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The Princess Bride
The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

By
William Goldman
William Goldman
1973 • 465 pages

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*The Princess Bride is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible journey and artfully rendered love story is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, memorable surprises both terrible and sublime, and such unforgettable characters as...*

**Westley**, the handsome farm boy who risks death (and much worse) for the woman he loves; **Inigo**, the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death; **Fezzik**, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bear hands; **Vizzini**, the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic; **Prince Humperdinck**, the eviler ruler of Guilder, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and beauteous Buttercup; **Count Rugen**, the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others; **Miracle Max**, the King's ex-Miracle Man, who can raise the dead (kind of); and, of course, **Buttercup**... the princess bride, the most perfect, beautiful woman in the history of the world!

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ars410
Alyssa@ars410

I don't often say this, but...the movie is better.

April 13, 2020
RebeccasReading
Rebecca Warren@RebeccasReading

The Princess Bride has been one of my favorite movies for decades. The book has been languishing on my bookshelf for nearly as long. While what makes the film great is there, numerous extraneous tangents and long expository interludes ruin the book's flow and destroy the experience.

Originally posted at rebeccasreadingcorner.blog.

October 18, 2020
jenniferlovesromance
Jennifer@jenniferlovesromance

If you've never read this amazing and highly entertaining book, what are you waiting for? 5 action-packed STARS! I'd give it 10 stars if I could, as it's a wonderful tale that's even better than the beloved movie, although I'm pleased to say the movie definitely does the book justice. I love them both. Both are high quality entertainment, and if I had to choose between only experiencing one or the other, I'd find that decision awfully HARD!

I read this to my three young daughters, and they were just as engrossed in the story as I was. I may have skimmed over the torturing of Westley JUST a bit, but in my defense, my youngest is only five. ;-)

So don't delay, read this delightful book today! To pass up a story this awesome would be utterly inconceivable! My advice? Drop what you're doing and immediately begin reading “The Princess Bride”!

February 27, 2015
mvuijlst
Michel Vuijlsteke@mvuijlst

Onmogelijk om het boek te lezen zonder de gezichten van de film te zien. André is Fezzik, Mandy Patinkin is Inigo Montoya, Westley kan niemand anders zijn dan Cary Elwes, er kan geen betere Prince Humperdinck zijn dan Chris Sarandon en geen betere Vizzini dan Walace Shawn. En Miracle Max, ver van een karikatuur te zijn door Billy Crystal zoals ik dacht, blijkt gewoon 100% zoals in het boek te zijn.

Ik bedoel maar: ik kan mij niet zo snel een film voor de geest halen die zó goed het boek vertaalde.

De film was faramineus goed, een klassieker voor de eeuwigheid. Het boek is uitstekend. Het is eigenlijk een verkorte versie van het origineel door S. Morgenstern, waar William Goldman de saaie stukken uitgeknipt heeft, en er is tussen de oorspronkelijke publicatie in 1973 en 30 jaar later nog een en ander aan veranderd: een paar voorwoorden bij, en nawoord, een aantal extracten uit het vervolg.

Het verhaal in de snelte: een prins wil trouwen met het mooiste meisje ter wereld, maar zij is verliefd op iemand anders, die ook op haar verliefd is. Helden! Moordenaars! Piraten! Duels! Romantiek! Wraak!

Zeer aangeraden. Ik vraag me af wat het effect zou geweest zijn zonder de film gezien te hebben.

August 22, 2015

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