This collection of 5 Bond short stories is a fun read, but Bond does better in the full-length novels than in the short story format in my opinion. ( )

Strangely enough, it seems Bond works better in short stories... ( )

A collection of stories. Fleming must have been a pretty good naturalist. I especially liked the low key second-hand story A Quantum of Solace ( )

Unlike the previous Bond books, this one is a collection of short stories rather then a novel. It collects five stories all in different locations, but all with similar plots. For the most part I wasn't a fan of these stories. Not much happens in them and some are kind of boring. I only found the title short story interesting.

The short story "For Your Eyes Only" is only one I liked in this collection. I didn't so much like the first part of the story, but I loved the fact that most of the story took place in Vermont. I live in Vermont, so reading one of my favorite action heroes kicking ass in my home state definitely made my night. Fleming seemed to write a more accurate version of the Vermont woods then most people too. Comes to find out he spent many summers in Vermont.

"Quantum of Solace" kind of brought down this book. In my opinion it was a very boring story. Not sure how they made a movie of it because all it seemed to talk about was a married couple and how Bond couldn't get married. This was information that I thought we already knew and didn't need to read about again; it's obvious he can't be a married man a sleep with all these beautiful women.

The other stories were a little better, but again they just didn't grab my attention. I baffled by the fact that they made some of these movies. They are all about 35 pages each and the movies are about two hours. Seems to me like they just used the titles and some names and changed the plot around.

I wish I could give this a higher rating. If this was just the story "For Your Eyes Only" and with more about Vermont, then I'd be in love with this book. Yet there is only one story I really liked. If you want to read Bond this one isn't necessary, but I'm reading them all. ( )

A brilliant collection of short stories, each unique, and perhaps unintentionally, each giving a different perspective on James Bond’s character. Better in some ways than the films of the same names, and at times, taut and suspenseful. Great for short story lovers and those that want more of the 1950-1960’s Bond Mythos. ( )