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Weird how, after I started reading this the other day, Peter Falk died. ("Inconceivable!")
Love this story.
Love this story.
I've said this has spoilers as I don't know if what I talk about counts or not. If you are worried. Read no further. Read the book and then come back. My writing is not nearly so clever as that in the book.
When I first started reading I skipped the introduction letters because I knew the movie and just wanted to get into the book. However when I got to the first abridgement note I was frustrated and searched for the unabridged version as I generally prefer to read unabridged version if I can get ahold of it..... Well, that failed and I had to go back to the introduction letters and I am so glad I did. It had one from the 25th and one from the 30th anniversary editions of the book.
I even emailed into the company to get the missing reunion scene.
I maybe biased having grown up loving the movie but I am so glad I finally read this book.
The humour was subtle and highly amusing at times. I appreciated how closely the movie follows the book at times though the writer apparently worked on the film too? However I am left wondering if the writers name is actually William Goldman or if even that is a pseudonym.... I think his photo on the back of the book had an entirely different name and I'm starting to lose track of what's real and what isn't.
This is now probably one of my all time favourite books ever.
When I first started reading I skipped the introduction letters because I knew the movie and just wanted to get into the book. However when I got to the first abridgement note I was frustrated and searched for the unabridged version as I generally prefer to read unabridged version if I can get ahold of it..... Well, that failed and I had to go back to the introduction letters and I am so glad I did. It had one from the 25th and one from the 30th anniversary editions of the book.
I even emailed into the company to get the missing reunion scene.
I maybe biased having grown up loving the movie but I am so glad I finally read this book.
The humour was subtle and highly amusing at times. I appreciated how closely the movie follows the book at times though the writer apparently worked on the film too? However I am left wondering if the writers name is actually William Goldman or if even that is a pseudonym.... I think his photo on the back of the book had an entirely different name and I'm starting to lose track of what's real and what isn't.
This is now probably one of my all time favourite books ever.
I decided I should read this as the movie was one of my favorites. Like the movie more than the book. Movie was fairly faithful to book, but didn't like author's asides/monologues. Also didn't really enjoy the attempt at a sequel.
I've lost track of how many times I've seen the movie, it never gets old. When I finally picked up the book, all I could do was hope it was at LEAST as good as the movie. It wasn't. It was better in many ways! Goldman is a great writer, he delivered a tale in a beautiful way! He wrote the entire book as an abridgment of Morgerntern's work, which doesn't actually exist. I personally loved that. His quirky and random comments interspersed throughout the book only made it better. I found myself laughing not only at the characters and their situations, but both "Morgenstern's" and Goldman's comments. I will recommend this book to anyone who comes and asks me what they should read next.
Good book!
I didn't like the author commentary at all, but the story of Buttercup and Westley itself is wonderful. Sadly, I watched the movie before I read the book, which I don't usually do. The book (of course) gives more details and I found that the movie even keeps up well with the written story.
Overall, it was definitely something that I needed to read and I am glad that I did. :)
I didn't like the author commentary at all, but the story of Buttercup and Westley itself is wonderful. Sadly, I watched the movie before I read the book, which I don't usually do. The book (of course) gives more details and I found that the movie even keeps up well with the written story.
Overall, it was definitely something that I needed to read and I am glad that I did. :)
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