I am about half way through (yeh, I know September starts on Monday). I thought the book was slow to get started. I think you could understand everything by starting at The Bride. My favorite character is Fezzik so far.
I finished the book. I agree that the started slow, but once you get past the characters the book flies. I don't know about anyone else, but any dialogue I thought about the character from the movie. I wish they would have made Prince Humperdinck fat in the movie. Overall, I thought it was a good book.
I thought it was a good book. It was a little slow in spots. I think I lost a little interest because I have seen the movie and knew what to expect. It was fun and I'm glad I read it.
I bet you guys all read the abridged version by Goldman. I read the entire unabridged version by S. Morgenstern. HAHA What makes The Princess Bride so moving is that, by the end, you realize that the charming story of Westley and Buttercup is really nothing more than a long lament for lost youth and lost idealism. Since I read a lot of fantasy, the message hit me especially hard. I do have ideals that I've culled from hundreds of books--ideals about heroism, courage, loyalty, friendships, and, yes, love. And what this book tells me, by recounting the most ridiculously idealistic story of them all, is that none of those ideals are any use. By the time I die I will probably have lived a gray and mostly ordinary life, and if I do do extraordinary things they will happen by accident, and not by the fire of my passion for anything, or anybody. All that I'll have left, in the end, is the memory of a time when I believed in all of those ideals so firmly that the possibility of disillusionment hadn't even entered my mind.
And that's about all I have to say about it. "I do not think it means what you think it means"
I hated how Goldman kept adding his own stuff and saying he was abridging this book that doesn't even really exist. Just give me the story. "Inconceivable".
Wendi, did you read this book to your kids? There were a few swear words that I am sure T.J. has never said.
I am not sure what book we are going to read, but I think we should read Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. It's a quick read and a great book to read to kids. You can go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Magee and read about it on Wikipedia. Let me know what you think
I finished! I really enjoyed the book. My favorite was still Fezzik. I wish I had read the book before watching the movie. It was hard not to visualize the people and places because of the movie. For September we thought it might be fun to read either or both "Pride & Predjudice" and "Lord of the Flies"(Clint is reading this for school so he can participate--I know it is a little twisted.)
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I finished the book. I agree that the started slow, but once you get past the characters the book flies. I don't know about anyone else, but any dialogue I thought about the character from the movie. I wish they would have made Prince Humperdinck fat in the movie. Overall, I thought it was a good book.
I thought it was a good book. It was a little slow in spots. I think I lost a little interest because I have seen the movie and knew what to expect. It was fun and I'm glad I read it.
I bet you guys all read the abridged version by Goldman. I read the entire unabridged version by S. Morgenstern. HAHA
What makes The Princess Bride so moving is that, by the end, you realize that the charming story of Westley and Buttercup is really nothing more than a long lament for lost youth and lost idealism. Since I read a lot of fantasy, the message hit me especially hard. I do have ideals that I've culled from hundreds of books--ideals about heroism, courage, loyalty, friendships, and, yes, love. And what this book tells me, by recounting the most ridiculously idealistic story of them all, is that none of those ideals are any use. By the time I die I will probably have lived a gray and mostly ordinary life, and if I do do extraordinary things they will happen by accident, and not by the fire of my passion for anything, or anybody. All that I'll have left, in the end, is the memory of a time when I believed in all of those ideals so firmly that the possibility of disillusionment hadn't even entered my mind.
And that's about all I have to say about it. "I do not think it means what you think it means"
I hated how Goldman kept adding his own stuff and saying he was abridging this book that doesn't even really exist. Just give me the story. "Inconceivable".
Wendi, did you read this book to your kids? There were a few swear words that I am sure T.J. has never said.
I am not sure what book we are going to read, but I think we should read Maniac Magee by Jerry Spinelli. It's a quick read and a great book to read to kids. You can go to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maniac_Magee and read about it on Wikipedia. Let me know what you think
I finished! I really enjoyed the book. My favorite was still Fezzik. I wish I had read the book before watching the movie. It was hard not to visualize the people and places because of the movie.
For September we thought it might be fun to read either or both "Pride & Predjudice" and "Lord of the Flies"(Clint is reading this for school so he can participate--I know it is a little twisted.)
I finished it! After reading Angela's comment I am inclined to agree wholeheartedly with her and have nothing further to add.
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