The Princess Bride in Crazy Challenge Connection

Oct 06, 2012 Jamie rated it liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: classics

I hate to say this, but this book almost only got 2 stars from me. Nothing to do with the story concept. That I still love, but I hate how the author butchered it. To start, the first 40 plus pages in nothing but an introduction and the authors first chapter, which has to cover how he got into the story, how he liked sports, how he became an author, and movie writer..blah blah blah. Chapter one should not be your autobiography! So, 40 some odd pages later, I get to the bottom line. Mr Goldman di ...more

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Aug 01, 2015 PepperP0t rated it did not like it · review of another edition

Shelves: romance, eyebleach-required-unread, what-was-that, ya, tcf-grimm-summer-2015, adventure, fairytale-retelling

Actually 0 stars.

I confess, I'm one of the few people I know that have never read this tale or seen the movie but even I know 'My name is Inigo Montero and you killed my father!'; Dread pirate Roberts; and 'as you wish.' I was excited to start this read.

By the time I got to the end of this book I was thoroughly exhausted. The story of Buttercup and Westley/Farm Boy is there but it's buried among spouted distracting factoids that presented little to no relevance to the story (mostly no relevanc ...more

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Dec 16, 2012 Kaitlin rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

A sick boy is read a fairytale by his grandfather. The fairytale is about Buttercup and Westley, a beautiful woman and a farm boy who fall in love then struggle to be together. Along the way, they meet a giant who likes to rhyme, a swordsman trying to avenge his father, and a wily hunchback who’s not as smart as he thinks. They also encounter The Man in Black, a feared pirate who leaves no survivors; the Fire Swamp, complete with quicksand and Rodents of Unusual Size; a conniving prince who want ...more

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