Though I love Jerome and his dog, I have to say that, while The Princess Bride may be the only book Goldman ever wrote that was worth a second look, it is a brilliant lie. Not fiction, but a flat out lie. The movie was nothing. To watch this man set out to break every literary convention and finally fail miserably in the end is an absolute delight. This is a literary work, in spite of its author. So I am voting for it. I have no idea what the above argument is about - but you know, I'm okay with that.
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