--- product_id: 225809941 title: "The Princess Bride" brand: "william goldman" price: "S$31" currency: SGD in_stock: true reviews_count: 4 url: https://www.desertcart.sg/products/225809941-the-princess-bride store_origin: SG region: Singapore --- # The Princess Bride **Brand:** william goldman **Price:** S$31 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Princess Bride by william goldman - **How much does it cost?** S$31 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.sg](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/225809941-the-princess-bride) ## Best For - william goldman enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted william goldman brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description The Princess Bride ## Images ![The Princess Bride - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51TawQZgKSL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Spellbinding Metafiction *by J***G on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 24 April 2022* This is such an entertaining modern classic that I wonder how I had missed it all these years, despite its cult status as a novel and a film adaptation. In itself, the tale of a young farm boy Westley and his true love, the beautiful and initially haughty Buttercup, is an exciting and gripping coming-of-age adventure story, but it is the metatext holding it together that really wows me.Besides these two very obvious and attractive leads, there is a trio of misfit assassins, the scheming Italian hunchback Vizzini, the lean and mean Spanish swordsman, Inigo, whose facial scars betray a traumatic past and a vengeful spirit, and a powerful giant wrestler Fezzik. Rounding out the cast of colourful characters is the villainous prince, Humperdinck. Straightforward enough, but is it really?Without giving too much away, Goldman positions his novel as an abridged version of a much older text by S. Morgenstern, capturing all its “good parts,” and leaving out the tedious details of the ponderous original. Suffice to say that the reader would miss out on the full genius of the novel if he were to skip the introduction and the commentary (biographical editorial asides that seem to tell another story) by Goldman because they are integral to the overall work and act as a framing narrative, but the work is so much more than that. You need to read it to discover it for yourself.Included in this 25th anniversary edition is the first chapter of a purported sequel, “Buttercup’s Baby,” which adds to the intrigue and mythology of the original text, and expands the metafictional universe of Goldman’s work. A wholly satisfying read. ### ⭐⭐⭐ I must be missing something here... *by O***D on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 1 November 2021* I decided to read 'The Princess Bride' because, having not been hugely impressed with Rob Reiner's movie version, I thought, well, since it is an accepted truth that 'the book is always better than the film', then in its pages, the secret must lie. Sadly, I got no great joy. Just as I found the movie to be entertaining but not outstanding, so too did I find the written words telling the tangled tale of Buttercup and her Wesley to be merely satisfactory.The Princess Bride, truth be told, is a rather silly book. But is quite well done as a ‘silly’ book, and of course contains at least two pop-culture catch phrases of high visibility. It is inconceivable that one does not recall Inigo Monteyo and his cry of revenge, not even if one is not quite certain of the meaning of that word.It is also a meta fiction, as Goldman periodically throws open the 4th wall to maintain the fiction that he has abridged a story read to him by his father whilst the 10YO Goldman recovered from illness. Goldman of course has done the modern day reader the great service of excising great swaths of the original Morganstern, where the supposed author has indulged in flagrantly violating the edict of modern fiction to show, not tell. Goldman himself indulges in just such sins in the rather tedious and dull prefaces and afterwords which were part of the edition I read.I wanted to like it more, but must conclude that I find it less than the sum of its parts. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ It's a lot like the Movie *by M***P on Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 30 July 2022* It's a lot like the movie, which I ha e seem so many times it is engrained in my consciousness. In fact, there's not a whole lot here that isn't inn the movie.It is hard not to read the book in the voice of Columbo, or to hear Andre, Mandy and Carrie in the text.The story does seem to end rather abruptly, and I'm not sure what I think about the Buttercup's Baby ending.It is both shocking, pleasing, complete, and unfinished all at once.Enjoyable. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.sg/products/225809941-the-princess-bride](https://www.desertcart.sg/products/225809941-the-princess-bride) --- *Product available on Desertcart Singapore* *Store origin: SG* *Last updated: 2026-05-18*