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In this 30th anniversary edition, Goldman frames the famous fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story; his father had abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts that had been cut out.
Includes reader's guide.
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Add a SummaryPrincess Buttercup and her true love Wesley battle against the evil Prince who wants to kill buttercup in order to start a war. An abridgement of the classic story by S. Morgenstern. The 1987 movie based on this novel stars Robin Wright and Cary Elwes and was directed by Rob Reiner.
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Add a Quote"So you'll put down your rock and I'll put down my sword and we'll try to kill each other like civilized people?"
"As you wish"
Miracle Max'z wife, Valerie: "I'm not a witch, I'm your wife. But after what you just said, I'm not even sure I want to be that any more."
Fezzik: [to Inigo regarding the man in black] "You be careful. People in masks cannot be trusted."
"You rush a miracle man, you get rotten miracles. "
"This is true love - you think this happens every day? "
You've been mostly-dead all day.
"Hello. My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die." - Inigo Montoya
Life is pain, Highness. Anyone who says differently is selling something.
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Add a Commenthaha funny stuff
Love this book with a burring passion... SUPER funny and SO romantic... MUST READ!!!!!
This book is ridiculously amazing. Funny and satirical yet action-packed, the characters and events, combined with Goldman's mockery of "Morgenstern", make for a spectacular piece of literature.
Enjoyed this book enough to read it again - and make everyone in my book club read it, too!
Overall a good book. I couldn't put the book down at some points, but at others the scene just went on and on and on.
Goldman is a brilliant author that weaves humor with ease through this novel. His characters are so well developed its like you could talk to them. The book, of course, is so much better than the movie.
Quite a interesting story. Read as part of an online book group month read.
The only book I've ever liked less than the movie.
I loved this movie but the book is ruined for me by the author's excessive rambling on about the (fake) history of this book and how he abridged it. Even the details about his wife and son are fake. This novel is a vehicle for the author to expound at length about himself and how fabulous he is. I wish someone would make a "good parts" version of THIS book so we could read the entertaining story without all the annoying asides inserted by the author.
One of my all time favourite fantasy novels. The Princess Bride is the perfect escapist fantasy at its most verbose. "The Grandson: A book? Grandpa: That's right. When I was your age, television was called books. And this is a special book. It was the book my father used to read to me when I was sick, and I used to read it to your father. And today I'm gonna read it to you. The Grandson: Has it got any sports in it? Grandpa: Are you kidding? Fencing, fighting, torture, revenge, giants, monsters, chases, escapes, true love, miracles... The Grandson: Doesn't sound too bad. I'll try to stay awake. Grandpa: Oh, well, thank you very much, very nice of you. Your vote of confidence is overwhelming. " A delightful twist on classic fairy tales, what you will remember is the brilliant, witty dialogue and wonderfully memorable characters. As you wish ...