Grendel - John Gardner

1971 companion piece to the original epic - NEAT! (338 words)
by Zombietheo - written on 08/05/10 (Very useful, 47 readings)
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s a riveting read and surprisingly brief and easy going. I m giving nothing away, it s the tale of the monster vs the hero. The conclusion is foregone (and explained in the book too). John Gardener has written an amazing book here, it deals with a surprising number of issues and themes from finding meaning in life, morality and philosophy It s a good book. You can buy it on ebay or amazon (maybe play too?) for a pittance. Go on, open a seperate tab on your browser and surf to it right now and buy it. Go on or at least buy the movie Grendel Grendel Grendel if you can find ...

Moriarty - John Gardner

Elementary my dear Moriarty (677 words)
by darren55 - written on 11/01/10, updated on 11/01/10 (Very useful, 36 readings)
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the storyline charges along when it could have done with a moment of clarity for the reader. In some ways the author should be praised for giving us a little more on a character which we know little other than his meeting with Holmes at the Falls, but it doesn t quite engage the reader and ultimatly is a tough read. The author John Gardner is best known for reviving James Bond in the early eighties, his novels are nearly always murder/thrillers. He died in 2007 and this novel was published ...

Licence Renewed - John Gardner

Licence Refreshed! (1622 words)
by T4imbo3107 - written on 17/01/09 (Very useful, 227 readings)
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It wasn t until 1981 that Bond really took a step forward. Well known writer, John Gardner had a big job on his hands. He had just been commissioned to bring back one of the greatest literary characters created to life. Even though Kingsley Amis wrote the novel Colonel Sun released in 1968 in an attempt to revitalise the novels, this was only a one off book. Gardner liberally bought Bond into the eighties. Bond, who according to previous novels was actually born in 1921, would have in reality been retired with a pension by now, however what Gardner has done is take the character round about roughly the same age as Fleming s Bond and simply bring him into the present ...