Fans of the movie will be rewarded by reading this book, even the fans who know every line of the movie by heart. Make that 'especially' the fans who know every line by heart.
There are plenty of poetic speeches and heartfelt cooing of sweet nothings, for sure, but there's so much more. As a fan of the movie, since I was a small child, I was delighted when I discovered what new depths of information it contained about some of my most beloved fictional characters. I learned the details of Inigo's father's death, and just how Fezzik became, as Vizini found him, "unemployed, in Greenland". There are tons of things that the movie only had the time to hint at, which the book explains in full detail.
Included with this, are the author's notes which come as a result of "abridging" the earlier work, which are funny, poignant and insightful. These little asides elevate the fantasy story of sword and adventure to a meditation on life, fairness, and growing up.
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