![]() The fictional version of himself that he puts into the story, though, is pretty terrible. I’m sure Goldman fooled (and possibly still fools) many people into believing that there really was an original book written by S. The story-within-a-story framework for this book is quite inventive. To be honest, I don’t know what I would have thought about the book if I had read it before seeing the movie, since I’m sure some of what made it more enjoyable was having the well-chosen actors in mind when reading. Humperdinck is even more villainous than he is in the movie, the Zoo of Death being quite dark and a great setting for The Machine. ![]() In fact, there’s more information giving in a lot of areas (not surprising when a book is turned into a movie, even when done well). Both Inigo and Fezzik had full backstories that I thought at first would be dry to read about, but I was wrong! They gave those characters so much more depth. Fortunately, I stuck with it, and really enjoyed the book once it took off. In fact, I almost called it quits in the first chapter. Overall, I liked the book, though it did have some downsides for me. I’ve seen the movie, of course, enough times to appreciate how similar it is to the book, and the following review will include some comparisons. ![]() ![]() This was my first reading of Goldman’s “good parts version” of the S. ![]()
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