Title: The Princess Bride# of Pages: 464
Author: William Goldman
Previous Work ( Only the highlights, not including scripts):
The Temple of Gold
Soldier in the Rain
No Way to Treat a Lady
The Season: A Candid Look at Broadway
Summary: William Golman has taken S. Morgenstern's
classic tale of love and adventure and made it accessible to
modern readers. The story is as follows. When Buttercup's
beloved Westley is killed by the Dread Pirate Roberts she vows
never to love again. She becomes engaged to Prince
Humperdink (whom she doesn't love) because it will be
mutually beneficial. Unfortunately, before she can be married
to him, she is kidnapped- not once but twice. Can Buttercup
stay true to her heart or will she fall for the very man who killed
her one true love?
Rating: I'm honestly torn on my rating and I'll explain why in
the opinion.
Awards: There are no awards for the book, but the movie
received The Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation
Opinion: I'm going to save you a lot of trouble and tell you to
take this book with a bucket of salt- not a grain, a bucket.
There is no S. Morgenstern, nor an extended version of the book
you can find. Mr. Goldman does not have a son or a horribly
selfish ex-wife. Lastly there is no reunion scene (although if
you ask for it you get a hilarious email) and there isn't and
never will be, a full version of Buttercup's Baby. You will
understand all of what I just said if you read the book. The book
had a really good, interesting plot, but in itself was just a satire
of the author's views. It was funny but frustrating, and left me
torn as to whether I should be awed by the genius of it or
furious at its duplicity. (If you had issues with any of the vocab
in this paragraph you may not want to read the book. It is filled
with ten-dollar words.)
Better than the Movie?: Absolutely not. The movie was
hilarious and quotable and amazingly cheesy. The acting was
great and you got sucked into the story. While the book
certainly has its merits, there is a reason why the movie-and
not the book- was an insta-classic.
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