I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are new and some have been on my shelves for years, so long I don't remember why I originally bought them.
Day 11
#ABookADay2024
I am posting one book per day from my extensive, and ever growing, TBR shelves. Some are new and some have been on my shelves for years, so long I don't remember why I originally bought them.
Day 11
#ABookADay2024
113/150 If this was my first exposure to James Bond, if I had never seen any of the movies, then I know I wouldn't be the JB fan I am today. He's not a likable character, cold, cruel and manipulative, not a heroic figure at all. Putting aside the racism and misogyny of the era its written in, it's still poorly paced with paper thin characters. 3 ⭐⭐⭐
38th book finished for #RushathonExtended @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65
The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.
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While I had a little trouble getting into the story, once there I was captivated. It was as Bond as it gets.
We‘re going to Russia post-brainwashed-M-assassination to join their side to learn who they want assassinated & stop it!
There‘s a Bond girl. Torture. Death. Mind control! Mistakes. Escapes. Action! Like I said, very old school Bond.
Fun short read! I‘d read another.
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Ian Fleming, I'm pretty sure that women have never smelt like a combination of freshly mown hay and sweet pepper, I can not even imagine what that smells like. That's some imagination!
This book is of course filled with the usual racism and misogyny found in the previous books but that aside there's something compelling about these, the ridiculousness of the plot I guess is enough to keep me turning those pages.
This is my least favorite James Bond book so far, but still worth a read. Set in Japan, it offers interesting insights into Japanese culture, but moves a little slow until an action-packed ending.
As these books go on I'm convinced James Bond is a long lost brother of the Chuckle Brothers. He really is rather dim. You're a spy Bond, you religiously check all your hotels rooms for devices and disturbances yet didn't notice a naked girl hiding under your sheets. Deary me.
The conversation between Tania and Bond where she asked him to beat her if she put on weight was probably the biggest eye roll I've every done when reading a book.