Anyone who lived through the 1980s may find it impossible—inconceivable, even—to equate The Princess Bride with anything other than the sweet, celluloid romance of Westley and Buttercup, but the film is only a fraction of the ingenious storytelling you’ll find in these pages. Rich in character and satire, the novel is set in 1941 and framed cleverly as an “abridged” retelling of a centuries-old … centuries-old tale set in the fabled country of Florin that’s home to “Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions.”
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I have seen the movie but so wish I could find the book somewhere because I know that it would be so much better than the movie and the movie is inconceivably amazing!
Great for all generations, good to pass along to young readers.
This has to be about the only book that would make me say, “Save yourself, skip it and watch the movie.” The book is better than the movie 99.9% of the time. This is the 0.1% when you are so much better off with the movie. This book was, by turns, confusing and boring me out of my brains. The amount of unnecessary minutiae for the fictitious …
This is nothing like the movie.
An epic well written adventure.
A must read! Enjoyed it as much as an adult as I did as a teenager….
Best of the best, a book to pass down from generation to generation.
I loved the book as much as I loved the movie.
I first read this book more than 20 years ago, and what I thought was true then still holds true today. This is the kind of book you HAVE children, just so you can read it to them!
(And yes, this WAS the first book I read to my son. When born, he spent a week in the NICU and Special Care, basically untouchable or unmovable due to birthing …
One of my all-time favorites!
Loved this book as much as the movie!
The book, the film – all perfect. Just as you wish….
Better than the movie! And I love the movie! This book has something for everyone and Andre the giant too! Thank you!
best book ever