I have the resolution to read at least one book by a white male author per year and this book is so long on my wish list that I repeatedly forgot about it and remembered it again. So. I finally read this classic, this ironic turn on fantasy stories and fairy tales, and while I do admire the work that has been put into creating several layers of narration and sarcastic comments with reflection on narration itself, I have to admit that I was also bored recurrently. I mostly liked the characters of the story of the Princess Bride itself. I also enjoyed some parts while others felt dull even though I was aware that the rampant monologues were a funny add-on and the (hopefully) fictitious persona of the authors was hard to like per choice. Maybe I was also bored by the lack of female characters that didn't feel like they were written my a misogynist white male author, I don't know. In the end, I was disappointed to not be as thrilled as everyone else but that is probably a "it's not you, it's me" thing.