It seems he was heading out to an oil rig on a crew boat, and didn't want the workers seeing him reading a book called 'The Princess Bride' but also didn't want to put the book down, so ripping the cover off was the only alternative. I proceeded to loan the book out to all sorts of people, including my brother who, in turn, loaned it out to another young Chevron geologist who ripped the cover off. Eventually I grew suspicious and checked 'Who's Who' (this was before the Internet, kiddos) and discovered that William Goldman had daughters but not a son, which meant that the frame story was a much a fantasy as the all the rest of it. Morgenstern's original novel, except for the 'good bits' but I liked the good bits immensely. I was a bit annoyed that William Goldman had cut out most of S. It turns out that this is one of the rare times that a movie ends up capturing to story quite a lot better then the book, but I still recommend it.īook better than the movie submitted by Jan Wolter on July 7, 2013, 9:36pm I first read this book back long before there was a movie. The author tells a contemporary story about himself and his life and at the same time he weaves in the store of the princess bride as you know and love it from the movie. Its a little bit difficult to tell what is going on and what if anything is real.

Its a little bit hard to get into on account of the story within the story, but it is still very good. Movie better then the book submitted by ferdoble on July 31, 2011, 9:56pm This is a great book. Teen Book / Fiction / Classic / Goldman, WilliamĪ tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts. On Shelf At: Downtown Library, Traverwood Branch, Westgate Branch Call Number: Teen Fiction / Goldman, William, Teen Book / Fiction / Classic / Goldman, William

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