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The Princess Bride Deluxe Edition Hc: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure

Book by William Goldman

DETAILS

Publisher : Harper; Deluxe edition (October 10, 2017) Language : English Hardcover : 432 pages ISBN-10 : 1328948854 ISBN-13 : 978-1328948854 Lexile measure : 870L Item Weight : 2.95 pounds Dimensions : 8.25 x 1.25 x 10.25 inches , William Goldman’s beloved story of Buttercup, Westley, and their fellow adventurers in a beautifully illustrated deluxe edition that is perfect for fans of the book and film. This tale of true love, high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts, as depicted in the 1987 film directed by Rob Reiner and starring Fred Savage, Robin Wright, and others, is now available in a beautiful new package, with foil and embossing on the cover and an interior printed on elegant uncoated cream stock with rough-cut edges. This keepsake edition also includes fifty full-page color illustrations by Michael Manomivibul, full-color chapter openers, and a gorgeous color map printed on the endpapers. Read more

REVIEW

So this is the abridged version by William Goldman, who consulted Stephen King on his abridged version. There's a lot of parts cut out (thus the 4 stars) , but honestly who wants to read 60 pages about trees, or 13 pages about a Countess packing and unpacking dresses? He's also made notations during parts of the books about why the parts were cut, which I found helpful, but he does have a tendency to ramble on a bit. The action scenes we loved in the movie are all there, and even some action scenes not included in the movie. The scenes we see with Fred Savage and Peter Faulk were based off Goldman's experience when his father read the book to him, so I feel that was a nice touch. Goldman did research with the help of Morganstern's estate, including letters and a diary written by the author, which helps the reader understand Morganstern and his satire a little bit more. Overall, I thought it was a great read, and there's a chapter from "Buttercup's Baby" that I want to see if I can find so I can read THAT.

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