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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This gained a slight advantage from being about a character whom I dearly love but it is an essentially unremarkable spy thriller with a few notable highpoints. I enjoyed the occasional gentle puns, the references to specific Fleming novels and many nods to Fleming's literary tics. The book peaked with the tennis duel, which was a bit early to start the downhill run but it was an entertaining ride. (  ) TheoClarke | Nov 15, 2009 |  Still on my spy kick, I thought I’d give the new James Bond book, written by Faulks as Ian Fleming, a go. Not having read any Bond stories before, I wasnt sure what to expect. As a story, it was readable without gripping me. It had what I expected from a 007 story, a villain bent on destruction, a beautiful woman, a high class lifestyle and the inevitable Bond to the rescue. As for Faulks writing as Fleming, well again, it’s impossible to assess without reading the originals. I can’t say I felt Faulks nailed the character, it didnt necessarily feel like the Bond I know. Although I’m basing this on the films and not the original books. I would have preferred Faulks’ take on Bond writing as himself, can’t see the point having him write as Fleming. I guess the best way to judge the book is whether it’s made me want to seek out any of the original series, but right now this is not high on my reading list! Overall, story was okay but I can’t see it being adapted into film anytime soon. (  ) theforestofbooks | Nov 13, 2009 | By the book,so so (  ) derek85 | Oct 28, 2009 | poorly written (  ) Richj | Jul 30, 2009 | Very disappointing! Was more like a badly written Bond movie tie-in, but of a not very exciting one. The worst that can happen with a thriller is to be a boring thriller. It's so formulaic that it hurts, even in such a formulaic genre like James Bond. Mr. Faulks seemed to be more interested in testing how many cross-references to the classic Bond novels he can place, than an actual interesting story. If you like character driven spy thrillers read Len Deighton or Charles McCarry, if you like James Bond read original Fleming or the books by John Gardner. (  ) stembrook | Jul 28, 2009 |  no reviews | add a review
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