The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
William Goldman's beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers.
A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts--The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic.
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 recused once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. 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. 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.
The Princess Bride was unforgettably depicted in the 1987 now cult classic film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Fred Savage, Robin Wright, Billy Crystal, Mandy Patinkin, Wallace Shawn, Cary Elwes, and others.
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The beginning of the book does cover a lot of Goldman's life and does not directly have anything to do with the actual story but talks about his love of the story and why he decided to write the abridged version.
The book combines elements of comedy, adventure, fantasy, love, romance, and fairy tale. You will find yourself routing for the characters and wanting to know what will happen next. And with a few surprises that were not in the movie; it made the read that much more exciting.
And if you enjoyed the movie, I fully believe you would enjoy the book. I would recommend this as a read to any one.
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