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Unusual twist - [27 Oct 2008]
I'm a reader, first and foremost, and in general, I prefer books to movies. In this case, I prefer the movie. I tried very hard to like this book. Very hard. And I honestly was able to make it through 8 chapters before throwing in the towel and considering...
I prefer the movie. I tried very hard to like this book. Very hard. And I honestly was able...
www.amazon.com/review/R2QYRT0VW...
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Romance and adventure and political documentation! - [27 Sep 2008]
There are so many times whilst reading this book that I just wanted to roll my eyes like no other... but then again, that's part of the charm of this nearly surreal, satirical fairy tale that still manages a heart of gold. The set-up is that this is an...
other... but then again, that's part of the charm of this nearly surreal, satirical fairy...
www.amazon.com/review/R2VZ91JHW...
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Great story, questionable reading. - [29 Aug 2008]
I'm a fan of Rob Reiner's work, but his reading of this classic leaves quite a bit to be desired, in my opinion. He reads too fast and with little differing inflection, making it difficult at times to tell when he ends one character's line and starts ...
in my opinion. He reads too fast and with little differing inflection, making it difficult...
www.amazon.com/review/R31M92FVMDL...
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True Love and High Adventure Indeed! - [16 Aug 2008]
This story is so charming and delightful. There is definitely something for everyone - humor, true love, fencing, kidnapping, the fire swamp, and the zoo of death. There is so much more detail and humor that was left out of the movie, that it was a real...
true love, fencing, kidnapping, the fire swamp, and the zoo of death. There is so much ...
www.amazon.com/review/RTIFSWBSUSAZ...
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Real Fantasy - [10 Jul 2008]
I was afraid to read this book and avoided it for many years. I so dearly love the movie and I just didn't want to be disappointed either way. If the book was better, as is usually the case, then my movie experience would be tarnished. If the movie was...
I just didn't want to be disappointed either way. If the book was better, as is usually ...
www.amazon.com/review/RVBBKC88QTMUP...
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my love has faded in time. - [22 Jun 2008]
The first time I read this book, I loved it, fullstop. The second time I read it, I was pretty angry about being tricked, but it was still awesome. Reading it all these years later as an adult, I noticed how sexist, racist, and lazy this book is. Don'...
angry about being tricked, but it was still awesome. Reading it all these years later ...
www.amazon.com/review/R1TDETRIBWX...
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Ok Fairy Tale Book of True Love - [04 Jun 2008]
I had a hard time emotionally engaging in this book. It is mainly a frenetic joke that speeds rapidly by. I love Rob Reiner as a director and William Goldman is one of my favorite screenwriters. I just didn't love this book. I have always liked the movie...
rapidly by. I love Rob Reiner as a director and William Goldman is one of my favorite scree...
www.amazon.com/review/R2QOMIE6NTWID...
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Ok, but the ending was vague and unsatisfying. It was a happy ending but not happy enough for me. - [26 May 2008]
There were a few clever lines throughout the story that had me chuckling. It appears that the author Goldman edited a story written by Morgenstern. There were many places in which Goldman described why he omitted various pages of Morgenstern's work, but...
the author Goldman edited a story written by Morgenstern. There were many places in which Goldman...
www.amazon.com/review/RN8OCAB39...
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My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die. - [10 May 2008]
On of my favorite movies to sit down and watch or come into the middle of and pick it up at that point is The Princess Bride. Ahhhh, such a tale that everyone loves. Who doesn't have a favorite character (or two). However, this review deals with the book...
that point is The Princess Bride. Ahhhh, such a tale that everyone loves. Who doesn't have...
www.amazon.com/review/RD4KQ1W8CN...
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THE PRINCESS BRIDE by William Goldman - [17 Apr 2008]
The Princess Bride is William Goldman's adventure novel, even though the subtitle is "S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Goldman is better known for writing the screenplays for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid and All the...
s Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure." Goldman is better known for writing...
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