For Your Eyes Only - Ian Fleming

Diamonds Are Forever - Ian Fleming

another reader who thought it was absolutely dreadful and the nadir of the series. Diamonds Are Forever is no different and the main bone of contention here is that Ian Fleming, possibly the most English person that ever lived, plunges 007 into the world of American gangsters, drawing inspiration from Raymond Chandler and American crime fiction in general. While some enjoyed this more down to earth approach and threat, others were not terribly convinced by Fleming s depiction of this world and those who inhabit it. Fleming s attempt here to place Bond into a new environment of sorts is quite interesting but sometimes seems rather stereotypical and cartoonish in its ...

Ian Fleming in general

If you have ever seen a Bond film (and who hasn't?), you will barely recognise him as he is portrayed in the original novels. If you come to any of these novels expecting a 'book-of-the-film', you will be sorely disappointed, but don't give up - if you keep reading and you might just find something more entertaining than you originally expected. The books make effortless reading, short punchy sentences, devastatingly simple plots, and a satisfying shortage of pages mean you finish the things in no time at all. Fleming is not shy of repetition - you'll find yourself reading about Bond's 'cruel smile', 'dark comma of hair' and his ...

Ian Fleming in general

much earlier. Ian Flemming had written nearly all of the stories before Dr. No was written and so the James Bond of the books is a hugely different man from the films, he's set some 10 years earlier after all! If your a bond fan then try the books, some wont get on with them because they're not action spy with ...