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The Princess Bride
by William Goldman
I've wanted to read this book for a long time, I went in relatively blind (never seen the film) apart from the iconic quotes and while I enjoyed it, there were some parts (particularly the ending) that went a bit too off the rails for me.
The story followes a girl named Buttercup, daughter of some farmers who by quirk of circumstance becomes a Princess betrothed thanks to her beauty. The former love of her life, Wesley, who left to seek his fortune in America after her rejection, returns as a masked warrior to try and save her when she'd kidnapped. Hilarity ensues.
The style of the book has several side notes and asides from the author, as the story is framed as an abridged retelling from another author when Golding had the story read to him as a child. Despite being written in the 70s it reads extremely modern, and I did enjoy the meta humour and interesting takes on usual tropes.
The characters are fun- I knew of Inigo but Fezzik is also entertaining. Buttercup is a typical bland, one note useless damsel, while Westley is a super powered Gary Stu, but they fit the story the author wanted to tell.
The ending however kinda fell apart for me as it just stops suddenly, there's talk of a sequel and there's no real resolution to anything. Again the story is written in a way to play with story conventions but it just made it feel unfinished to me.
Worth reading for sure but I don't think it's a masterpiece like some claim, it's got more flaws than I thought it would.
The story followes a girl named Buttercup, daughter of some farmers who by quirk of circumstance becomes a Princess betrothed thanks to her beauty. The former love of her life, Wesley, who left to seek his fortune in America after her rejection, returns as a masked warrior to try and save her when she'd kidnapped. Hilarity ensues.
The style of the book has several side notes and asides from the author, as the story is framed as an abridged retelling from another author when Golding had the story read to him as a child. Despite being written in the 70s it reads extremely modern, and I did enjoy the meta humour and interesting takes on usual tropes.
The characters are fun- I knew of Inigo but Fezzik is also entertaining. Buttercup is a typical bland, one note useless damsel, while Westley is a super powered Gary Stu, but they fit the story the author wanted to tell.
The ending however kinda fell apart for me as it just stops suddenly, there's talk of a sequel and there's no real resolution to anything. Again the story is written in a way to play with story conventions but it just made it feel unfinished to me.
Worth reading for sure but I don't think it's a masterpiece like some claim, it's got more flaws than I thought it would.