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Definitely different than the movie. I loved the movie . I can quote the movie. Something that were different are wonderful. However the ending is not as good as the movie to me . It was a quick listen as an audiobook.

reefshark's review against another edition

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adventurous challenging funny medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

zuomiriam's review against another edition

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5.0

The Princess Bride is one of my favorite movies, so I'm not sure why I took so long to read this book. Its narrative framing structure (that of Goldman 'abridging' Morgenstern) is quite possibly the best I've ever come across, and the story itself captures completely.

shadykatee's review against another edition

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adventurous hopeful medium-paced

5.0

This has been one of my favorite movies since i first saw it when i was like 7 on a roadtrip with my godparents in texas. Listening to the audiobook I can so strongly visualize every scene like I literally just watched the movie play in my head! I love this story so much

datsureads's review against another edition

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4.0

I was really unprepared for the humour in this novel- it was darkly funny at times, with running jokes and satirical themes sprinkled throughout. I loved that I couldn’t predict where most jokes were going, nor the plot for that matter. The format of the book was probably its greatest strength, as we’re presented with a novel that is a fictional ‘abridgement’ of another story. I honestly had to double check that an original story didn’t exist, because the narrator seemed so convincingly real. I thought it provided a great perspective on the story as it progressed.

14swalsh's review against another edition

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adventurous emotional funny lighthearted medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.25

charlote_1347's review against another edition

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2.0

I'm a big fan of the core story - Westley, Buttercup, Inigo, Fezzik, even Humperdinck. There is a compelling element to their individual stories which only grows in strength when they are forced together. The tone was brilliantly simple, and while lacking in details I would have loved to read, I garnered enough about plot and characterisation to understand where Goldman was taking things. What I didn't like about this novel, and it's a big honking thing, were the abridgements and commentary chapters and asides. I found them tedious, long-winded and confusing. They interrupted the flow of the story, yanking me out of the fairy-tale trope completely. Perhaps that's their purpose, in which case I consider them a success. But that's not a good thing. I skipped whole chunks of them, unable to bear reading a single page at the risk of putting myself to sleep. The only redeemable part was the scene with King in it and even then, it was come and go as to whether it held my attention. If I had to put my finger on one thing that bothered me about these chapters, other than their sheer refusal to adhere to the form of the story, it's that I wasn't sure if they were honest reflections or part of the narrative. Maybe that makes me stupid, for not realising the difference. Maybe my interpretation of this novel was clouded long before I opened its first page yesterday, since I watched the film and loved it in that format. Either way, I would not read this novel again if you paid me. The basic story is all that kept me going - and I can find that again, if I want it, in the film.

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