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by William Goldman
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DoctorDonna
DoctorDonna rated it 9 years ago
I enjoyed it much more than the movie.
lorenalee
lorenalee rated it 10 years ago
I've seen and loved the movie already, and don't know why I haven't read this sooner. What I did discover while reading this, is that the book is much darker than the movie, with Wesley hitting Buttercup and Prince Humperdinck's Zoo of Death.
lorenalee
lorenalee rated it 10 years ago
I've seen and loved the movie already, and don't know why I haven't read this sooner. What I did discover while reading this, is that the book is much darker than the movie, with Wesley hitting Buttercup and Prince Humperdinck's Zoo of Death.
angelicam2009
angelicam2009 rated it 10 years ago
Writing-4Storyline/Plot-5Characters-4Overall- 4.3
Zappy Chappie
Zappy Chappie rated it 10 years ago
I wanted to enjoy this. I really did. Though for me its a much better movie then novel. Just trying to get through the long descriptive passages made this a very hard read for me. In its def-fence I came at this after seeing and loving the film. The jokes are very similar if not exact on as in the ...
Art monkey Reads
Art monkey Reads rated it 10 years ago
The Princess Bride "Why oh Why" I wanted to enjoy this. I really did. Though for me its a much better movie then novel. Just trying to get through the long descriptive passages made this a very hard read for me. In its def-fence I came at this after seeing and loving the film. The jokes are...
Art monkey Reads
Art monkey Reads rated it 10 years ago
I wanted to enjoy this. I really did. Though for me its a much better movie then novel. Just trying to get through the long descriptive passages made this a very hard read for me. In its def-fence I came at this after seeing and loving the film. The jokes are very similar if not exact on as in the f...
Sam Reviews Whatever He Feels Like
Sam Reviews Whatever He Feels Like rated it 10 years ago
The Princess Bride is very funny. That’s my review. If you want a chuckle go read it. If you want more details, read on. Probably more famous for the 80’s film adaptation, I found the book to be something of a pallet cleanser for me, a real lemon sorbet of a book. I squeezed it in between some pre...
The Caffeinated Bibliophile
The Caffeinated Bibliophile rated it 10 years ago
One of the few books where I enjoyed the movie more.Could have done without the introduction and the interruptions throughout. Next time I'll skip those parts.For my full review visit The Caffeinated Bibliophile
Julian Meynell's Books
Julian Meynell's Books rated it 10 years ago
Probably almost everyone who will read this has seen the movie. Goldman is a fairly famous screenwriter and did the adaptation of the novel, so the movie closely follows the novel with large amounts of dialogue fully intact, and Goldman is a visual writer. The main thing that the book has is the c...
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