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Masterful … beautifully written (Raymond Chandler The Sunday Times )
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Dr No is the sixth of Ian Fleming's James Bond thrillers and sees Bond at the mercy of a grotesque madman in his secret tropical lair ...
Dr No, a sinister recluse with mechanical pincers for hands and a sadistic fascination with pain, holds James Bond firmly in his steely grasp. Bond and Honey Rider, his beautiful and vulnerable girl Friday, have been captured trespassing on Dr No's secluded Caribbean island. Intent on protecting his clandestine operations from the British secret service, Dr No sees an opportunity to dispose of an enemy and further his diabolical research. Soon, Bond and Rider are fighting for their lives in a murderous game of Dr No's choosing ...
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Ian Fleming's dynamic spy story may not have been his first James Bond novel (that honour goes to Casino Royale) but it was the first to be filmed, and as such it has remained in the public consciousness as 007's first real adventure. The daddy of all super-villains, Dr Julius No, is holed-up in his lair on Crab Key, a small island in the Caribbean. Bond is despatched by his boss `M' to the Caribbean, to investigate the disappearance of the its Secret Service representative, a friend of 007's, whose mysterious death may well be linked to Dr No's secret operations on Crab Key. The deadly game that No forces Bond to play, is vividly brought to life and styled so as to be extremely thrilling for the reader, whilst the soon-to-be template for all Bond girls - the exotically delicious `Honey Ryder' - adds spice to an adventure that is already excitingly different.
Fleming's genius lay in his ability to write simply, but with an almost fetishistic attention to detail; the reader experiences a delicious thrill when Bond lights another cigarette or describes the minutiae of his daily routine. It is this ability to prompt such a vicarious response in the reader that lifts Fleming's novels from their pulpy origins, and which has given them their longevity and their status' as classic slices of disposable fiction.
Fleming's genius lay in his ability to write simply, but with an almost fetishistic attention to detail; the reader experiences a delicious thrill when Bond lights another cigarette or describes the minutiae of his daily routine. It is this ability to prompt such a vicarious response in the reader that lifts Fleming's novels from their pulpy origins, and which has given them their longevity and their status' as classic slices of disposable fiction.
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I did not buy this for myself a bought it for my mum who can no longer see to read she loves them we only bought the ones that sesn connary acted in the films as that was what she... Read more
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The first super-villian makes for an entertaining read
The sixth James Bond novels shows the beginning of the larger-than-life super-villains that the series has come to be known for, in the character of Doctor No. Read more
Published 8 months ago by J. R. Johnson-Rollings
Simply fantastic
One of the best Bond novels ever written and it was great to be able to have a copy of it on my Kindle - would highly recommend.
Published 9 months ago by MichaelPWebb
Dr. Not so good.
Having read the first five Bond's I had high hopes, but sadly this didn't live up to them. The novels are of their time (Cold War etc), but this one seems slightly dated. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Woofit
Great for the toilet!!!
It gave me diarrhoea! I use this book whenever I feel bunged up. It's so exciting. Fleming has outdone himself in Dr No.
Published on 13 Dec 2009 by Master Reader
The best of the bunch
Ian Fleming's dynamic spy story may not have been his first James Bond novel (that honour goes to Casino Royale) but it was the first to be filmed, and as such it has remained in... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by Captain Pugwash
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Ian Fleming's dynamic spy story may not have been his first James Bond novel (that honour goes to Casino Royale) but it was the first to be filmed, and as such it has remained in... Read more
Published on 10 Mar 2009 by Captain Pugwash
Simple and exciting installment in the Bond series
Brilliant installment in the James Bond series. Simple, fast-paced and exctiting - a great adventure story. Read more
Published on 23 Sep 2007 by Greshon
Brilliant!
Having read 6 of Fleming's Bond novels as well as the For Your Eyes Only short story collection, I can safely say that Dr No is my favourite so far! Read more
Published on 13 July 2007 by S. Jeffery
Doctor No: the Original
Re-reading "Doctor No" for the first time in forty years reminded me of just how many liberties the film makers took with the original Fleming novels, even in the very early days... Read more
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