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Loading... On Her Majesty's Secret Service (James Bond Novels) (original 1963; edition 2003)by Ian Fleming
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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. I listened to the audio version narrated by David Tennant. One thing his performance made clear to me was Fleming's fascination and obsession with varieties of English masculinity (reading the novels I just he was obsessed with rape). He just seems to love them all, from the officious, stuffy English academic or bureaucrat to the no-nonsense, upper-class-but-not-a-snob-about-it James Bond. Fleming also gets to vicariously enjoy being the perfect husband. Fleming has also been pretty clear about his ideal women but he is a bit more single-minded on that front. I find all of Fleming's Englishmen and masculine camaraderie kind of suffocating to be honest. ( ) Another highly entertaining entry in the James Bond series from Mr Fleming. This clearly plays homage to Flemings German and Swiss upbringing. This is a interesting and complex plot regarding various different technical and professional elements. Returns the great nemesis of bonds to centre stage, makes you wonder what will happen next.
It’s one of the best Fleming-penned Bond adventures Is contained inIan Fleming's James Bond: Dr. No / Moonraker / Thunderball / From Russia with Love / On Her Majesty's Secret Service / Goldfinger by Ian Fleming Casino Royale / Live and Let Die / Moonraker / Diamonds Are Forever / From Russia with Love / Dr. No / Goldfinger / For Your Eyes Only / Thunderball / The Spy Who Loved Me / On Her Majesty's Secret Service / You Only Live Twice / The Man with the Golden Gun / Octopussy and The Living Daylights by Ian Fleming Has the adaptationIs abridged inDistinctionsNotable Lists
Fiction.
Suspense.
Thriller.
HTML: In his Alpine base, Blofeld is developing biological weapons that will devastate Britain. Unaware of the danger, James Bond is about to marry Teresa di Vicenzo, the daughter of a Corsican Mafioso. But then he is sent to Switzerland. Bond's marriage and Blofeld's schemes disintegrate in a blizzard of gunfire and high-explosives from which neither man emerges the victor. This audiobook includes an exclusive bonus interview with David Tennant. .No library descriptions found. |
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Google Books — Loading... GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.914Literature English & Old English literatures English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1945-1999LC ClassificationRatingAverage:
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