Book rec: The Princess Bride, by William Goldman My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die.The book I want to rec is
The Princess Bride: S Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure.
Perhaps you have seen the movie
The Princess Bride? I had, and I heard stories about The Book, but it took me way too long to get my hands on it (and when I did, it was in .pdf format, so if it's not in your library... *wink*). With the words of the author, it has everything a good book has:
Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passion. Miracles.This is a parody of fairy tales, yet at the same time, it's quite frankly the best fairy tale I have ever read, because it has it
all. It makes fun of other books of its genre as well as itself, at the same time it manages to be full of truths of life such as
“Sonny, don’t you tell me what’s worth while—true love is the best thing in the world, except for cough drops. Everybody knows that.”It has two adorable friends who start as villains but become good guys, who make up rhymes when they are in a tight spot. It has a dashing hero and her beautiful girl. It has pirates. It has the evil Prince who is insane but, because we get his point of view as well, whose actions make sense.
This was more than a pleasurable reading experience. I'm going to order it from Amazon as soon as I decide if I want it hardcover or paperback. What I most loved was the humour and the romance. I jumped up and down at my favourite parts, force-showed them to my sister, laughed - no, roared with laughter. And the romance... well, here, see
( The Most Wonderful Love Confession Of All Time (taken from the first chapter, so spoilers up to that point): )But let me tell you, it's not lacking in action, either.