# I'm \*finally\* reading The Princess Bride! **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 6, 2006, 5:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-finally-reading-the-princess-bride/383088 "2006-12-06T17:46:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 14
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [December 6, 2006, 7:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-finally-reading-the-princess-bride/383088/14 "2006-12-06T19:45:49Z")
[QUOTE=Morelin] The book isn’t very different, but it has more. Interesting backgrounds for everyone and everything, and more detailed overall. It’s a really good, fun, light fantasy book. [/QUOTE] Ah! You and I read a very different book. The movie is a fun, light fantasy about how true love conquers all. The book is about life, acceptance, and the understanding that while not everything is sunshine and fairy-dust, it’s worth loving for what it is, because otherwise you’re left with nothing. --- _[View the full topic](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/im-finally-reading-the-princess-bride/383088)._