William Goldman's "The Princess Bride" is supposedly Goldman's abridgement of the Florinese man S. Morgenstern's original version. Goldman claims that as a child sick with pneumonia his father would come in and read to him The Princess Bride every night. "A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts—The Princess Bride is a modern storytelling classic", or at least that is how the story begins. But truly it it! It's a story of true love and adventure. It begins with the milk maid Buttercup (nearly the most beautiful girl in the world) and the farm hand Westley. Every command she orders to him he answers 'as you wish' but what he is really saying is I love you. They share the greatest love ever known in the history of man, but Westley leaves to make his fortune for her. During his journey to America he is murdered by the Dread Pirate Roberts and so Buttercup decides to marry Prince Humperdinck. She is kidnapped before the wedding by a Sicilian, a Spaniard, and a giant but is soon kidnapped from these criminals by a man in black. The man reveals himself to Buttercup only after he has bested the Spaniard in fencing, out fought the giant, and defeated the Sicilian in intelligence. The man in black is in fact Westley, but they are soon separated by the evil Prince Humperdinck and his soldiers. At this point I realize I'm getting carried away with myself and must now stop giving away the entire story! It's a fairytale, an adventure, a love story, a tale of friendship and I suggest it to any and every one whether you're interested in these things or not. If you have seen the movie and loved it then read the book it's just as good. If you've seen the movie and hated it, I suggest you watch it again and learn to like it because this is one of the greatest stories of all time! Love it please! ;)Rating: 5Q, 5P
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