A Blast From the Past is a weekly meme where I intend to review book that I read in the past that has had some form of impact upon me, whether it be good or bad.Join in by leaving a comment or leaving a link to a post at your blog about your own Blast From the Past.
I purchased The Princess Bride on a whim from a local book shop because I loved the movie so much. Has anyone not seen the movie? It is amazing, so when I saw the book I couldn't help myself.
The story is hilarious; a tongue-in-cheek fairytale involving the handsome hero Wesley, the beautiful Princess Buttercup forced to marry the evil King, the Spanish drunk sword fighter ("My name is Inigo Montoya, you killed my father, prepare to die" - that is the best line in any movie ever!), the giant Fezzik who likes making up rhymes and a whole host of other characters and mythical beings. The Pit of Despair being one of my favourite creations of the story. Each character has their own goals, whether it be to avenge their father's death, start a war between two countries or save their love from the clutches of the evil king.
The author claims to have abridged a lengthier version by Florinese write S Mortenson, a clever way to write a book in and of itself. The whole book is very special, so funny and cleverly put together, including notes from the author whenever he claims to have removed some of the more boring content the original author included.
This book is lots of fun and I highly recommend it to all. Its a fairytale for adults and a real page turner. I will be the first admit I still slightly prefer the movie to the book (shock intake of breath here) but I think its because of my childhoodassociations with the movie.
Please give it a try if you are looking for something fun to read.
5 comments:
this is one of my favourite books of all time, and one of my favourite movies too - at my wedding my sister and cousin (bridesmaids) and i kept saying 'wove, twue wove is what bwings us togeevvverrr today' 'mawwiage. that dweam wivin a dweam...'. oh my poor groom and groomsmen :-)
hahahaha, I love that line! That's one of the best things about THe Princess Bride - all the brilliant one liners!
I love the movie but never, never thought to read the book! Thanks and I've already added it to my TBR list! Love your blog!
I read this book because I absolutely love the movie, which is the opposite of what I usually do. I think the book and movie are perfect companions to each other though, and loved learning more about the characters in the book!
Thanks for directing me to this perfect review. I have never seem the movie so now I should watch it too. It is so funny that the more I read and peel off a book from my pile, the higher my movies to watch pile gets.
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