Initial Impressions 8/26/16: Gosh, this was just so wonderful. The Princess Bride has always meant a lot to me, growing up with the movie, then later reading the book as an adult, and eventually sharing it with my husband who had never seen the movie and much like the grandson, ended up really enjoying it despite his initial hesitance. 
 It was just magical to hear all of these behind-the-scenes moments while the movie was being filmed, all of the delightful anecdotes, more movie trivia, and it was so overwhelming special to hear how treasured this movie and movie-making experience really was to all of the actors. It's something that has become near and dear to so many fans and it's so wonderful to hear how much fun they had making the movie and how they really became a movie family. 
 This book was wonderfully put together, consisting of a start-to-finish tale of how the movie was made, how all of the actors were brought in, and even how it was received. I loved the overall story and all of the anecdotes the book included. I haven't read many non-fiction books or memoirs or really anything like this so I was pleasantly surprised how easy it was to follow and listen to! (Although I suppose I watch plenty of non-fictional TV shows so it's not that big of a leap.) Cary Elwes also does a wonderful job of really making this flow as a story to carry readers along with the production experience. 
 Despite having a print copy (which I would want to own regardlesss), I listened to the audiobook of AS YOU WISH and it was an amazing listen. Cary Elwes narrated and all of the actors (who are still living) as well as the directors and author William Goldman popped in to narrated their additions to this book as well. (Although a narrator stepped in for a few actors and William Goldman for this audiobook production.) Cary Elwes is an amazing narrator. Obviously he's a great actor so he has a natural story-telling ability and the wonderful knack for bringing a story to life. He's also amazing at impressions and was so great doing all of the actors voices and accents when telling his side of their conversations! If he isn't a narrator for any other audiobooks, he really should be. It was such a delight listening to his narration! 
 I actually teared up at the end of the audiobook, I must admit. I could just feel the emotion that was such a big part of these actors' experience with the filming of The Princess Bride and this movie is one of my all-time favorites. I just feel such a connection to it and I got quite emotional as well! AS YOU WISH was just wonderful and I think an important read for any Princess Bride fan! If you're a huge fan of the movie, you won't be disappointed with this book.