The Princess Bride
S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
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S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
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Average rating4
Based on William Goldman's novel of the same name, The Princess Bride is staged as a book read by grandfather (Peter Falk) to his ill grandson (Fred Savage). Falk's character assures a romance-weary Savage that the book has much more to deliver than a simpering love story, including but not limited to fencing, fighting, torture, death, true love, giants, and pirates.
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Short Review: I read this sometime in high school a little over 20 years ago. I love the movie and have had fond memories of the book. But I just haven't read it again. It stands up pretty well. I think it is a little long. And the humor, while great, is distributed unevenly. So there is a lot of humor in the beginning and later when the story starts to drag a bit, it is at least in part because the humor drops off.
But I still love the book and think it makes a great complement to the movie.
My full review is on my blog at http://bookwi.se/the-princess-bride/
