In the spirit of Valentine's and to appease my short attention span mood, I've decided to read something light, passionate and romantic. I was cleaning up my e-books selection when I saw William Goldman's Princess Bride.
I've seen printed copies of this in the best seller sections of bookstores last year. But I didn't pay attention to it. But I admit I was a bit curious why it became a best seller though.
I was googling best titles for romance fiction last weekend and as always, Pride and Prejudice, One Day and A room with a view are some of the books that would always come up. I've already read those and I want something new. Just so happened I wasn't also not in the mood for classics. Something in likes of One Day or mass-romance novels would do. Then I found a best seller list that contains Princess Bride. Looking at my e-book collection and seeing the title included there, I figured it's already at my disposal. So the search was over.
After reading a few chapters, I realized that this is not your typical, heavy and romantic story. It is a love story with fun adventure. It could be read by teenagers before angst became such a big hit. It also injects a basic dose of magic realism that I mostly read from Allende and G.G. Marquez. Reading it reminds me of Stardust by Neil Gaiman. A stubborn, headstrong beauty, betrothed to a very distinct prince who loves hunting more than women, gets kidnapped by a band of syndicates with extraordinary characteristics. Little do they know that the soon-to-be princess is in love with their old stable boy who became a renowned fighter during one of his expeditions and has come to rescue her. I like it that the situations and characters are goofy and that they swear.
I haven't reached the middle of the story to know the much deeper conflicts and intricacies of the plot, but so far I am entertained. There's no drama here. It's a pure love story trying to find its way through a goofy adventure. It's also not your typical fairy tale. If you like reading Stardust, you'll probably like this one.
I've seen printed copies of this in the best seller sections of bookstores last year. But I didn't pay attention to it. But I admit I was a bit curious why it became a best seller though.
I was googling best titles for romance fiction last weekend and as always, Pride and Prejudice, One Day and A room with a view are some of the books that would always come up. I've already read those and I want something new. Just so happened I wasn't also not in the mood for classics. Something in likes of One Day or mass-romance novels would do. Then I found a best seller list that contains Princess Bride. Looking at my e-book collection and seeing the title included there, I figured it's already at my disposal. So the search was over.
After reading a few chapters, I realized that this is not your typical, heavy and romantic story. It is a love story with fun adventure. It could be read by teenagers before angst became such a big hit. It also injects a basic dose of magic realism that I mostly read from Allende and G.G. Marquez. Reading it reminds me of Stardust by Neil Gaiman. A stubborn, headstrong beauty, betrothed to a very distinct prince who loves hunting more than women, gets kidnapped by a band of syndicates with extraordinary characteristics. Little do they know that the soon-to-be princess is in love with their old stable boy who became a renowned fighter during one of his expeditions and has come to rescue her. I like it that the situations and characters are goofy and that they swear.
I haven't reached the middle of the story to know the much deeper conflicts and intricacies of the plot, but so far I am entertained. There's no drama here. It's a pure love story trying to find its way through a goofy adventure. It's also not your typical fairy tale. If you like reading Stardust, you'll probably like this one.
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