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Okay, I really like the story you saw in the movie, mostly b/c I could just play the movie in my head as I read it.
However, I HATED the author interjections/introductions. They were smug and filled with racist, sexist and sizeist comments. This is one of the few books that is way better as a movie.
It was a fine diversion, but rewatching the movie is a way better way to spend a couple of hours.
However, I HATED the author interjections/introductions. They were smug and filled with racist, sexist and sizeist comments. This is one of the few books that is way better as a movie.
It was a fine diversion, but rewatching the movie is a way better way to spend a couple of hours.
One of my favorite books of all time!!
I wish I had read the book before I watched the movie! Both are great, but I would have loved to read the book without knowing (for the most part) what happens next.
If you've never read the book, I recommend skipping any intros (I think mine had a 25th anniversary intro and another post-movie intro). Read them after you've finished the book and they'll make more sense.
The book is as rewarding as the movie, but for a longer time. Same humor, new jokes, same dramatic plot, not the exact same twi ...more
If you've never read the book, I recommend skipping any intros (I think mine had a 25th anniversary intro and another post-movie intro). Read them after you've finished the book and they'll make more sense.
The book is as rewarding as the movie, but for a longer time. Same humor, new jokes, same dramatic plot, not the exact same twi ...more
I'm an outlier among my generation. When I was in college, at any given time at least one person in my dorm would be watching or quoting "The Princess Bride," but I think both this book and the movie it inspired are pointless and boring. I tried to like them, I really did. But they are just not funny or moving or exciting. And I still don't understand why I'd want to watch a movie where the wardrobe looks like it came from a halloween costume shop.
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