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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale Of True Love And High Adventure by William Goldman
5 reviews
adventurous
funny
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
How to talk about this book... It offers something unique to the film in its construction - commentary from the author who is supposedly cutting out the extraneous posts from an original text, and who has a deep relationship with the story - for the most part it is a delight, the expansion on Humperdinck and his Zoo of Death is really fun, plus the relationship between Fezzik and Inigo is SO FUCKING GAY but yeah, definitely a few shocks that haven't aged as well.
Buttercup is an even shallower (and, I have to say, worse) character here, the ending is left deliriously open ended, plus the early 70s appearances of rampant fatphobia and casual homophobia and anti-Hispanic racial slurs are most unwelcome. For I read it in one sitting though, so definitely gripping!!
Buttercup is an even shallower (and, I have to say, worse) character here, the ending is left deliriously open ended, plus the early 70s appearances of rampant fatphobia and casual homophobia and anti-Hispanic racial slurs are most unwelcome. For I read it in one sitting though, so definitely gripping!!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia, Homophobia, Racial slurs
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcoholism, Animal cruelty, Bullying, Death, Homophobia, Misogyny, Racism, Suicidal thoughts, Torture, Murder
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Second time I've read this, the first being sometime in high school so somewhere between 15-19 years ago.
The story of The Princess Bride itself is great. I think the movie version is even better, one of the rare cases this applies. The best subplots that don't make it to the movie are Fezzik's backstory and even more of Inigo's. The Zoo of Death is a little tedious.
I mostly like the commentary by Goldman, who is not himself in the book but rather another character. But I don’t understand why he portrays "himself" so unsympathetically and would appreciate more context into the parts where he talks about "his" life. Some of it is real, but he invents a different wife and a different child, among other things, and isn't nice to either of them. The asides during the book are mostly funny though, and every time Stephen King pops up is great. He clearly has a lot of thoughts on the abridgment process, and this is an interesting way to explore those.
I also think it's interesting that the overall theme of the book, which he overtly mentions a few times, is that life isn't fair. Subverting a lot of fairy tales and perhaps inserting some of his own outlook.
Content warnings: a lot of fatphobia, a homophobic slur, an ethnic slur towards a Spanish person.
The story of The Princess Bride itself is great. I think the movie version is even better, one of the rare cases this applies. The best subplots that don't make it to the movie are Fezzik's backstory and even more of Inigo's. The Zoo of Death is a little tedious.
I mostly like the commentary by Goldman, who is not himself in the book but rather another character. But I don’t understand why he portrays "himself" so unsympathetically and would appreciate more context into the parts where he talks about "his" life. Some of it is real, but he invents a different wife and a different child, among other things, and isn't nice to either of them. The asides during the book are mostly funny though, and every time Stephen King pops up is great. He clearly has a lot of thoughts on the abridgment process, and this is an interesting way to explore those.
I also think it's interesting that the overall theme of the book, which he overtly mentions a few times, is that life isn't fair. Subverting a lot of fairy tales and perhaps inserting some of his own outlook.
Content warnings: a lot of fatphobia, a homophobic slur, an ethnic slur towards a Spanish person.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Body shaming, Confinement, Death, Fatphobia, Torture, Kidnapping, Death of parent, Murder, Alcohol
Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Fire/Fire injury, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Homophobia, Racial slurs, Xenophobia
It has some sensibilities that really feel outdated and the story was taking its time before any really interesting plot happened.
Content Warnings
Minor: Fatphobia, Homophobia
adventurous
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
Content Warnings
Moderate: Fatphobia
Minor: Homophobia, Racism