false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178490824m/800388.jpg 21787 55 <I>The Princess Bride</I> is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love 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 story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles." <p> Goldman frames the fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story: 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. <p> Is <I>The Princess Bride</I> a critique of classics like <I>Ivanhoe</I> and <I>The Three Musketeers</I>, that smother a ripping yarn under elaborate prose? A wry look at the differences between fairy tales and real life? Simply a funny, frenetic adventure? No matter how you read it, you'll put it on your "keeper" shelf. <I>--Nona Vero</I> 992628 book 1973 The Princess Bride total:59294|5:29669|4:18252|3:8333|2:1904|1:1133| 59294 251308 82921 3260 313378 0345348036 9780345348036 2674 272 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/313378.The_Princess_Bride 5 73 false Sat Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Thu Jan 31 06:36:05 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 25 18:04:25 -0800 2009
Fencing.
Fighting.
Torture.
Poison.
True Love.
Hate.
Revenge.
Giants.
Hunters...more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 5 16 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Mon Oct 01 10:34:28 -0700 2007 Sat Nov 29 21:15:29 -0800 2008 2
As much as I loved it as a kid, I love it more now. Maybe b...more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 5 16 false Sun May 25 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon May 12 02:47:19 -0700 2008 Sun May 25 22:27:58 -0700 2008 The Princess Bride before determining how good a friend to be with them. (I don't insist on it, but it can queer ...more...]]> 313378 0345348036 9780345348036 2674 272 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/313378.The_Princess_Bride 3 12 false Tue Jul 24 14:49:56 -0700 2007 Tue Jul 24 14:53:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 5 8 false Fri Feb 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 02:35:01 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 02:52:56 -0800 2009 1
Like Shawshank Redepmtion and Stand by Me (Based on the novella The Body) this is one of the most acc...more...]]> 313378 0345348036 9780345348036 2674 272 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/313378.The_Princess_Bride 5 6 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri May 25 15:28:50 -0700 2007 Tue Oct 07 00:02:02 -0700 2008 3 more...]]> 438353 0156035219 9780156035217 215 55 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255730649m/438353.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/438353.The_Princess_Bride_S_Morgenstern_s_Classic_Tale_of_True_Love_and_High_Adventure 3 3 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 10:43:25 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 18 16:37:48 -0800 2009 more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 5 4 false Wed Jul 30 21:19:24 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 13 08:51:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 2 8 true Tue Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 22:07:30 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 05 20:22:06 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 4 5 false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Thu May 22 07:47:01 -0700 2008 Thu May 22 08:20:53 -0700 2008 The Princess Bride, in which he discusses the difficulties he encountered in procuring and the...more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 5 5 false Wed Feb 13 08:04:15 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 13 08:04:41 -0800 2008 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 3 2 false Sun Mar 08 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 16:28:56 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 21:03:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 5 5 false Mon Nov 03 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Oct 29 22:52:33 -0700 2008 Mon Nov 03 04:26:28 -0800 2008 If you read this...more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 5 3 false Thu Jul 24 21:07:20 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 24 21:07:20 -0700 2008 not love the Princess Bride?

The first time I was exposed to the story, I was in single digits, and my parents were watching the movie. I couldn't quite follow the plot, and all the elements got mixed up. I'm pretty sure sure I thought the Albino was a witch. It scared me out ...more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 4 2 false Mon Mar 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 17 15:18:50 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 24 16:16:13 -0700 2008 The first one is that the first time I read this book (about 15 years ago) I really thought it was recounting actual events in the author's life. I thought there was an S. Morganstern and a place called Guilder and Florin. At least I hoped there was....more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 4 2 false Fri Mar 20 11:53:44 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 09 01:39:56 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 11:53:44 -0700 2009 1
My copy did have Butercup's Baby in it and while some people warned me not to read it I did. Wow - that is some pretty hor...more...]]> 118229 034543014X 9780345430144 1155 171 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1171748336m/118229.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/118229.The_Princess_Bride_S_Morgenstern_s_Classic_Tale_of_True_Love_and_High_Adventure 5 2 false Tue May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 22:30:28 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 03 08:54:30 -0700 2007
The story is wonderful, but what made this book not 100% amazing is that Goldman butts into the story with little asides in his special italics. Sometimes they are useful; pages a...more...]]> 800388 0747545189 9780747545187 171 37 4.24 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1178490824m/800388.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/800388.The_Princess_Bride 5 2 false Sun Jun 29 15:28:34 -0700 2008 Sun Jun 29 15:28:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 5 2 false Sat Mar 01 19:02:52 -0800 2008 Sat Mar 01 19:05:35 -0800 2008 more...]]> 21787 0345418263 9780345418265 53782 2478 4.24 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/21787.The_Princess_Bride 4 2 false Thu Jun 19 06:16:14 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 19 06:22:45 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=800388