Once upon a time I was doing a year abroad in college and I read The Princess Bride. After finishing it, I lent it to a friend, who lent it to a friend, who lent it do a friend. I don't know where the little paperback ended up, but I did hear more than one lament that Eurail didn't go to Guilder or Florin.
Grade: A /
TheKeyLime / Oct 25, 2015
I like this book a lot. It's witty, clever and full of charm. It's funny, brilliant even in places. I can't wait to see the film now, and should probably duck and hide after admitting I haven't done so yet. It's a love story, but also filled with action and adventure and the characters are likeable. A very enjoyable read.
Grade: B /
Vinjii / Oct 11, 2016
I was surprised to find that the novel has more than just a false frame narrative; it has a strange interaction between commentary and narration I haven't ever read before. If this is something you don't want, you might want to just check out the movie. The relationship to which I refer is at the center of the abridged "The Princess Bride."
“There are no words to contain all my wisdom. I am so cunning, crafty and clever, so filled with deceit, guile and chicanery, such a knave, so shrewd, cagey as well as calculating, as diabolical as I am vulpine, as tricky as I am untrustworthy . . . well, I told you there were not words invented yet to explain how great my brain is, but let me put it this way: the world is several million years old and several billion people have at one time or another trod upon it, but I, Vizzini the Sici
Grade: B /
Alissa / Oct 5, 2016
I really enjoyed picking up this book. I originally did not realize that the metafictional aspects present in the movie actually came from the book. I look forward to reading other works of metafiction. Also, this book has given even more support to my hypothesis that watching the movie before reading the book enhances the experience if they're both good (and not too much is lost in translation). See Fight Club and Blade Runner for other examples.
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/ Jul 3, 2018