The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
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Once upon a time came a tale so full of high adventure and right like that it became an instant classic and won the hearts of millions. Now in hardcover in America for the first time since 1973, this special edition of The Princess Bride is a right keepsake for devoted fans as well as persons lucky enough to learn it for the first time. What reader can forget or resist such colorful characters as
Westley . . . handsome farm boy who risks death and much, much worse for the woman he likes; Inigo . . . the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father’s death; Fezzik . . . the Turk, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bare 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 the 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); The Dread Pirate Roberts . . . supreme looter and plunderer of the high seas; and, of course, Buttercup . . . the princess bride, the most perfect, gorgeous woman in the history of the world.
S. Morgenstern’s timeless tale–learned and wonderfully abridged by William Goldman–pits country against country, excellent against evil, like against despise. From the Cliffs of Insanity through the Fire Swamp and down into the Zoo of Death, this incredible journey and brilliant tale is peppered with weird beasties monstrous and gentle, and memorable surprises both terrible and sublime.
Amazon.com Review
The Princess Bride is a right fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a “excellent parts version” of “S. Morgenstern’s Classic Tale of Right Like and High Adventure.” Morgenstern’s original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern’s mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the “Classic Tale” nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a tale that has everything: “Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. Right like. Despise. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Terrible men. Excellent men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Courageous men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.”
Goldman frames the fairy tale with an “autobiographical” tale: his father, who came from Florin, abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts he cut out.
Is The Princess Bride a critique of classics like Ivanhoe and The Three Musketeers, that smother a ripping yarn under elaborate prose? A wry look at the differences between fairy tales and real life? Simply a amusing, frenetic adventure? No matter how you read it, you’ll place it on your “keeper” shelf. –Nona Vero
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This book not only deserves 0 stars…IT DESERVES NEGATIVE INFINITY STARS! This book is the absolute worst book I have ever read! (Just for your reference… there is NO like and NO high adventure in this book!) It only has stupid interuptions from the leader. There is only one excellent thing about this book: the characters are so unrealistic that they are amusing. Many times, I establish myself laughing becuase of the stupidity of it all. Read this book if you want a laugh. Otherwise… Please, please, please, for the sake of the sanity of the world DON’T READ THIS BOOK! I guarantee that you WILL regret it. (Another thing just for your reference… this book has no plot)
Do yourself a favor…
DON’T READ THIS BOOK!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
THIS IS AN EDITED VERSION WHICH I GUESS I WASN’T AWARE OF. I DON’T MIND THAT THIS EDITOR IS TRYING TO SAVE YOU FROM READING PARTS OF THE BOOK HE FOUND BORING BUT I WOULD HAVE LIKED TO HAVE READ THEM. READING THIS BOOK IS JUST LIKE WATCHING THE MOVIE. THIS MAN IS THE SAME MAN THAT WROTE THE SCREEN PLAY FOR THE MOVIE SO ALL THE THINGS HE FOUND INTERESTING ENOUGH TO PUT IN THE MVIE ARE ALSO LEFT IN THE BOOK. EVERYHING ELSE HAS BEEN REMOVED. HE’S ALSO A SPOILER. IF YOU’RE READING THIS BOOK AND DON’T ALREADY KNOW THE STORY YOU WILL NEED TO SKIP ALL THE INTERUPTED EDITOR NOTES THROUGH OUT THE BOOK. HE TELLS YOU A LOT OF WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN INSTEAD OF YOU READ IT FIRST THEN DESCUSS IT. I OVEER ALL THOUGH THE BOOK WAS GOOD BUT ONLY THE ORGINAL PARTS THAT MORGENSTERN WROTE HIMSELF. MY ADVICE IS TO GET ANOTHER COPY OF JUST THE ORGINAL, NO THIS ONE.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
I am appalled that starting with the title-”A Hot Fairy Tale”-was included. I am also appalled that this book has been okayed for children to read when the publishers have included in the introduction that there is a Small Sex in the tale when there is none. It is misleading information such as this that has ruined this book as well as others by not allowing Junior High students to be able to read it.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
This is one of the worst books I have ever read. I loved the movie and thought that the book would be better, but I was seriously incorrect. When they mean the abridged version, they were not kidding. I was informed that the original tale is close to 1,000 pages and this book is probably less than 300 pages if you got rid of the leader’s commentary which hinders the tale most of the time. The leader took so much away from the book when he abridged it that I felt disappointed when I finished the book. I would never have bought the book if I knew that was how it was going to be. If you want to read the Princess Bride, try getting the original by S. Morgenstern.
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5
The Princess Bride is a terrible book because it has no point! If you have seen the movie and choose to read the book because you liked the movie, *THINK AGAIN*! This book is pointless! The leader claims that he rewrote the book, leader constantly interupts the book and talks about how golf was invented in scotland. I would seriously advise you not to read this book!
Reader’s Rating: 1 / 5