this book has undergone numerous transformations。 At first， I was entranced by the plot， but felt that the author of the abridgment， William Goldman， interjected too often， which detracted from the magic and charm of the story。 He interrupted the really heart-wrenching moments， causing me to lose interest even when death fell upon a beloved character。 After finishing the novel， I learned that the “original” author of the book， Morgenstern， was as fictional as the rest of the novel。 My opinion of this book has undergone numerous transformations。 At first， I was entranced by the plot， but felt that the author of the abridgment， William Goldman， interjected too often， which detracted from the magic and charm of the story。 He interrupted the really heart-wrenching moments， causing me to lose interest even when death fell upon a beloved character。 After finishing the novel， I learned that the “original” author of the book， Morgenstern， was as fictional as the rest of the novel。 Goldman had abridged the “good parts” of his own nonexistent copy of “The Princess Bride”。 Naturally， I felt confused， betrayed even， and thought less of the book because of it。 Then， I realized the brilliance Goldman’s devices。 Yes， I still believe those devices detracted from the novel in some ways， however， there is an extra element of artistry and genius when one considers the depth that Goldman created in maintaining his facade。 He even utilized two distinct writing styles between each author。 There are so many layers within “The Princess Bride” that I cannot accurately depict my opinion with a mere star rating。 All I know to be true is that Goldman crafted a near masterpiece。 。。。more
Chris
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The story itself is good， but the author 'self' inserts were distracting and annoying， they could have been left out and I would have enjoyed it a hell of a lot more。 The story itself is good， but the author 'self' inserts were distracting and annoying， they could have been left out and I would have enjoyed it a hell of a lot more。 。。。more
Siarl
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The movie is an all time favorite， the book only enhanced that affection。
Ludovica
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"Siamo nel bel mezzo di un'avventura， Fezzik， la maggior parte della gente vive e muore senza avere la nostra fortuna。" Speravo di leggere un romanzo d'avventura che mi facesse sognare come quando ero ragazzina e sono stata pienamente accontentata。 Ma devo ammettere che c'è voluta qualche pagina per conquistarmi appieno。Infatti， dopo lo spassoso capitolo introduttivo che mi aveva fatto immergere nello stile di Goldman， ho avuto un mezzo colpo al cuore: il racconto de "La principessa sposa" iniz "Siamo nel bel mezzo di un'avventura， Fezzik， la maggior parte della gente vive e muore senza avere la nostra fortuna。" Speravo di leggere un romanzo d'avventura che mi facesse sognare come quando ero ragazzina e sono stata pienamente accontentata。 Ma devo ammettere che c'è voluta qualche pagina per conquistarmi appieno。Infatti， dopo lo spassoso capitolo introduttivo che mi aveva fatto immergere nello stile di Goldman， ho avuto un mezzo colpo al cuore: il racconto de "La principessa sposa" inizia usando il tono impostato e un po' freddo tipico delle favole per introdurre due protagonisti piuttosto piatti e nemmeno troppo simpatici。 Fortunatamente poco dopo la storia prende il volo grazie all'entrata in scena di personaggi ben più memorabili e， da lì in poi， è proprio un romanzo d'avventura con tutti gli ingredienti giusti: tanta azione， amicizia e amore， coraggio e vigliaccheria， la secolare battaglia tra buoni e cattivi， l'intervento del destino e l'immancabile lieto fine。 Il tutto sempre raccontato con l'umorismo e l'umanità di Goldman， di cui ho amato le implacabili stilettate contro l'editoria e il mondo accademico。 Dall'acredine delle sue frecciatine si intuisce quanto parli per esperienza personale。 E poi， ovviamente， il romanzo affronta un grande tema di fondo che è valido per tutte le epoche storiche （view spoiler）[ ossia quello delle bugie con le quali vengono giustificate le guerre。 （hide spoiler）] Vi farà ridere ma （view spoiler）[ mi ci sono volute diverse pagine per capire che Morgenstern non esiste， al pari di Florin e della scena della riconciliazione。 Goldman è il più abile contafrottole che abbia mai incontrato！ Spero che almeno gli aneddoti sul film （che non ho ancora visto） siano veri。。。 （hide spoiler）]Mi è piaciuto davvero tanto。 Lascerò passare un po' di tempo e poi lo rileggerò。 。。。more
Parnian
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I loved it！！！ 10/10 would absolutely recommend， it fills in a lot of gaps from the movie and is just so funny and so full of heart （the torture scenes were as hard for me to read as they were for me to watch）
Giuls
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3，5 stellineNon sono un’amante dei libri di cui l'autore non si prende il reale merito， ancora meno di quelli in cui incomincia a commentare ogni singola scena， eppure nel complesso questo romanzo mi è piaciuto。Ho infatti trovato la storia intrigante， in grado di catturare l’attenzione sin da subito。 Ciò ha fatto sì che mi ritrovassi completamente incollata alle pagine， incapacitata a mettere giù il libro。Ho però molto faticato con lo stile dell’autore， caratterizzato dal fatto che vi fossero sc 3，5 stellineNon sono un’amante dei libri di cui l'autore non si prende il reale merito， ancora meno di quelli in cui incomincia a commentare ogni singola scena， eppure nel complesso questo romanzo mi è piaciuto。Ho infatti trovato la storia intrigante， in grado di catturare l’attenzione sin da subito。 Ciò ha fatto sì che mi ritrovassi completamente incollata alle pagine， incapacitata a mettere giù il libro。Ho però molto faticato con lo stile dell’autore， caratterizzato dal fatto che vi fossero scene della storia raccontate alternate a scene in cui questa veniva solo riassunta: passi quando diceva che le pagine non messe erano di spiegazione dei guardaroba o dell’albero genealogico di qualcuno， ma a volte sono state “saltate" proprio delle scene anche di avventura， cosa che mi ha alquanto infastidita， perché a quel punto avrei preferito non venissero proprio citate， dato che mi hanno solo incuriosito assai。 Ho invece molto apprezzato alcuni degli espedienti usati nell’introdurre queste scene riassuntive， in quanto li ho trovati molto divertenti。Punto dolente del romanzo è sicuramente rappresentato dai personaggi: non ne ho sopportato nemmeno uno， a partire da Billy， l’alter ego dell’autore che nel complesso ho trovato alquanto supponente ed antipatico。 。。。more
Lauren Tippett
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THIS BOOK IS SO GOOD THAT IT MAKES ME HATE THE MOVIE
Justine Delangle
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3。5
Elizabeth Wellmann
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So I guess this is an unpopular opinion but this book didn’t live up to the hype。 “The Princess Bride” is one of my favorite movies of all time and when I found out it was based on a book， I was ecstatic。 But the book did not meet my expectations。The writing style wasn’t as elegant as what I thought it would be， especially given the dialogue in the movie。 I also didn’t love Buttercup’s book characterization （except how she handled the guards at the very end）。 I did really enjoy hearing more abou So I guess this is an unpopular opinion but this book didn’t live up to the hype。 “The Princess Bride” is one of my favorite movies of all time and when I found out it was based on a book， I was ecstatic。 But the book did not meet my expectations。The writing style wasn’t as elegant as what I thought it would be， especially given the dialogue in the movie。 I also didn’t love Buttercup’s book characterization （except how she handled the guards at the very end）。 I did really enjoy hearing more about Iniago’s backstory and about the Zoo of Death。The story is still great， but it just didn’t live up to what I had hoped it would be。 。。。more
Hawley
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Very silly and very much like the movie， surprisingly so。 Quite creative but so very dramatic in humor that I find it less worthwhile than I would if the characters felt less。。。 like caricatures。 Still enjoyed it somewhat。
Hannah Davis
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I know this is a classic but I personally did not enjoy this book as much as I thought I would and I’m bummed。
Ambra
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Finalmente ho finito questo libro che non posso definire una lettura piacevole， lo stile di scrittura è abbastanza carino ma non il massimo， una storia nella storia nella storia con molta ironia simpatia ma qualcosa che buca nei tempi e nei luoghi i personaggi secondo me potevano essere meglio caratterizzati e i luoghi descritti con qualche dettaglio in più！ Di per sé la storia non mi ha ne appassionata né entusiasmata e diciamo che a tratti mi ha molto annoiata。。 ho apprezzato la storia del com Finalmente ho finito questo libro che non posso definire una lettura piacevole， lo stile di scrittura è abbastanza carino ma non il massimo， una storia nella storia nella storia con molta ironia simpatia ma qualcosa che buca nei tempi e nei luoghi i personaggi secondo me potevano essere meglio caratterizzati e i luoghi descritti con qualche dettaglio in più！ Di per sé la storia non mi ha ne appassionata né entusiasmata e diciamo che a tratti mi ha molto annoiata。。 ho apprezzato la storia del compleanno del figlio dello scrittore ma per il resto non mi sento di consigliarlo。。 ho amato particolarmente solo la frase finale 。。。more
Emily
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I had not seen the film before reading the book， and at first i found the plot confusing and thought I may not finish the book。 However the book took a complete turn for me around 1/3 of the way through and I really got into the humerus plot and the loveable characters and their back stories。 This book certainly redeemed itself and I would recommend it！
S
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GREATEST OF ALL TIME。 ZENITH OF THE MEDIUM。 HALLMARK OF MEDIA。 GOLD STANDARD OF STORYTELLING。 APOGEE OF CREATIVITY。 VERTEX OF INVENTION。 CREST OF INGENUITY。 ACME OF IMAGINATION。 PINNACLE OF INNOVATION。 EPIC OF EPICS。 A LEGEND AMONG LEGENDS。 PEAK FICTION。
Sarah
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I think this was one of the times that I think the movie is better than the book。 A little more context about some scenes was nice and the zoo of death was okay， but I didn’t care for the author interjections and the movie is just so much more romantic and classic that I was dying for Billy Crystal to start talking or even just have Cary Elwes narrating。 Buttercup was so much more unlikeable and Westley’s “as you wish” just didn’t carry the same message。
Rory Bracken
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Great fun with some excellent characters。 Would rather have had shorter interludes from the author but a minor gripe。 Perfect bit of derring-do escapism for those inclined。
Brynn
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This is my favorite book of all time。 I have nothing to say except read it if you haven’t。 I love this author and I read this in 1 day
Crazy cat
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4。5This book was a fever dream。 It brilliant but not at the same time。 And the ending is just down right evil。 Lile how could you do that。 Over all it was an experience to read， but more of a weird one than a good oneI always found it odd that william goldman was said to be the author although he was only an abridger。 Turns out s。 Morgenstern doesnt exist。 He ghost wrote a story which he himself abridged。 It was clever and enabled him to comment on his work throughout his book and add more depth 4。5This book was a fever dream。 It brilliant but not at the same time。 And the ending is just down right evil。 Lile how could you do that。 Over all it was an experience to read， but more of a weird one than a good oneI always found it odd that william goldman was said to be the author although he was only an abridger。 Turns out s。 Morgenstern doesnt exist。 He ghost wrote a story which he himself abridged。 It was clever and enabled him to comment on his work throughout his book and add more depth aswell as acknowledge that there are many confusing parts。 。。。more
Mary
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3。5 stars ⭐️ the author had an incredible imagination。 I still love the film more though。
Julia Hall
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You will never hear me say this again， but just this once， the movie was better than the book。
Steve Scordino
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Audiobook read by Rob Reiner - abridged versionI didn't realize it was abridged。 Basically sounded like the movie， but with some small differences。 I will likely still have to read it。 Audiobook read by Rob Reiner - abridged versionI didn't realize it was abridged。 Basically sounded like the movie， but with some small differences。 I will likely still have to read it。 。。。more
Lou
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Couldn't finish it， I'll attempt it again later。 Couldn't finish it， I'll attempt it again later。 。。。more
Erin
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Skip the prologue， it’s has a much less wholesome feel than the rest of the book。 Once you get into the story， it’s amazing！ Different from the movie， obviously， more depth to the characters。 A rare example of a book and a movie being equally wonderful， despite being very different from each other。
Aster
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“My name is Inigo Montoya， you killed my father， prepare to die！” Well， this was a lot of fun！I didn't grow up with either the book or the movie （understandable， since both were released many years before I was born）， and so I only knew of it's fame and status as a cult classic。 To my surprise， the movie held up incredibly well: I immediately fell in love with Inigo （my beloved ❤️） and had loads of fun with the witty quips and all the adventure。Fortunately， this is one of the rare situations “My name is Inigo Montoya， you killed my father， prepare to die！” Well， this was a lot of fun！I didn't grow up with either the book or the movie （understandable， since both were released many years before I was born）， and so I only knew of it's fame and status as a cult classic。 To my surprise， the movie held up incredibly well: I immediately fell in love with Inigo （my beloved ❤️） and had loads of fun with the witty quips and all the adventure。Fortunately， this is one of the rare situations in which the movie is just as good as the book。 They are pretty close， with very few things added or changed。 This book somehow strickes a balance between funny and serious， making me care about the characters and their adventures even as I laugh and the narrator makes fun of them。 Inigo， as I mentioned， instantly had my heart， although I really love Fezzik as well， and their friendship was the most precious thing。 Westley and Buttercup were also adorable。 All the characters have a lot of heart， and so it was very easy to care about them。I do admit Westley is a tad too idealized （how did he become the Best at everything in such a short time？）， and their romance felt a little underdeveloped， but I'm willing to mostly suspend my belief about those things， since they add to the "classic love story" feel。 And， even though the joke of William Goldman writing an edited version of a fictional book about a fictional country was funny， there's such a thing as extending a joke too much， to the point it loses flavor， and that for me happened in the more than one hundred pages of it after the end。 That was kind of a bore and I had to push myself to read through。But， yes。 Minus the （hah） boring bits， I liked this a lot。 。。。more
Adam
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One of my favorite books of all time。
Ryan Houck
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5 stars except for Buttercup's Baby。 The anniversary copy is definitely unnecessary。 5 stars except for Buttercup's Baby。 The anniversary copy is definitely unnecessary。 。。。more
Lady Mara
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I never thought I'd say this about a book， but。。。 the movie was better。 I never thought I'd say this about a book， but。。。 the movie was better。 。。。more
Miki
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4。5 ⭐️ wow I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would！！！ It’s was so good。It did loose a star I think though because of how toxic Westley and Buttercup talk and act to each other haha like of course they’re in love but they bicker non stop like I don’t think that’s very healthy。 But I loved Inigo and Fezzick so much， and Vizzini was an interesting character in order to get those two together and to demonstrate their flaws。 I did not much like Miracle Max。 Okay the abridgements/meta ficti 4。5 ⭐️ wow I enjoyed this so much more than I thought I would！！！ It’s was so good。It did loose a star I think though because of how toxic Westley and Buttercup talk and act to each other haha like of course they’re in love but they bicker non stop like I don’t think that’s very healthy。 But I loved Inigo and Fezzick so much， and Vizzini was an interesting character in order to get those two together and to demonstrate their flaws。 I did not much like Miracle Max。 Okay the abridgements/meta fiction aspect。 I did not realise that the abridgement wasn’t real until 60% through the book HAHA。 I did not realise it was meta fiction and in fact was a story-within-a-story scenario and rather just thought that Goldman was actually cutting scenes out。 I guess I should have looked up the author or other editions， but I guess it never truly bothered me until when Westley and Buttercup reunite in the Fire Swamp and he cut in on their reunion。 Only then did I find trouble with it and only then did I look it up。 Silly me。 But it then explains the movie， with the grandpa reading to the little boy- as the little boy would in fact be “Goldman” and this the conversations between the little boy and the Grandpa are the abridgements within the book。 It’s all very cunning， and I was just not cunning enough to see it HAHAHA。 But yes， a very fun novel with very classic adventure and romance tropes， I’m very glad I picked it up。 。。。more
Elizabeth Hayhoe
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I read the audiobook。 Fun read。 Loved it！
lejla isaković
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