In short: S. Morgenstern's The Princess Bride is a lovely, lively, romping fairytale, and it might well have received 5 stars, had it not been for Goldman's liberal splattering of personal anecdotes throughout this version.
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uhhuhthem rated Perdido Street Station: 3 stars
Perdido Street Station by China Miéville (New Crobuzon, #1)
Beneath the towering bleached ribs of a dead, ancient beast lies New Crobuzon, a squalid city where humans, Re-mades, and …
uhhuhthem rated In The Forests of the Night: 5 stars
In The Forests of the Night by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes
I was born to the name of Rachel Weatere in the year 1684, more than three hundred years ago.The one …
Kraken by China Miéville
Kraken is a fantasy novel by British author China Miéville. It is published in the UK by Macmillan, and in …
uhhuhthem rated Russian fairy tales: 4 stars
Russian fairy tales by Gillian Avery (Everyman's library children's classics)
An illustrated collection of traditional Russian tales including "Vassilissa the Beautiful," "The Frog Princess," and "The White Duck."
uhhuhthem rated Arkham Asylum: 5 stars
Arkham Asylum by Grant Morrison (Batman)
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth (often shortened to Batman: Arkham Asylum) is a Batman graphic novel written …
uhhuhthem rated Maus a Survivor's Tale: 3 stars
Maus a Survivor's Tale by Art Spiegelman
Maus is a haunting tale within a tale, weaving the author’s account of his tortured relationship with his aging father …
uhhuhthem rated The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gollancz): 5 stars
The Lies of Locke Lamora (Gollancz) by Scott Lynch
Best book ever
uhhuhthem rated Red seas under red skies: 4 stars
Red seas under red skies by Scott Lynch
In his highly acclaimed debut, The Lies of Locke Lamora, Scott Lynch took us on an adrenaline-fueled adventure with a …
uhhuhthem rated Neverwhere: 4 stars
Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
Richard Mayhew is a plain man with a good heart, and an ordinary life that is changed forever on a …
uhhuhthem reviewed The princess bride by William Goldman
This collector's hardcover edition, released for the novel's 25th anniversary, features new map artwork and …
Review of 'The princess bride' on 'Goodreads'
4 stars
uhhuhthem rated Anansi Boys: 4 stars
Anansi Boys by Neil Gaiman
God is dead. Meet the kids.
When Fat Charlie's dad named something, it stuck. Like calling Fat Charlie "Fat Charlie." …
uhhuhthem rated The Sandman: 4 stars
The Sandman by Neil Gaiman, Mike Dringenberg, Kelly Jones, and 1 other (Sandman, Book 2)
New York Times best-selling author Neil Gaiman's transcendent series SANDMAN is often hailed as the definitive Vertigo title and one …
uhhuhthem rated Preludes and Nocturnes: 5 stars
Preludes and Nocturnes by Neil Gaiman, Sam Kieth, Mike Dringenberg, and 3 others (The Sandman, #1)
Preludes and Nocturnes collects the first eight issues of The Sandman comic by Neil Gaiman published by DC Vertigo.
The …