I do admire what Gardner did and love some of the atmosphere he could set up.
Even in WLOD, having Bond back in uniform and back in training, I think is great
Fun.
What sort of Bourbon, some Jack ? )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
It would only be a waste ...... If you Didn't drink it.
I used to love " Southern Comfort" before losing interest in
Booze ) except for an occasional pint these days.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
) just in case anyone thinks I had a Problem, I didn't )
Usual teen drinking , slowed down a bit, then just lost interest.
In my family, I'm the odd one out. You wouldn't believe the amount
They can get down their necks. )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Well Bond liked a drink too -{ , as in the old BBC documentary showing how the
Reporter ( who ate and drank the meal Bond had before playing le Chiffre) said it
Was almost all he could do to stay standing and awake, let alone go in to play a
High stakes car game. )
Gardner did cut down on Bond's drinking in his books, modern times ! and in
Carte Blanche Bond quits smoking. Which I can understand these days, every other
Paragraph, 007 would have to pop outside for a smoke. ) or invest in an E cigarette.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Win, lose or Die :
It's odd as I had very little memory of this book. ) it started off well, in my opinion.
Having Bond go back in to the Navy was a cute idea but then to have him stuck on
a boat for the rest of the novel, acting as a naval Miss Marple. was a disappointment.
The villains are a bit " so, so" nothing great the end of the story takes place in a fantastic
Location, a " Ghost town" for army training, but sadly ( not to give too much away) Bond
Needs " help" in dealing with the villain.
I can see why WLOD was voted out of the elimination game so soon.
Next up is Brokenclaw. I'm not reading the film tie in books as these are good, but are an
Attempt to shoehorn in Gardner's Bond into Eon's movie.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Brokenclaw :
From my memory I thought this was quite a good book, but now I feel it has some good points and
some bad ones. The villain is an obvious attempt to create one of the larger than life villains, that
Fleming did so well. Gardner partially succeeds, although his story gets bogged down with plot. Not story
but plot Once again we have a love interest, but nothing to be concerned about, Chi Chi is a fairly
formulaic heroine.
The villain's hidden house is a fantastic idea, a real puzzle box. Although I thought it funny given his
next villainous plan to bring about a nother stock market crash, was successfully done a few years ago
by the bankers themselves. No need for eastern governments, or secret criminal groups to get involved. )
A couple of mistakes in it, that I noticed. Bond having afternoon tea ? ( we all know he hates the stuff)
and in the Wolf pen, Gardner writes of an excited wolf "Barking" ? as far as I know only Dogs bark, wolves
might growl or snarl but not bark.
So in many ways another bit of a disapointment, I think I remembered it too favourably. Now for
The Man from Barbarossa, which apparently was J Gardners favourite of his Bond Books.
As always any views and opinions on this or other Bond books are most welcome. {[]
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Talking of License Renewed, I had a Dream last Night that I was on the same Mission as Bond in the Novel.
Absolutely bizarre
1.On Her Majesties Secret Service 2.The Living Daylights 3.license To Kill 4.The Spy Who Loved Me 5.Goldfinger
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
I never have good dreams like that. Mine are nearly all not getting an assignment in on time even though I've been left university for nearly six years! 8-) )
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
The only two I can remember is ( Me as Bond, obviously ) )
A sword fight in a Spanish type villa. And Me on the jet ski from TSWLM
Going through an area full of half sunken Greek columns, and beautiful
blue water. I can even remember the corny line I said on being asked if
The jet ski could make it ........
" This machines like me, Tough !" )
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
We're all watching too many Bond films and reading too many Bond Books. )
Since I started my epic Bond book reading marathon, I've read nothing else.
As soon as one is finished, I'm straight into the next.
"I've been informed that there ARE a couple of QAnon supporters who are fairly regular posters in AJB."
Silhouette ManThe last refuge of a scoundrelPosts: 8,845MI6 Agent
We are allowed our pipe dreams! ) -{
"The tough man of the world. The Secret Agent. The man who was only a silhouette." - Ian Fleming, Moonraker (1955).
Comments
Even in WLOD, having Bond back in uniform and back in training, I think is great
Fun.
What sort of Bourbon, some Jack ?
I used to love " Southern Comfort" before losing interest in
Booze
Usual teen drinking , slowed down a bit, then just lost interest.
In my family, I'm the odd one out. You wouldn't believe the amount
They can get down their necks.
Like I've mentiond before, I used to binge Drink as a Teen (Britain's broken Youth
Back on Topic I say!
Reporter ( who ate and drank the meal Bond had before playing le Chiffre) said it
Was almost all he could do to stay standing and awake, let alone go in to play a
High stakes car game.
Gardner did cut down on Bond's drinking in his books, modern times !
Carte Blanche Bond quits smoking. Which I can understand these days, every other
Paragraph, 007 would have to pop outside for a smoke.
'Bond asked Mr Big if he could step outside and a light a Fag'
It's odd as I had very little memory of this book.
Having Bond go back in to the Navy was a cute idea but then to have him stuck on
a boat for the rest of the novel, acting as a naval Miss Marple.
The villains are a bit " so, so" nothing great the end of the story takes place in a fantastic
Location, a " Ghost town" for army training, but sadly ( not to give too much away) Bond
Needs " help" in dealing with the villain.
I can see why WLOD was voted out of the elimination game so soon.
Next up is Brokenclaw. I'm not reading the film tie in books as these are good, but are an
Attempt to shoehorn in Gardner's Bond into Eon's movie.
I think Gardner made Bond too vulnerable in his later Books.
From my memory I thought this was quite a good book, but now I feel it has some good points and
some bad ones.
Fleming did so well. Gardner partially succeeds, although his story gets bogged down with plot. Not story
but plot
formulaic heroine.
The villain's hidden house is a fantastic idea, a real puzzle box. Although I thought it funny given his
next villainous plan to bring about a nother stock market crash, was successfully done a few years ago
by the bankers themselves. No need for eastern governments, or secret criminal groups to get involved.
A couple of mistakes in it, that I noticed. Bond having afternoon tea ? ( we all know he hates the stuff)
and in the Wolf pen, Gardner writes of an excited wolf "Barking" ? as far as I know only Dogs bark, wolves
might growl or snarl but not bark.
So in many ways another bit of a disapointment, I think I remembered it too favourably.
The Man from Barbarossa, which apparently was J Gardners favourite of his Bond Books.
As always any views and opinions on this or other Bond books are most welcome. {[]
But the O Kee Pa Ritural saves the Book from being completely bad -{
his legs.
Yes, that's one of his best ones.
Absolutely bizarre
A sword fight in a Spanish type villa. And Me on the jet ski from TSWLM
Going through an area full of half sunken Greek columns, and beautiful
blue water. I can even remember the corny line I said on being asked if
The jet ski could make it ........
" This machines like me, Tough !"
Since I started my epic Bond book reading marathon, I've read nothing else.
As soon as one is finished, I'm straight into the next.
Me: "Yeah, I was being James Bond and stuff."
Traffic cop will be .....
..... ". Please tell me you got that on film ?".
They'd at least have it filmed coming out of the alleyway on the right set of wheels!
Honestly, I never even noticed that " Blooper" until it was pointed out.
I was so into the film.