The Princess Bride - Caskey-Demaret Reads

Paperback, 400 pages

English language

Published Sept. 28, 1999 by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.

ISBN:: 978-0-7475-4518-7

(1 review)

The Princess Bride is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible journey and artfully rendered love story is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, memorable surprises both terrible and sublime, and such unforgettable characters as...

Westley, the handsome farm boy who risks death (and much worse) for the woman he loves; Inigo, the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death; Fezzik, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bear hands; Vizzini, the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic; Prince Humperdinck, the eviler ruler of Guilder, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and beauteous Buttercup; Count Rugen, the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others; Miracle Max, the King's ex-Miracle Man, who …

The Princess Bride is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible journey and artfully rendered love story is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, memorable surprises both terrible and sublime, and such unforgettable characters as...

Westley, the handsome farm boy who risks death (and much worse) for the woman he loves; Inigo, the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death; Fezzik, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bear hands; Vizzini, the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic; Prince Humperdinck, the eviler ruler of Guilder, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and beauteous Buttercup; Count Rugen, the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others; Miracle Max, the King's ex-Miracle Man, who can raise the dead (kind of); and, of course, Buttercup... the princess bride, the most perfect, beautiful woman in the history of the world!

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Aaron reviewed The Princess Bride by William Goldman

Review of 'The Princess Bride' on 'Goodreads'

4 stars

The third time I've attempted to read The Princess Bride, and the second time I actually succeeded. I gave up trying to read it a few years ago because Goldman was just coming across as too much of an arsehole. His constant belittling of his (fictitious) son and wife annoyed me too much.

This time I stuck it out and tried to concentrate on the adventures of Wesley and Buttercup, but I found myself enjoying Goldman's little intrusions more and more as I began to appreciate what it is that he is doing with these asides.

Overall a really good read, but much, much darker than people give it credit.

Subjects

Fantasy