I'm (re-)reading all the Fleming books in order, at the moment, and enjoyed them all so far. I'm currently up to Diamonds are Forever, which is taking me some time to get read, but that is through no fault of the book. (I'm treasurer for our local football club: it's 3.45am and I've just finished the accounts and invoicing for pre-season grading. I'm knackered!)
DAF is another fine Bond outing. I love the Fleming sweep ( as it's known) how
He can describe places and locations , with such detail,that you feel you were
There. As with the race track and Las Vegas of the 50s. -{
Tiffany Case is a wonderful leading lady and the book version is much better
( in my opinion) that the film one.
Hope you'll post your thoughts on it when you've both finished it.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
DAF is another fine Bond outing. I love the Fleming sweep ( as it's known) how
He can describe places and locations , with such detail,that you feel you were
There. As with the race track and Las Vegas of the 50s. -{
Tiffany Case is a wonderful leading lady and the book version is much better
( in my opinion) that the film one.
Hope you'll post your thoughts on it when you've both finished it.
Agree! I really enjoyed this one (still not finished the set but nearly there lol)
Believe it is not the most popular of Flemings books but I liked it
It has a few brilliant scenes, ( don't want to go into too much detail, in case I spoil
It for others) I did find it intriguing that Fleming has Bond thinking of retirement, in
Japan ? Where a certain other person did retire to ! Also he uses the line
" We have all the time in the world" , the jockey being attacked in the steam/mud baths
Is another great piece of writing, very nasty !
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
DAF is another fine Bond outing. I love the Fleming sweep ( as it's known) how
He can describe places and locations , with such detail,that you feel you were
There.
To paraphrase Goldfinger, if I can correct you without weakening your case:
That's the "Fleming effect" you're describing- the "Fleming sweep" moves the action from place to place smoothly and draws the reader into the story (DAF has more changes of location than usual).
In hindsight, whilst I enjoyed Moonraker, I think I still prefer Live and Let Die. It's a much more satisfying read (casual racism aside) and contains far more incident. I will concede, however, that a Nazi in sheep's clothing preparing to lay waste to 1955 (1953?) London is far more impressive and frightening than that ridiculous space rubbish we got in the film version.
That's one of the things I love about Moonraker, the setting. England in the
50s. -{ Flemings description of the rocket, is like the Rocket from all those
50s sci-fi films like Destination Moon, ( which helped in part to aid the American
Space mission )
Sir Hugo is a wonderful villain ( one of the best in my opinion) , the card game is
A master piece of writing from Fleming, in fact I think it's better than his card Game
In Casino Royale.
I find it hard to rate the Fleming novels as, when I think about them I can remember
So many great scenes or passages, which swings my opinion. )
I'm rereading The Gardner novels at the moment, Icebreaker this month. -{
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
In a way I'd forgotten just how good ( just my opinion) The Gardner books
Were when he was on form. -{ Icebreaker was the first to feature double, triple
Agents and double crosses etc, which he would introduce more in the later books.
Also his third book and third new gun for 007.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Perhaps I'm reading (pun intended) too much into it, but in his earlier books there's a sense of Gardner enjoying himself in Bond's world while in his last few it feels as if he's gritting his teeth as he types.
I think that's true, the early Books just seem full of life. A rejuvenated 007 eager
To get going in the 80s. -{ . It is odd that the two main writers of Bond, both him
and Fleming, near the end were dogged with bad health.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
I love some of Fleming's descriptions, in CR I think (others more expert will know) he
Describes the act of one person reaching for his cards as ... Looking like two crabs
Scrambling across a beach. -{ I think that's so visual a description, Fantastic.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Comments
Agree with both statements here TP and AOS.
There are some rather vicious bits in it, quite a bit darker and more violent than Casino Royale I thought.
It was also interesting to read passages that eventually appeared in the film Licence to Kill.
He can describe places and locations , with such detail,that you feel you were
There. As with the race track and Las Vegas of the 50s. -{
Tiffany Case is a wonderful leading lady and the book version is much better
( in my opinion) that the film one.
Hope you'll post your thoughts on it when you've both finished it.
Agree! I really enjoyed this one (still not finished the set but nearly there lol)
Believe it is not the most popular of Flemings books but I liked it
It for others) I did find it intriguing that Fleming has Bond thinking of retirement, in
Japan ? Where a certain other person did retire to ! Also he uses the line
" We have all the time in the world" , the jockey being attacked in the steam/mud baths
Is another great piece of writing, very nasty !
To paraphrase Goldfinger, if I can correct you without weakening your case:
That's the "Fleming effect" you're describing- the "Fleming sweep" moves the action from place to place smoothly and draws the reader into the story (DAF has more changes of location than usual).
Either sweep or effect, It's brilliant, keeps you turning those pages. -{
No other Line has such an Impact on the Reader -{
50s. -{ Flemings description of the rocket, is like the Rocket from all those
50s sci-fi films like Destination Moon, ( which helped in part to aid the American
Space mission
Sir Hugo is a wonderful villain ( one of the best in my opinion) , the card game is
A master piece of writing from Fleming, in fact I think it's better than his card Game
In Casino Royale.
I find it hard to rate the Fleming novels as, when I think about them I can remember
So many great scenes or passages, which swings my opinion.
I'm rereading The Gardner novels at the moment, Icebreaker this month. -{
I love Icebreaker.
Were when he was on form. -{ Icebreaker was the first to feature double, triple
Agents and double crosses etc, which he would introduce more in the later books.
Also his third book and third new gun for 007.
The characters, ever changing loyalties.
To get going in the 80s. -{ . It is odd that the two main writers of Bond, both him
and Fleming, near the end were dogged with bad health.
"He disagreed with something that ate him," gives so much more to this reader...
" His eyes had the glazed look, of the very rich or the dead "
Describes the act of one person reaching for his cards as ... Looking like two crabs
Scrambling across a beach. -{ I think that's so visual a description, Fantastic.
Fleming's
Bond: "Go *** yourself"
Goldfinger: "Even I am not capable of that, Mr Bond"
was never going to make it to the film. Paul Dehn replaced it with
Bond: "Do you expect me to talk?"
Goldfinger: "No, Mr Bond, I expect you to die!"
and cinematic history was made out of necessity.
(And yes, TP, the crabs simile was from CR)
The Laser replaced the Buzz Saw as well.
That's very true. I've never really thought about it like that!