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Title: The book's great, the author's silly
Review: I tried to find the 'original' Princess Bride by S. Morgenstern---the genius William Goldman gives credit to constantly, only to discover (I think) that S. Morgenstern never existed and William Goldman wrote the book himself. Fine--didn't he think we'd like it? Frankly, I find the whole device silly and boring, and I don't enjoy the book as much as I used to. I still do enjoy it, especially the fencing scene, but I hate William Goldman for the stupid way he told the story. And, of course, the charming history of him as a sick boy reading this that never happened. Grow up, Goldman! But the book itself is really, really good!
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