have any of you read the princess bride? and if you have did you like it? did you not like it? who was your favorite character and why? who was you least favorite character? would you suggest it to someone else to read? would you give a thumbs up of a thrumbs down? or hey even a thumbs side ways (ok but not great)? and why?
and i'm talking about the book not the movie.
2007-01-08 11:25:05 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
I read The Princess Bride in high school and loved it. Then I bought it as an adult and loved it more. The 'asides' turn it into a whole other book and make the story much more personal, but they're not really meant for little kids.
2007-01-08 16:47:38 · answer #1 · answered by Robin 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I read the book a few years ago. It is very close to the movie. I did enjoy the book and would recommend it to someone else. There's a lot of humor, just like the movie. My only complaint is that the author tends to run on & on at some points. It's hard to chose a favorite & least favorite character. I guess my least favorite character would be Buttercup because she seems a little selfish, at least at the begining. I really don't have a favorite.
2007-01-08 19:37:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Let me just say that I love the movie. That being said--the book is so much better. The book has so much humour and fun little sidenotes that you just don't get in the movie. I don't think I've ever laughed aloud more in a book. I mean, literally, laughing out loud. People would look at me like I was a crazy person. That funny.
The best character of the book has to be the narrator. :) He's not actually a character in the story, but he adds so much with his little commentaries that I grew to love him. You could totally relate to him, but wanted to smack him for being so stupid about not appreciating his family more.
As for least favorite character. . .probably Buttercup. She's fine, but her character seemed kinda flat compared to how colorful everyone else was.
I always try to get people to read a book if they've enjoyed the movie version. Books are just so much better in general. I'm planning to read it to my kids and grandkids in the future. :)
2007-01-09 09:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by hotdoggiegirl 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I read it a while ago and I enjoyed it. I skipped the italicized parts because I didn't care what the author wrote outside the story. I just liked the story. I liked the story better than the movie. I think that my favourite character would be Inigo because I just love his history and want of vengeance. I didn't like Humperdinck but the reader isn't really supposed to like him. I would suggest it to people to read. Thumbs up all the way! Interesting kind of fairy-tale...very original.
2007-01-08 19:34:56 · answer #4 · answered by Kristie 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I agree with Robin. It's a fantastic book, and the characters have a lot more depth and history than in the film (as tends to happen) - although I'm definitely not knocking the movie.
The asides (the parts in italics) probably tend to appeal more to adults than younger readers - they tend to be funnier the older you get. I read the book for the first time as a preteen, and again in my 20s, and it had a more mature feel when I was an adult.
2007-01-09 01:48:03 · answer #5 · answered by parker1922 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I recently took my 11-y.o. son to hear Eoin Colfer speak, the author of the "Artemis Fowl" series. Someone in the audience asked him what his favorite book for young readers was, and he said "Princess Bride." I gave that a lot of credence since Colfer is a very gifted writer himself. I got it out of the library for my son, who is normally an avid reader, but he hasn't gotten beyond the first 30 pages or so. I think he may be balking at reading anything with "Princess" in the title!
2007-01-08 19:47:07 · answer #6 · answered by meatpiemum 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋