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The Princess Bride
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Start date
June 1, 2019
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June 30, 2019
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New School Classics- 1915-2005
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Revisit the Shelf June 2019

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July 2015 New School Group Read

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What Members Thought

Trisha
Sep 15, 2011 rated it did not like it
I was so annoyed with this book that it actually turned me off to even watching the movie again! The constant interruptions to the story were incredibly irritating, I found his constant narrative about his own personal life to be both intrusive and annoying, and then (view spoiler) I didn't find it funny or creative at all! I was s ...more
Alisha Marie
I'm the kind of person that tends to read the book before watching the movie. The Princess Bride is no exception. I have never seen The Princess Bride (a fact that twists the hearts of multiple people I know). I've heard about it, of course, but I never thought that I'd be interested in it. But it popped up on Netflix and so I decided that I should watch it and so I decided to read the book first. And I was kind of underwhelmed.

Where to start? I didn't like Buttercup. She was just brainless and
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Johanne
Sep 14, 2008 rated it really liked it
Shelves: fantasy
I first read this several years before the film came out, when no one had ever heard of it. It was so funny. A clever fairytale for adults.
Leslie King
May 05, 2018 rated it it was amazing
So much fun with this book. I watched the movie first, but everyone did such a good job every where.
Mike The Pirate
Jul 10, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Sep 18, 2008 rated it it was amazing
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Jun 22, 2011 rated it really liked it  ·  review of another edition
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Julie
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