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product_id: 1183709
title: "The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Mass Market Paperback – October 8, 2007"
brand: "william goldman"
price: "4444 kr"
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reviews_count: 4
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# The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Mass Market Paperback – October 8, 2007

**Brand:** william goldman
**Price:** 4444 kr
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- **What is this?** The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure Mass Market Paperback – October 8, 2007 by william goldman
- **How much does it cost?** 4444 kr with free shipping
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ The Princess Bride
*by M***E on August 28, 2025*

The Princess Bride is a multi POV story of action, adventure and love. It features the beautiful Buttercup, her true love Westley, the giant Fezzik, sword master Inigo Montoya, and more!I’ve always loved this movie and the book was everything I hoped it would be! A tiny bit darker than the film adaptation, the book is witty and fun, a great read for all ages.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Retains the theme of the film, with some notable differences
*by J***O on April 25, 2012*

Being a fan of William Goldman and The Princess Bride Film, and with no sequel in sight, it progressed naturally that I would want to read the story on which the film was based. I was at first tempted to write a tongue-in-cheek review of "Morgernstern's work" to parallel the book, but a glance at the reviews shows that there is still a lot of confusion about this book, so it would probably be best to clear some things up first:- There is no author named "S. Morgenstern." The Princess Bride was written in 1973 by author and screenwriter William Goldman, the same person who wrote the screenplay for the film. Morgenstern serves the same purpose as the opening narrative from the film - to create a fairy tale atmosphere and allow the author (Goldman) to interject his own commentary into the story at will. It is a narrative device that is not used often, but works well for the film and the book.- It is labeled as "abridged" but there is no "unabridged" version. This is another lyrical device intended to reflect many of the fantasy classics by Dickens and Dumas that are frequently abridged. The text of the main story is the only version that exists.- The story is written with extensive commentary inserted by Goldman, much like that which was used in the film. Most of this commentary and the information provided by Goldman in his introduction is fictional.- The 25th anniversary edition includes the first chapter of the sequel, "Buttercup's Baby." While it is a full chapter, there are no additional chapters that have been written by Goldman.Since most people coming into the book will have seen the film first, I can say that the novel is about as close to the plot and structure of the film as possible. Unlike most novels, there is not a lot of additional plot and dialogue in the novel that is not already in the film, and it is difficult to make a comparison between the two. Goldman has a very unusual and original writing style that many people might be turned off by. The true beauty (Buttercup notwithstanding) of The Princess Bride is not the story (although it certainly stands up in its own right), but the structure of the book, most notably the commentary and introduction by Goldman. It allows for an additional entertaining and lighthearted layer to the story that I think many fans will enjoy.In the edition I own (the 25th edition), Goldman mentions a scene he left out of the original text, which featured a reunion between Wesley and Buttercup. Unfortunately, he exclaims that he was not allowed to include the scene by order of his publisher, and you could obtain it by writing a letter to them and requesting it (a lot like when you write a letter to 221B Baker Street - the residence of Sherlock Holmes). While none of the details surrounding this were true, it was a clever game to play with the readers. I'm told that the later 30th anniversary edition included a link to a web site where you could view the letters, which is unfortunately defunct. As such, I've included all of the letters in the comments below.The Princess Bride, the novel, isn't for everyone, even die-hard fans of the film. Although I thoroughly enjoyed it, I've also been an admirer of William Goldman's other novels and I am used to his writing style. My best advise would be to read the first chapter for free on Amazon and if you enjoy it, consider getting the book. It's a very short read and offers another layer to this "Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure."

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Excellent book!
*by M***Y on August 25, 2025*

I ordered this for my fiancé as a gift and he absolutely loved it. He has read it four times already.

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