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The Princess Bride

William Goldman

Start date: August 1, 2023

Finish date: August 31, 2023

Discussion: October 2025 Group Read

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October 2025 Group Read

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May 29, 2016 Netanella rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2016-rrrc-challenge-addicts-reading, fantasy, humor, fantasy-romance, favorites, 2016-dangerous-heroes, 2016-may-reading-challenges

I've watched the movie a million times, like many others, but have never read the book. What a gem, what a treasure, what a delight of word-play and imagery and just plain fun. Awesome.

I must confess, though: Buttercup is annoying as hell. ...more

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Feb 22, 2013 Tanya rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: list-40-books-that-you-can-t-put, 2015, challenge-2015-popsugar

I read this for the 2015 PopSugar challenge. Liked the movie better than the book and am not rushing to encourage my kids to read this though they have already seen the movie with me. I liked the action of the movie though it was nice to get inside the character's heads better with the book. ...more

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Apr 06, 2019 Genevieve rated it it was amazing

Shelves: 2019-reading-challenge

I will happily read this book again. It has everything you’d want in a fairy tale.

Goldman put all the best parts of the book in the screenplay. So, the moments I love the most in the film are here with more fun scenes and comic moments.

He interrupts the action to tell you something about the original book. It’s so cute. And...it has me thinking, was there actually an original book? Or is it all his own? I really don’t care because I love it that much. :-)

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Nov 05, 2010 Valissa rated it really liked it · review of another edition

"I'm not trying to make this a downer, understand. I mean, I really do think that love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. But I also have to say for the umpty-umpth time, that life isn't fair. It's just fairer than death, that's all." ...more

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