The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure

This is my favorite book in all the world, though I have never read it.

As a child, I was read the “good parts” version of S. Morgenstern’s classic tale of true love and high adventure, and that is what I give to you. It is the story of Buttercup, the most beautiful woman in a hundred years, who loves and loses her Westley. It is the story of a kidnapping, a chase, and a daring rescue by a mysterious man in black.

This timeless adventure is a story of fencing and fighting, of torture and poison, of hate and revenge. It is a tale of giants and hunters, of brave men and bad men, of escapes and miracles. And, of course, it is a story of true love.

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Published Oct 8, 2007

464 pages

Average rating: 8.13

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ClaireN

Jan 29, 2026

5/10 stars

I am so conflicted about whether I like this book or not 😅 The main story part, I quite enjoyed. I was committed to get to the end of it and to know where the characters got to. The "commentary" from the author got me so confused at the start and was the parts I really struggle with. Do they add to the story, no i don't think so. But yet, I was scared not to read them in case I missed something important... I quite likely would not have. . Such a weird style.

Khris Sellin

Jul 05, 2024

10/10 stars

Weird how, after I started reading this the other day, Peter Falk died. ("Inconceivable!")
Love this story.

Siobhan07

Feb 09, 2026

2/10 stars

I'm sorry, I couldn't even finish the book. It was such a slog and I was super confused. Didn't enjoy it at all. I might watch the film but won't revisit or recommend the book.

LitterBug

Dec 01, 2025

10/10 stars

I absolutely loved this book, what a pleasure to read. So different from the movie and yet same energy. Delightful!

Sandra

Oct 17, 2025

6/10 stars

All right, do me a favor. If you decide to read this book, skip the first 80 pages!
First there is two introductions to the book, one for the 30th anniversary edition and one for the 25th (which goes on for 44 pages total). And you just doesn't care! Maybe if you've already read the book once, but I hadn't, so I just skimmed that part.
Then the book starts! Finally... just that, it doesn't. Here the author explains his relation to The Princess Bride and why he had the need to make an abridged version, and he goes on for another 35 pages!! Ugggh!! I just wanted to read an adventure story!!

So, then, FINALLY!! The first chapter "The Bride" begins, and I really liked this story! It was wierd and adventurous and I loved the characters.
I was just mopey that it hadn't begun at once (especially since this is a modern classic!) so I already resented the book when I got to the good part.

It had a great flow after that and I enjoyed most of it!
But then I got to the ending, and the author had another mini-chapter about his struggles etc, so I just didn't bother with the last part of the book. So I've read almost everything except the excerpt from "Buttercup's Baby". I hope I'm not missing much, but I was pretty content with the ending, so I just stopped where I felt the book had completed it's task!