This book is honestly one of the most immersive books I’ve ever read. It's about Buttercup and her mysterious lover Westley. He was a farm boy on her family's farm and Buttercup held him in contempt she slowly realized her love for him, while Westley only ever uttered the words, “as you wish” which Buttercup eventually realized was conveying more than she believed, soon Westley left to make money to support Buttercup. The tragically disappeared for what Buttercup thought forever and she agreed to a marriage to Prince Humperdinck until she is kidnapped by a group of criminals who run off with her while pursued by a man completely in black. It is a beautiful story full of the most random happenings and made me laugh so many times. It was one of those books that I looked forward to reading whenever I had time. The only gripe I had with the book was the writing style. It's written as if S. Morgentstien wrote this book and Willaim Goldman adapted it and edited it and it took me a second to realize the style and the intent of writing it this way. It resembles how you read a more complicated book to a child, and began to really enjoy it. The writing grammar and diction was very adventurous and very enchanting.I also thought it had a sort of rough undertone as if you could imagine a grandfather reading this on snowy nights. I don’t know if that makes sense but that's what I got from it. I also loved the themes of love, hatred, and how sometimes people dance on the line, not really knowing which side they belong on. It also ends with a wonderful cliffhanger, not an irritating one, but one that opens up the realm of possibilities for the characters to bring me to my next point. The characters were so real and unique in each of their own ways. Buttercup being this perfect naive kind but so very brave all at the same time. Westley with his smooth soft love and protectiveness. Inigo a fiery powerhouse of passion and wit, Fezzik the kind giant who may not be the sharpest but has a special place in ever reader's heart and Vizzini the mastermind whose faith in himself was so strong it led to his downfall. We also have Buttercup's parents, vague stand-biers to the excitement of the story and of course Prince Humperdinck with his narcissistic egomaniac. Each of the characters have their own small storyline, Fezzik wanting to fit in, Inigo's need for revenge, Buttercup and Westley love. All sorts of people, lives and stories all colliding together in a medieval fantastical kingdom. To conclude, this is one of my favorite comfort books and it was an amazing experience.
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