The Princess Bride
S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure
by William Goldman
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“@TByrne75 I think the book of the Princess bride is pretty great actually | @billscher Wonderful book. The movie is great mostly because it's so faithful. | 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”
Source →“@TByrne75 I think the book of the Princess bride is pretty great actually | @billscher Wonderful book. The movie is great mostly because it's so faithful. | 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”
Source →Recommended by 4 notable people, including Patrick Rothfuss and Seth Mandel
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Movies, Romance, and Fantasy.
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 dreamsAs a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grownup he discovered that the boring parts were left out ...
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Recommended by 4 sources and appears in Movies, Romance, and Fantasy.
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Patrick Rothfuss
“@TByrne75 I think the book of the Princess bride is pretty great actually | @billscher Wonderful book. The movie is great mostly because it's so faithful. | 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”
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