I believed it in the beginning…I know, maybe I’m not so bright, but he was super convincing. When Goldman was an adult, he finally read the full version and decided to make an abridgement of the book himself. But his father only read him the good parts of The Princess Bride. Morganstern, and was over a thousand pages. As the story goes, when William was a child, his father read him a story when he was sick. I read the 30th anniversary edition, in which there are two introductions by William Goldman, continuing his absurd charade. It’s a fascinating book, made even better after (or before) watching the movie.įirst of all, let me just say I was completely believing Goldman in the beginning. Saying that, there are also some deeper issues addressed, such as Humperdinck’s sadism and death. The story itself is a rather simple one, and yet it is the storytelling itself which makes this book a rather hilarious read. The humor is the best part, as is Goldman’s random commentaries about Morgenstern (not a real author, spoiler alert!). This book is slightly darker than the movie, but in most every way it is the same story. Foiling all their plans and jumping into their stories is Westley, Princess Buttercup’s one true love and a very good friend of a very dangerous pirate.” Non-Spoiler Review In the course of this dazzling adventure, she’ll meet Vizzini – the criminal philosopher who’ll do anything for a bag of gold Fezzik – the gentle giant Inigo – the Spaniard whose steel thirsts for revenge and Count Rugen – the evil mastermind behind it all. Synopsis: (from Goodreads because I am not summing up this madness) “As Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Buttercup is devastated by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary and his henchmen, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, and rescued once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. And now, just a few months after it’s author, William Goldman, passed away (he died in November of 2018), I finally read it.Īnd this book had me believing the most absurd things… Whether it was because I heard it was slightly darker than the movie or I just was afraid reading the book with lessen my enjoyment of the movie, I’m not sure. But, for some reason, I never bothered to read the book. It was a part of my childhood, and I’m pretty sure I could say the entire movie verbatim.

I saw The Princess Bride movie when I was probably about eight years old, and have watched it numerous times ever since.

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