I bought this book from a school catalogue back in the 1970s and owned it for a few years. I enjoyed it a lot back then, but gave it away at some point. The last time I read it was in 2013, as part of my Science Fiction and Fantasy Reading Project and I must have been in a cranky mood, because I remember wondering why I had liked it so much during school.
This time around, I chose to read this novel because of another novel. In Ilona Andrews’ Kate Daniels series, Kate's favourite book is The Princess Bride. Curran reads it while they are courting and some key phrases become catch phrases for the couple. Curran often responds to Kate with “As you wish" and they both call things “Inconceivable.” I started to wonder what was wrong with me during my last experience of this book.
This time around I rediscovered my pleasure in the story. Once again, I was able to smile along with Buttercup, Westley, Humperdink, Vezzini, Inigo Montoya, and Fezzik. It felt good to renew my acquaintance with them all.
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