The Princess Bride

The Princess Bride

1973 • 465 pages

Ratings578

Average rating4.2

15

Okay, this was kind of a drag. Wait, no, not in a bad way—though there's no good way of saying that, is there? It's just that... it was. Goldman's interruptions to the story are brilliant, very very interesting, but they also get in the way of the plot. A lot. From this angle, I must say that I really do prefer the movie adaptation—which is great; go watch that—, BUT there is no denying this structure is as important as the plot itself, if not more so, and thus I cannot say it was a bad book. It just wasn't an easy one to get through.

I kinda need a Westley Never Dies t-shirt now, to be honest.

CHALLENGE: try not to fall in love with 1987 Cary Elwes.

October 17, 2016