March Book Club: The Princess Bride by William Goldman

501 South Pleasantburg Drive,Greenville SC 29607

29 March, 2023

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Okay, here's the thing: Princess Bride (the movie) is an absolute classic. It's one of the best movies of all time and universally beloved - for good reason. So when I tell you that Princess Bride (the book) is even BETTER than the movie, know that I do not say that lightly! I can't tell you how many people I've recommended this book to over the years, it's just that good. DESCRIPTION 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.