Title: The Princess Bride
Author: William Goldman
Pages: 398
Genre: Fantasy
Grade: B
Synopsis: Most everyone knows this story at least a little bit. The most beautiful girl in the world marries the most handsomest prince in the world, but things don't entirely go as planned. Because the girl's true love is the man in black who will stop at nothing to get her back. Fencing, fighting, chasing, hate, battles of wits, feats of strength, quicksand, torture, murder and love. The book has it all.
My Review: I only vaguely remember the movie, but as I read the book I was able to recall some of the different parts of the movie that terrified me when I was younger. Generally, I liked the book. What I didn't really love was the whole charade about how the author William Goldman has reconstructed the S. Morgenstern classic book, but removed all of the boring parts. I think that attempt is much better recreated in the movie than the book. But now I need to go re-watch the rest of the movie.
Since January 3, 2007
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