mnakka9's review
4.0
Heck Yes,
This has been in my to-read list for a long time, finally, I dared to read it.
Oh my goodness!
" My name is Inigo Montaya, you killed my father now prepare to die"
Yes!
Classic!
This has been in my to-read list for a long time, finally, I dared to read it.
Oh my goodness!
" My name is Inigo Montaya, you killed my father now prepare to die"
Yes!
Classic!
marymcarter21's review
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
4.5
flufficorn's review against another edition
4.0
So first, I'll be honest and say I skipped some parts. I skipped both introductions, and the introduction to Buttercup's Baby. I started to read them and got about 5 or 6 pages in, and just got bored. I didn't come here for a fake introduction to a fake life. That being said though, I did read all of the other Goldman interludes. They were funny, and fun, and very much in the spirit of both the movie and the book.
A lot of the reviews say to skip the book and just watch the movie instead. I don't disagree, but also I do. I feel the same way about Jurassic Park. And I am sure a ton of people feel the same way about the Harry Potter series. I think a lot of people forget that books and movies are often two different experiences, and they are both worth having (even if Jurassic Park sucked as a book).
The Princess Bride movie is my most favorite movie of all time. I have done the math and I have seen it over 4,000 times in my life, and every time I watch it is still like the first time. I know that movie, line-for-line. I love that movie. For me, a die hard fan of the movie, the book gave the characters and the world of Florin more depth. The movie was so perfectly cast that I didn't re-cast a single role in my head as I read along. The characters were just going on more adventures, and now meant more to me than they did before.
This book is like the mockumentary of books. It's written from the stand-point of an author making an abridgement. So Goldman enters these parts that are him speaking to the reader. They're fun, silly, and somewhat pointless. It's all part of the experience. People need to lighten up.
I didn't much like the last chapter, Buttercup's Baby, but that is mostly because I don't like babies. I don't get why everyone has to end up having babies to make life seem worth while. It's dumb. But if you're one of those people that believes that life's only purpose is to have children, it's probably something you'll like.
It's a fun, high-adventure, funny, lovely, and fast read. It's a well-written book. But if you are a serious person with no sense of irony, farce, or sense of humor, you should find something more serious to read. Maybe try Jurassic Park instead.
A lot of the reviews say to skip the book and just watch the movie instead. I don't disagree, but also I do. I feel the same way about Jurassic Park. And I am sure a ton of people feel the same way about the Harry Potter series. I think a lot of people forget that books and movies are often two different experiences, and they are both worth having (even if Jurassic Park sucked as a book).
The Princess Bride movie is my most favorite movie of all time. I have done the math and I have seen it over 4,000 times in my life, and every time I watch it is still like the first time. I know that movie, line-for-line. I love that movie. For me, a die hard fan of the movie, the book gave the characters and the world of Florin more depth. The movie was so perfectly cast that I didn't re-cast a single role in my head as I read along. The characters were just going on more adventures, and now meant more to me than they did before.
This book is like the mockumentary of books. It's written from the stand-point of an author making an abridgement. So Goldman enters these parts that are him speaking to the reader. They're fun, silly, and somewhat pointless. It's all part of the experience. People need to lighten up.
I didn't much like the last chapter, Buttercup's Baby, but that is mostly because I don't like babies. I don't get why everyone has to end up having babies to make life seem worth while. It's dumb. But if you're one of those people that believes that life's only purpose is to have children, it's probably something you'll like.
It's a fun, high-adventure, funny, lovely, and fast read. It's a well-written book. But if you are a serious person with no sense of irony, farce, or sense of humor, you should find something more serious to read. Maybe try Jurassic Park instead.
daidreemur's review
4.0
Amazing book, wish I could read an actual unabridged version because the author's notes and interruptions were my least favorite part.
cvanders's review against another edition
4.0
It was really good. I didn't expect some of the things that happened in the book. I also didn't realize that it was originally around a thousand pages. I enjoyed it a lot. I liked that we were given Inigo's and Fezzik's back stories. I liked Fezzik's character, he was a lot more sensitive and childlike then what they hinted at in the movie. I have to admit, I liked the movie a little better since it wasn't as... real. It wasn't a happy ending, then you find out that there is a sequel. You don't know how happy yet the dread I felt when I read the chapter he gave us in the book. The Prince was much more creepy and violent than I was expecting. But I liked the book and now I have to find the sequel as fast as I can.
orionoconnell's review
3.0
This, for me, is an elusive case of 'the movie was better than the book'.
Though, for the most part, the movie stayed true to the book.
There were just a few things I had trouble with. I didn't like Buttercup's character- she was made to seem dim, with very little redeemable personality. Westley, whom I love in the movie, had lines like 'you belong to the Dread Pirate Roberts'. I fancy a little bit less ownership in my romance stories.
What I DID find fascinating is learning that William Goldman, who has rewritten the original Morgenstern- was in the movie. Yeah, you heard me. He's the little boy with his grandpa (although, in reality, it was his dad.) It was pretty verbatim as he stated in his notes in the version of this I read.
It was an easy read, nothing that took entirely much concentration- and it's definitely worth the time for the movie lovers.
Also, the art in the version of the book that I read, by Michael Manomivibul was phenomenal.
I do not regret reading this, the movie was very true to the book for the most part, and it's definitely worth your time. Just one of those expectations are better than reality things with little flaws that were not placed in the movie.
Though, for the most part, the movie stayed true to the book.
There were just a few things I had trouble with. I didn't like Buttercup's character- she was made to seem dim, with very little redeemable personality. Westley, whom I love in the movie, had lines like 'you belong to the Dread Pirate Roberts'. I fancy a little bit less ownership in my romance stories.
What I DID find fascinating is learning that William Goldman, who has rewritten the original Morgenstern- was in the movie. Yeah, you heard me. He's the little boy with his grandpa (although, in reality, it was his dad.) It was pretty verbatim as he stated in his notes in the version of this I read.
It was an easy read, nothing that took entirely much concentration- and it's definitely worth the time for the movie lovers.
Also, the art in the version of the book that I read, by Michael Manomivibul was phenomenal.
I do not regret reading this, the movie was very true to the book for the most part, and it's definitely worth your time. Just one of those expectations are better than reality things with little flaws that were not placed in the movie.
shan2's review against another edition
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
4.0
abdallahelfar's review
4.0
A lot better than the movie in some ways, a lot worst then the movie in other ways. The biggest weak points are Buttercup and Westley, they are more plain and boring than in the movie since they lack the actors charisma. The movie dynamic between Peter Falk as the narrator, and Fred Savage as the grandson is timeless compared to the more dated narration style used in the novel. Other characters, like the three outlaws and Prince Humperdinck, are a little more fleshed out in the novel. Overall its a fun supplement to the movie, neither is really a replacement for the other, together the store is more fun.
hanzy's review against another edition
2.0
Each time I tried to read, I felt a slump coming on... it just wasn't for me or at least not for me in this particular mood of mine.