Author: I'm not sure if it's Willam Goldman, or S. Morgenstein...My Description: This book was (very) confusing, and slightly frustrating (not to mention a little boring), but there were a couple good parts... I think I liked the movie better. Back-of-the-Book Description: The Princess Bride is a true fantasy classic. William Goldman describes it as a "good parts version" of "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Morgenstern's original was filled with details of Florinese history, court etiquette, and Mrs. Morgenstern's mostly complimentary views of the text. Much admired by academics, the "Classic Tale" nonetheless obscured what Mr. Goldman feels is a story that has everything: "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles."
Goldman frames the fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story: his father, who came from Florin, abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts he cut out.
Starting Date: April 28th
Ending Date: May 4th
Reading Time: Seven days
Pages: 300
Writing Rating: 4
Story Rating: 9
Overall Rating: 3 1/2
Book 27 of '08
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