William Goldman
The Princess Bride
Title: The Princess Bride
Author: William Goldman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Pages: 317
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Beautiful, flaxen-haired Buttercup has fallen for Westley, the farm boy, and when he departs to
make his fortune, she vows never to love another. So when she hears that his ship has been
captured by the Dread Pirate Roberts (no survivors) her heart is broken. But her charms draw
the attention of the relentless Prince Humperdinck who wants a wife and will go to any lengths
to have Buttercup. So starts a fairy tale like no other, of fencing, poison, true love, hate,
revenge, giants, bad men, good men, snakes, spiders, chases, escapes, lies, truths, passion
and miracles, and ... a damn fine story.
Insightful reviews
Shandra: Buddy read withAnnette, Athena, Cathryn, and Michael.
Initial thoughts:What a glorious book!!! I loved every second of it!! The intros were fun, the story
amazing, the excerpt at the end fantastic, and a taste of the sequel even better!!! I will attempt a
short review some time in the near future. Just know I loved it, and this is definitely a must
read!!!!
Actual rating: 4.5 stars. No spoilers!!
Review:
What to say about this book...?! Wow!!! What a story!!! So many giggles, smiles, tears, angst,
anger, pain, and swelling of my heart!! An epic love story for sure!!
Yes!!! But it's not just that. They encounter a lot of bumps along the way, but ultimately the heart
of this book is a love story!!
Ahhhh...Westley!!!! He never gives up on Buttercup, despite how horrendous she is to him!!
There's absolutely zero point in me rehashing this story for you. Whether you like the movie or
not, we are all aware of what The Princess Bride is about. What I would like to comment on is all
the backstory I learned while reading this. I picked up the 30th anniversary edition. There were
like a million introductions. This set up how Goldman came to be a part of abridging
Morgenstern's story. I had no idea about any of this. At the end of the book, he provides more
behind the scenes type of stuff about the sequel (I had noooo idea this even existed!!!) to The
Princess Bride. He then gives us his abridged version of the first chapter of Buttercup's Baby. I
would really loooove to see the full length edition come out so we he can get more of the story!!!
The book was glorious!!! I hated the ending though!!! It's been years since I saw the movie, but I
don't remember despising the ending the way I despised the book's ending. I was also pretty
impressed with how close to the book the movie stayed. A definite must read!!!
Echo: I feel the need to gush. I've set aside the many books I want to read for the moment in
favor of rereading this one. I loved it when I read it way back in about the sixth grade, so I
thought it was time I give it another shot.
As much as I loved it as a kid, I love it more now. Maybe because I can appreciate it on different
levels. I'm only about halfway through on my reread, but I've come to the conclusion that
Goldman is a genius. The story, characters, and dialogue are impressive enough, but then you
add in the whole bit about Morgernstern. I mean, here Goldman wrote this amazing story, and
then he makes up a story about another man who wrote the story. Then he makes up a fictional
story about his father reading him this story written by someone else, and later about his
process of "abridging" the story. He even makes up a fictional wife and son who play their own
parts in this. He throws in asides written by himself, and asides written by Mogernstern, and
asides written by himself about the asides written by Morgernstern. He claims to have written a
reunion scene that readers can request to have sent to them by the publisher, and when people
did write in for it, Goldman sent them back a letter all about the legal reasons he could not send
them the scene - all fictional, of course. (The man had me going for years. I read this thing when
I was in sixth grade, mind you. I didn't realize there was no S. Morgernstern until I was in
college.)
Anyway, while I was absolutely enthralled with this book, it occured to me today that I would put
it on par with some of the greats, like Twain. The literary devices, the story, the wit, the satire (I
think he's even satiric regarding satire itself) - I don't care if it got turned into a silly movie with a
cult following*, I think this one of the few modern books I've read that I'd call Literature.
Plus, you know, it's also an amazing story. Zoo of Death, the most beautiful woman in the world,
the Dread Pirate Roberts, a prince plotting murder to start a war, a hunchback criminal
mastermind, a giant, the greatest swordfighter on the planet, true love, revenge . . . who doesn't
love that sort of thing? The man is a genius.
* No disrespect of the movie intended. It's good. Mind you, it was the first movie I'd watched that
I'd read the book first, and it devastated me. I mean it absolutely broke my heart. None of the
charactes looked right. Everything was changed. The sharks were turned into eels. This person
spoke a line meant for that person. Things were left out. It was all wrong. It just wasn't the book
and I didn't like it. I've resigned myself to it since then, and admitted that yes, the movie is good
and I forgive it it's shortcomings. It did the best it could. The movie can't help it it's not as
amazing as the book. There are so many things that just can't be translated to film, and there's
no help for it.
Robin: What a charming read. This is one of the few books where I saw the movie first then
read the book. I think William Goldman's book was largely "unknown" until the movie came out.
Like Shawshank Redepmtion and Stand by Me (Based on the novella The Body) this is one of
the most accurate book to screen apdaptations. It is almost verbatium from the book and the
few variations (Zoo of Death rather than Pit of Despair) have no real impact on the story.
Being as I edit fantasy (visa-vie my husband's books) I do often look for and find "plot holes"
and there is a big one in this story. When Inago hears the torment cry of Westley he assumes it
this the man in black because he was enganged to Buttercup but of course he had no reason to
suspect anything between the two of them them. Even so I see this as just a kind of "cool thing I
saw" it did not diminish the book for me in anyway.
Now for the big difference between the book and the movie. The book is littered with "asides"
from William Goldman where he discusses parts in the original Simon Morgenstern version that
he omitted to "keep only the good parts". He presents his book as an "abridgement" of
Morgenstern's original and both praises and condems Morgensterns original work. He goes on
to give tidbits such as a "reunion scene" that he wrote but could not include because his editor
felt it was wrong for someone abridging someones elses work to add anything.
If you have any of the "aniversary editions" (I read the 30th) there are other bonus materials
such as recounts of the numerous law suits between the Morgenstern Estate and Goldman and
a dispute where they were trying to get Stephen King to write the Sequel "Buttercup's Baby"
instead of Goldman.
Goldman even gives us glimpses into his personal life talking about both his failed marriage and
his son (and how much he had to go thorugh to get him a copy of Morgenstern's Princess Bride
for his 10th bithday).
I'm sorry to say that I fell for Goldman's farce hook, line and sinker. It was only after I tried to
find Morgenstern's original work that I discovered that everything in The Princess Bride is fiction
including all the asides. That made me appreciate the work even more. The lengths to which
Goldman went - (even inventing a familiy and various other characters, editors, lawyers, agents,
etc was great. I particularly liked that he told people to write into the publisher to receive a copy
of the "missing reunion scene" only to take the farce further by sending them letters that he
could not comply due to pending litigation!
The one and only disappointment in this "farce in the bonus material" is the horror which is
"Buttercup's Baby". This is presented as yet another abridgement of Morgenstern;'s work but
only the first chapter as the estate debates whether he or King will "get the job". BTW I'm sure
King is "in" on this whole farse and loves it as Goldman and King have worked on several
projects together such as Misery. The story is terrible and certainly comes no where near the
brillance of The Princess Bride. I can see why Goldman never wrote the sequel and to be
honest I hope he never does. The Princess Bride was so sublime and perfect we should be left
with this and nothing more.
Carmen: the most effective books ever written.ETA: Re-read 01/28/2015Wow, i have never
learn this booklet in approximately 5 years and that i forgot loads of issues approximately it. For
one thing, this time I learn the thirtieth anniversary edition. for one more thing, I learn it disguise
to hide rather than skipping over Goldman's "this is my life" crap. i do not like interpreting his
thoughts.I'm no longer as enamored of this e-book as i used to be whilst i used to be more
youthful (I used to have the full first bankruptcy (The Bride) memorized). issues strike me now
that did not in, allow us to say, extra blameless years. :) For one thing, Westley slaps
Buttercup's face, and that i simply cannot brook that sort of behavior. As my friend consistently
says, "There's scum, after which there is males who hit women." Yeah. in particular with all of
the "true love" stuff thrown in.So, now we have verified that Westley is the type of guy scum who
lays palms on a woman, and we have now issues of Buttercup herself - she's like a gorgeous
brainless Barbie. And she's silly and egocentric and essentially dead in any type of crisis, i used
to be so offended along with her for leaving Westley to the wolves (metaphorically) after they
get out of the fireplace Swamp. yet no less than she suffered significantly for it within the days
prime as much as her marriage to Humperdinck. it kind of feels like Westley bought off scotfree.Such an enormous deal is made from Buttercup's attractiveness that it makes me
uncomfortable. If she was once plainer, may Westley have fallen in love with her? there isn't a
lot to her in addition to being gorgeous. She's no longer even rather sort or noble and she or he
has no skills. It makes me disillusioned in books while it really is noticeable anyone is "in love"
with another individual exclusively at the foundation in their actual appearance. I want i may say
there has been extra to Buttercup and Westley than this, yet there relatively isn't. and she or he
purely loves Westley simply because he is handsome and obedient.Lastly, it is a satire. I should
still lighten up, right? LOL Well, as you've got noticed, this can be a five-star e-book for me.
although it is misplaced whatever on the grounds that I first learn it at age 13, it is usually been
a liked e-book of mine and that i personal a yellowed, battered, well-loved copy. it is often going
to have a different position in my heart.ETA: 02/08/2015 Sorry, i will not retain this on my
"favorites" shelf or continue the five-star rating. it isn't the e-book i presumed it was once 10
years ago.
Vanessa: i'm at the moment penning this review, having stayed up all evening with the
beginnings of a cold, and being ailing from whatever I ate yesterday.Unfortunately, I survive my
very own and either my male grandparents are not any longer with us, so i did not get to perk up
in mattress and hear S. Morgenstern's vintage story of real love and excessive experience – the
'good parts' model – being narrated through my grandfather, just like the child within the movie.
Also, my dad is mostly too busy, in order that cuts William Goldman's personal account out of
the picture.No, my friends. I needed to learn this all by means of myself, when sat in mattress
nursing a foul case of the rumbly tumbly and the drippy nose. yet what the hey, I guess that is
how such a lot folks learn it. Unless, of course, we ensue to be of Florinese or Guilder
lineage?Okay, adequate concerning the movie, extra in regards to the book. This publication is
so rattling happy. It sincerely loves the fairytale tropes it pokes enjoyable at, and there is by no
means any bitter feeling to the satire. As Mel Brooks as soon as said, you have to love the style
you are parodying. The Princess Bride has its tongue firmly put in its cheek, and the humour it
employs is basically delicious. i do know the tale essentially inside of out, simply because my
brother used to make me watch the motion picture forever once we have been starting to be up.
(We shared a room with bunk-beds for 5 years. Ain't that cute.) Of course, I do quite just like the
movie, and analyzing the ebook is a pleasant little compliment. It follows the movie pretty well
exactly. Honestly, it is the so much trustworthy ebook to motion picture edition you'll ever see.
...Well, excepting Goldman's occasional statement at the story, which was once changed into
the grandfather analyzing to his grandson within the movie.Goldman's observation is hilarious.
He satirises collage professors who learn manner an excessive amount of into what's a good
looking easy story, how such a lot of classics have a ludicrous quantity of pointless info filled
into their pages (like the wardrobes and hat collections of the queen and the countess, if I keep
in mind correctly)... you get the idea. And it is actual – we do skim to the 'best parts' of fairy
tales, and maybe sanitise them a little for the younger audience. i've got an exquisite shiny
reminiscence of my mum interpreting me The Little Mermaid, and rapidly including 'and they
lived fortunately ever after', which appeared a bit suspect. I appeared within the publication a
while later, and indeed, we had the version during which the bad little mermaid dies by way of
becoming sea foam.Speaking of this, though, either methods paintings splendidly as a
storytelling device. William Goldman's writing is a pass among a conventional fairy story and a
piece of comedic genius. In fact, it ordinarily jogs my memory of the Discworld books, other than
with maybe a little extra figuring out winks on the reader each now and again. that is an
effective factor to be, in my book.The discussion is additionally hilarious. I mean, come on.
you've got a grasp swordsman whose reaction to seeing his father murdered via a nobleman is
to coach round the continent for ten years and rehearse the well-known line: 'My identify is Inigo
Montoya. You killed my father. organize to die.' after which whilst he does trap as much as his
father's murderer, the count number runs away squealing like a coward. In my head, the glance
on Inigo's face at that second is really priceless.Also, for a normal fairy tale, it leads to a
beautiful foolish way, however it matches the tale completely perfectly. I additionally love how it
really is open to interpretation, enflaming the imaginations of kids everywhere. did not an
individual else ever think trade endings to their favorite fairy tales? Clearly, seeing as there were
such a lot of DAAARK fairy story retellings within the cinemas recently. (Keep your greasy mitts
off this one, though, Hollywood.)I loved this publication and i am relatively comfortable I learn it
after monitoring down a replica on back-order. My hide is just a little dorky – a sentiment felt
through me and the woman on the booklet shop, yet what the hey. i will supply this a 5/5. it truly
is short, sweet, and a fully marvelous read.(Also, as I discovered while i stopped this book,
William Goldman wrote Marathon Man, which has 'made him recognized in dentists' places of
work all over the globe.' Pfft.)(This overview is additionally to be had on my blog: http://bookwyrm.blogspot.co.uk/2013/...)
Emily May: it really is remarkable that i have by no means came upon time to learn this ebook
before. i've got visible the movie, however it used to be years in the past and that i in simple
terms fairly have in mind the single factor that everybody remembers:The actual power of this
booklet is that's simply ticks each field imaginable. it is a fairy tale, filled with action, romance
and revenge, and it has that undying caliber that the easiest fairy stories appear to carry. It used
to be released within the Seventies however it appears like it's going to be one thousand years
old, handed down from iteration to generation. it truly is continuous adventure, comedy gold and
entire of a few of the main memorable characters i have ever had the excitement of analyzing
about.Goldman's writing type for this novel works so unusually well. For one, it is such an
strange proposal to write down a retelling of a narrative through a fictional writer - Goldman
claims his father learn him the S. Morgenstern vintage as a baby after which proceeds to inform
us the "abridged" model with all of the strong parts. it really is unusual how good his consistent
sidenotes really upload to the story, instead of take us out of it. i believe probably it is the sons
and daughters inside of such a lot readers who take into account the magic of being learn a
narrative as a child. simply because whereas it is a myth tale with magic and princesses, it is
also a bittersweet story approximately how a father brought his son to the realm of stories.And i
discovered it hilarious. i would like you to grasp how infrequent it really is for me to discover a
publication that effectively combines foolish humour with dramatic motion and adventure. i have
struggled with authors like Terry Pratchett simply because I felt the humour took away any
critical funding i'll have had within the story. yet this publication quietly mocks itself on each web
page and it really works so well. firstly I questioned if i might be rolling my eyes on the complete
thought of Buttercup as "the most pretty girl within the world", yet Goldman rolls his eyes for us
with the comedian portrayal of obsession with good looks and real love. The characters listed
here are so wealthy and bright that it truly is tough to visualize that they do not exist someplace
in an alternative fable world. each person recalls and loves Inigo Montoya and the pretty-faced
Westley, yet i used to be stunned via Buttercup. My reminiscence of the motion picture turns out
to have performed her a disservice simply because I remembered her as a typical, appealing
princess. yet no, Buttercup is fierce and brave. She may be foolish and naive first and foremost
yet she grows and develops with age. She does not relax and permit issues ensue to her, which
I like.Honestly, this used to be a satisfaction to read. i cannot think I waited so long.Blog |
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