Book in the Spotlight: The Princess Bride by William Goldman
For this month's book review, I decided to pick one that is near and dear to my heart - The Princess Bride. I am pretty biased about this book as it is my favorite novel (which is why I've read it seven or so times).
To start, here is the Goodreads summary:
"What happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?
As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.
Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.
What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.
In short, it's about everything."
As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dad's recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.
Now Goldman does Dad one better. He's reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.
What's it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.
In short, it's about everything."
If you're into adventure and fantasy, this book is for you. It's the one book I could never put down no matter how many times I have read it. It has the ability to intrigue readers of any age.
It is about a girl named Buttercup and her journey to be with her true love, Westley. She is pretty much forced to marry Prince Humperdinck though (she finally gives into it) but when she hears that Westley may be dead, she claims she will never love again.
Buttercup is kidnapped by a trio of bad guys and eventually Westley comes to her rescue and they embark on their journey to escape all the trouble they encounter.
Undoubtedly, I give this novel a 5 out of 5. It is by far my favorite book.
Now go get yourself a copy and read! I promise you, you won't be disappointed.
