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Live and Let Die (Penguin Modern Classics) [Paperback]

Ian Fleming (Author)
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Publication Date: 3 Jun 2004 | ISBN-10: 0141187573 | ISBN-13: 978-0141187570 | Edition: New Ed

Beautiful, fortune-telling Solitaire is the prisoner and tool of Mr Big: master of fear, artist in crime and Voodoo Baron of Death.

But James Bond has no time for hocus pocus. He knows that this criminal heavy hitter is also a top SMERSH operative and a real threat. More than that, after tracking him through the jazz joints of Harlem, to the everglades and on to the Caribbean, 007 has realized that Big is one of the most dangerous men he has ever faced...

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  • Paperback: 240 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin Classics; New Ed edition (3 Jun 2004)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0141187573
  • ISBN-13: 978-0141187570
  • Product Dimensions: 12.9 x 1.4 x 19.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (54 customer reviews)
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There is only one Bond. Enjoy these intoxicating spy novels in stylish Vintage Classics editions. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Not for the faint hearted 15 Oct 2002
By Mr. A. P. Venables
Format:Paperback
"Live and Let Die" is the second and, in my opinion, one of the best of the original Bond novels. "Casino Royale" wonderfully introduced the world to James Bond 007 but "Live and Let Die" is a more satisfying adventure.
James Bond 007 is pitted against Mr.Big, a member of SMERSH who uses the voodoo religion to terrify both his subjects and his enemies.

As with all the original Bond novels, certain elements haven't aged well. In places it does have a somewhat racist tone and everyone knows about how our hero treats the fairer sex. It's hard to forget that these books are around fifty years old. Though having said that, the depiction of James Bond with his frustrations, fears and morale doubts is still compelling reading.

"Live and Let Die" is amazing piece of work. It is not a novel that is rich in symbolism or meaning but is its focus is something more visceral. Live and Let Die is escapism, thrusting the reader from one narrow escape to the next, from one shock to the next. It contains passages of pure excitement and an amazing sense of danger. Not as far fetched as some of his later works, Live and Let Die has a very well balanced tone. "Midnight among the worms" is one of the most memorable and exciting chapters I have ever read.

If you want to get to know the literary or just want to get your heart pounding then read "Live and Let Die".

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars The Beginning of the Bond Formula 12 Oct 2012
By Graham James Mummery TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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"Live and Let Die" was Ian Fleming's second James Bond novel. In Casino Royale (Vintage Classics) he established the character of Bond, ending with the latter resolving to go after Soviet Intelligence's terror machine, SMERSH. In fact, Fleming was partly out of date in using SMERSH in this way because in reality it had been disbanded before the nineteen fifties when he was writing. But it was a useful conceit and playing on fears generated by Cold War which was then at its height.

"Casino Royale" had shown many features that will continue to appear in the Bond novels. But the first book is in some ways different form other Bond books in that the main thriller action largely takes place the first two thirds. In "Live and Let Die," the James Bond format is established which was also largely followed in the films also, even when they departed from the novels: Bond is briefed by M about an enemy agent (in this case an American gangster and SMERSH agent, Mr Big) and sent abroad to break his operation. In the course of the adventure which moves from New York via Florida, to its climax in Jamaica, he encounters an assortment of villains, henchmen plus the inevitable beautiful woman.

This is combined with Fleming's atmospheric descriptions of the places Bond visits which are often very accurate and based on local knowledge, for example his his descriptions of the winds in Jamaica. The characterisarion of Mr Big, as with all the villains, is highly effective: a Negro who uses Voodoo (which Fleming had read about, and maybe misrepresents) to cultivate a fear. There is also the first use Barracuda's which seem to be a favorite animal of Bond villains for disposing of people, and which Fleming was familiar with as an enthusiastic skin diver. Plus as always there is the pace of the writing which Kingsley Amis called the "Fleming sweep" that keeps the reader interested from beginning to the end.

Fleming, to me, is one of the most effective thriller writers ever. His ability to provide this mixture of pace, thrills and atmosphere is as always a winning combination. This is perhaps not my personal all time favorite Bond novel. That would be either From Russia with Love (Vintage)or Dr No (Penguin Modern Classics) which were still to come. But "Live and Let Die" still is near the top of the very best Bond novels and, unlike thrillers from some other authors, remains fresh and very readable even on repeated readings.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars Plain fabulous. 20 Nov 2011
By Pius
Format:Paperback
The first thing about Live and Let Die is the very attractive start with terrific descriptions and well written lines. It drew me in just great.The writing is smooth or even poetic and comes with a wittiness and effective dialogue that is not common around.The plot reminds me of Flash of the Sun. Not only it is gripping, it comes with many twists and turns and is effective in retaining the reader's interest all the way to the end.
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