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Loading... Devil May Care (James Bond)by Sebastian Faulks
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will love Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. This was a good James Bond novel and it felt like it was written by Ian Fleming, so I think Sebastian Faulks really did his homework. Bond seems much more real in the novels than he does in the films and much more believable storylines (although sometimes it still requires a lot of imagination). A fun read which I would recommend to every Bond fan. (  )WomblingStar | Jun 30, 2009 |   This is the first non-fleming bond book I've read. It does a reasonable job of sticking to the originals, perhaps knocking some of the nastier edges of the character. The originals get name checked (I didn't keep count of which got mentioned). This is the drinking smoking bond, who plays hard with money and drives a supercharged Bentley somewhat recklessly around the streets of London. There is a flemmingesque dig at homosexuals, but toned down for more modern readers. A reasonable evenings reading, but its not going to set the world alight. (  )anamuk | Jun 10, 2009 | It's been years since I last read a James Bond novel (but it seems I never actually recorded which ones I read--maybe at the time I didn't consider them as real literature?) What I remember best is wanting to tear my hair out by the depiction of female characters but on the whole entertaining plots. Devil May Care didn't inspire any hair-tearing and provided a fun and entertaining adventure. ( )mari_reads | Apr 7, 2009 | Although I agree with reviewers stating that this is not Ian Fleming original novel - from the writers point of view (I mean only person capable of writing like Ian Fleming is Ian Fleming himself, right) - this book has that Bond-like touch :) It reads very fast (I finished it in couple of hours) and has a very interesting story (villain seems to be somewhere between dr.No and Bloefeld IMHO :). Story takes place where Fleming has stopped (Bond has avenged the death of his wife and is still considered somewhat mentally unstable by his service, so he is sent on an "easy" mission - at least it looks like it when it all begins). Good book. If you are an old-time James Bond fans give it a try, I think you'll like it, and if you are a newcomer this book is a good starting point (although there may be some smaller spoilers regarding previous adventures). Highly recommended. ( )Zare | Jan 29, 2009 | quite a boring read. gametes69 | Aug 30, 2008 | 0.051 seconds to build listing  no reviews | add a review
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