Reviews for The Princess Bride
Review - Princess Bride, The
The book on which the movie was based.
Reviewed by Roger on 2000-11-06 14:51:11
The Princess Brideby William Goldman | |
| List(s): | "Carp 500" |
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| Category: |
"Fiction - S. F./Fantasy" |
| Pages: | 399 |
| Year of Publication: | 1973 |
| Date Read: | 04/13/2000 |
| Notes: | This novel contains everything essential to a true adventure: sword fights, torture, dungeons, a dwarf, a giant, a beautiful princess, cowards, heroes, pirates, a zoo of death, chases, escapes, rodents of unusual size, treachery, passion, great kisses and true love. Goldman combines his mastery of the cliff-hanger with an irrepressible wit to make Westley the farm boy’s quest to save the beautiful Buttercup from the evil prince Humperdinck a rare gem of a read and an honest-to-goodness fairy tale that adults can sink their teeth into. COMMENTS — If you are one of the three people on earth who haven’t seen the 1987 movie, The Princess Bride, do so — but not until you’ve read the book. “Return to a time when men were men and swamps were swamps.” |
| My Rating: | 7 |