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The Princess Bride
William Goldman · 2003 · 283 pages
A gently satirical twist on the classic quest adventure. Featuring such unforgettable characters as: Westley ... handsome farm boy who risks death and much, much worse for the woman he loves; Inigo ... the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death; Fezzik ... the Turk, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his Vizzini ... the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic; Prince Humperdinck ... the eviler ruler of Guilder, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and the beauteous Buttercup; Count Rugen . . the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others; Miracle Max. . . the King's ex-Miracle Man, who can raise the dead (kind of); The Dread Pirate Roberts ... supreme looter and plunderer of the high seas; and, of course, Buttercup ... the princess bride, the most perfect, beautiful woman in the history of the world.
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Felix Salmon
“The Princess Bride is definitely in my top 5 favorite books of all time. If all you know is the movie, I’m telling you, read the book. You’ll thank me. William Goldman RIP”↗
Seth Mandel
“@billscher Wonderful book. The movie is great mostly because it's so faithful.”↗

A.R. Moxon
“@TByrne75 I think the book of the Princess bride is pretty great actually”↗

