pontalba Posted January 20, 2011 Share Posted January 20, 2011 I read a few Bond books years go, the original Ian Flemings I remember them being completely different from the films particulalry The Spy who loved me. Boy, you are not kidding! Most irritating. I loved the book. The title of the new Bond book by Jeffrey Deaver was revealed today. It will be called Carte Blanche and will be published on 26th May 2011. I've only read one Fleming book (Casino Royale) which I didn't like, but I really enjoyed the Sebastian Faulks Bond book, and I'm keen to read this one when it's published. I didn't care for the first Faulks book, but it's possible I didn't give it much of a chance. Something in the very beginning irritated me, so I stopped reading. I might pick it up again. I wasn't aware of the Jeffrey Deaver one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobwarner01 Posted February 4, 2011 Share Posted February 4, 2011 From russia with love & die another day.Both are best movies. I really liked both movies. In both story line up & actions are at there best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicola Booth Posted March 5, 2012 Share Posted March 5, 2012 I read Moonraker just before Christmas and was surprised by how much I enjoyed it. I do prefer the movies though! My hubby is a big bond fan and has all the dvds, we usually watch them all over again just before a new Bond movie is released. That will be this year again just before Skyfall is released in October. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timstar Posted March 24, 2012 Share Posted March 24, 2012 I am reading Moonraker at the moment, quite enjoying it to be honest. I was surprised (and glad) how different it is from the film. The first two had quite a few similarities. So much simpler and straight forward then they made the film. The sexism is quite obvious but in his defence I think Fleming respects women, especially after working so much with them in the war. He is just a product of a different time when women and there role in society was viewed differently. (I thought long and hard about the wording of that sentence, apologies if it offends anyone... not my intention.) The Bond books were clearly great escapism for post-war Britain, and I think if that is kept in mind whilst reading them they can be enjoyed that bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vladd Posted March 25, 2012 Share Posted March 25, 2012 I seem to remember the John Gardener Bond books starting with License Renewed were't too bad and also were set in the present rather than the 60's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rgh8373 Posted March 26, 2012 Share Posted March 26, 2012 Having grown up a fan of the bond movies, I was somewhat skeptical when my brother tried to convince me to read the books. I was wrong to be a skeptic. I loved them! I've churned through five and can't wait for the others. I'm pacing myself so I can enjoy them more. I post reviews, but my favorite scene is in Moonraker when Bond plays Drax in Bridge ... http://puborperish.blogspot.com/2011/01/book-review-moonraker.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ketman Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I read all the Bond books at age 18, except Octopussy, which hadn't been published yet. I read them over and over for about two years. Probably as a result of that I suffered an allergic reaction, and didn't touch a Bond book again until quite recently when I saw an old copy of From Russia With Love in a charity shop. Naturally, you can't expect to get the same enjoyment as you had when you were younger, but I was quite surprised. It was better than I thought it was going to be. I've made a mental note to re-read more of them. In the meantime, I've found this conversation between Ian Fleming and Raymond Chandler in the BBC archives. Definitely worth a listen: http://www.bbc.co.uk/archive/james_bond/12601.shtml Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bel-ami Posted November 18, 2012 Share Posted November 18, 2012 Having seen all the Bond films and having just seen Skyfall (which I thought was one of the best yet), I thought I'd finally get around to reading a James Bond. So, I'm almost through Casino Royale. I like it - certainly a period piece and probably quite racy for its time. Probably best to disconnect Bond in the films from Bond in the books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 New James Bond book by William Boyd to be called "Solo". (Boyd is a big Star Wars fan and this is the first in a planned series of 007/Jedi crossovers). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 And there was me thinking it'd be Bond being seconded to U.N.C.L.E Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vimes Posted April 18, 2013 Share Posted April 18, 2013 I for one really like the James bond books. And the movies, (gadgets and super cool cars) what more could a girl want? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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