Cassandra’s answer to “I'm torn about reading this because I pretty much always like the book better than the movie. And i…” > Likes and Comments
2 likes · Like
Wow harsh!!! I am finishing up the book now and really enjoyed it finding it much like the movie, (in fact as I read I could hear the cahracters saying the lines). But that aside, you REALLY interpret this greatly different than I, I think the whole behind the scene story of why he was writing it and "hoisting" it on his son was avery tongue-in-cheek parody as well as the entire "abridgment" of the Morgenstern version. You are inclined to your opinion, but I think you are being a bit strong (and maybe overly defensive based on personal experience?) in your attack. I wonder if he even had a wife named Helen and a son and if he did, I am sure he would not be so publicly cruel to them. The whole thing was a parody.
If you'll check out my comment again, you will note that I spoke of Goldman's DAUGHTERS. To the best of my knowledge, he doesn't have a son. So you are correct that Goldman was not publicly shaming his family by writing about their real life. That doesn't make what he wrote any less mean-spirited. It's still far from the light-hearted romp that the movie turned out to be.
Disagree with my assessment if you like, but I don't appreciate your attempt to turn a discussion of a literary work into an attempt to psychoanalyze me. If you can't stick to the content of the book, I'll thank you not to talk to me ever again.
I apologize for insulting you, it was not my intention. We can disagree about the book and how we interpret it. If you feel it is cruel and mean spirited, that is your opinion, I really don't see it. The book pretty much stayed with the movie, albeit the movie DID in my opinion have a better ending, but where do you feel he was being mean-spirited? I truly am curious. And again I am sorry I offended you. Sometimes, (most times) my feeble attempts at humor and light-heartedness come off wrong) so I am sorry. But I will not bother you further. Though I am interested in why you feel the way you do about the book, it just strikes me as so odd that we can have such a different take on it.
No worries. I don't mind if you talk to me so long as we stick to talking about the book instead of me.
The author character didn't seem to care anything about his son. That's lightyears away from Peter Falk's grandpa character whose worst sin was pinching his grandson's cheek. I can't really give any specifics because I read the book a long time ago, I'm struggling to remember concrete details, and all of my books are currently in storage.
But Buttercup comes across as a rather foolish but good-hearted young woman in the movie, whereas in the book she came across as an utter idiot. I couldn't care about anyone in the book.
There's a difference between a book or movie that mocks everything about a certain genre and a book or movie that pokes gentle fun at a genre's customary flaws while still appreciating the good things in that genre. My favorite description about Galaxy Quest is that it's a loving sendup of Star Trek and its fandom. When it comes to the book The Princess Bride, the love just doesn't seem to be there. Goldman seems hell bent on portraying everyone in fairy tales as idiots and horrible people and everything about the stories themselves as lunacy. It reads like a fairy tale written by someone who hates absolutely everything about fairy tales.
He was married to a woman named Ilene and had two daughters so ....
Roger, if you're talking to me, you aren't making your point clear. I said in my initial post that Goldman had daughters. I have zero interest in discussing Goldman's actual family and personal life, which I do not consider relevant to a discussion of this novel.
back to top
date
newest »
newest »
message 1:
by
G
(new)
Oct 08, 2020 06:04PM
Wow harsh!!! I am finishing up the book now and really enjoyed it finding it much like the movie, (in fact as I read I could hear the cahracters saying the lines). But that aside, you REALLY interpret this greatly different than I, I think the whole behind the scene story of why he was writing it and "hoisting" it on his son was avery tongue-in-cheek parody as well as the entire "abridgment" of the Morgenstern version. You are inclined to your opinion, but I think you are being a bit strong (and maybe overly defensive based on personal experience?) in your attack. I wonder if he even had a wife named Helen and a son and if he did, I am sure he would not be so publicly cruel to them. The whole thing was a parody.
reply
|
flag
If you'll check out my comment again, you will note that I spoke of Goldman's DAUGHTERS. To the best of my knowledge, he doesn't have a son. So you are correct that Goldman was not publicly shaming his family by writing about their real life. That doesn't make what he wrote any less mean-spirited. It's still far from the light-hearted romp that the movie turned out to be.Disagree with my assessment if you like, but I don't appreciate your attempt to turn a discussion of a literary work into an attempt to psychoanalyze me. If you can't stick to the content of the book, I'll thank you not to talk to me ever again.
I apologize for insulting you, it was not my intention. We can disagree about the book and how we interpret it. If you feel it is cruel and mean spirited, that is your opinion, I really don't see it. The book pretty much stayed with the movie, albeit the movie DID in my opinion have a better ending, but where do you feel he was being mean-spirited? I truly am curious. And again I am sorry I offended you. Sometimes, (most times) my feeble attempts at humor and light-heartedness come off wrong) so I am sorry. But I will not bother you further. Though I am interested in why you feel the way you do about the book, it just strikes me as so odd that we can have such a different take on it.
No worries. I don't mind if you talk to me so long as we stick to talking about the book instead of me.The author character didn't seem to care anything about his son. That's lightyears away from Peter Falk's grandpa character whose worst sin was pinching his grandson's cheek. I can't really give any specifics because I read the book a long time ago, I'm struggling to remember concrete details, and all of my books are currently in storage.
But Buttercup comes across as a rather foolish but good-hearted young woman in the movie, whereas in the book she came across as an utter idiot. I couldn't care about anyone in the book.
There's a difference between a book or movie that mocks everything about a certain genre and a book or movie that pokes gentle fun at a genre's customary flaws while still appreciating the good things in that genre. My favorite description about Galaxy Quest is that it's a loving sendup of Star Trek and its fandom. When it comes to the book The Princess Bride, the love just doesn't seem to be there. Goldman seems hell bent on portraying everyone in fairy tales as idiots and horrible people and everything about the stories themselves as lunacy. It reads like a fairy tale written by someone who hates absolutely everything about fairy tales.
He was married to a woman named Ilene and had two daughters so ....
Roger, if you're talking to me, you aren't making your point clear. I said in my initial post that Goldman had daughters. I have zero interest in discussing Goldman's actual family and personal life, which I do not consider relevant to a discussion of this novel.
