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Fleming keeps you riveted (Sunday Telegraph )
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James Bond is set up to kill his boss M in his office in London. This only marks the beginning of a struggle between Bond and Scaramanga, the one they call "the man with the golden gun."
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Format:Paperback
The late Ian Fleming wrote this final Bond thriller just before his sad passing in the early 60s. The big question was with this and "You Only Live Twice", also "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" did the early films influence changes to his original character? The answer is no. The Bond of the books remains as consistent as he was in "Casino Royale" and "Live and Let Die". The book follows neatly on from "You Only Live Twice" which I would reccommend reading first. Bond has been missing for over a year and his department have already argreed he is dead. In fact he has suffered from amensia and has become corrupted and brainwashed by the KGB. He is sent back to London in an attempt to assainate M, his boss, in a heart stopping and most suspensful opening. Yet when he fails M insists against all odds he should earn a chance to be reinstated, he sends his top man to Jamaica to elminate the millionare hit man, Paco Scaramanga. Fleming's Jmaes Bond ever faithful to his hatred of killing a man in cold blood leds 007 to pass up the perfect opportunity of expiring his enemny and is forced to take a much more dangerous path, he gets inside the man's gang, yet some of the other members are not all what they seem and Scaramanga does not trust Bond as far as he can throw him, and it is only a matter of time before he will realise that Bond is not the man he is pretending to be!
An exciting start leds to some fairly dull moments during the middle of the novel, yet it is not long before things start getting hotter again. Bond is once again portrayed wonderfully by Fleming showing us how his mind works and devealing deep in to his emotions, something that none of the actors in the films could successfully do.
The film version has a completely different plot but the sharp reader may spot one or two nods to the movie of the same name, yet they are not really linked.
As for it's faults, once again, Fleming gives a fairly plain villian, most of the time the bad guys of the books are fairly wooden and too similar to each other, not really proving equal to Bond. Yet, Scaramanga's threat is coloured by other character's description of him. It is not as good as its predessor, "You Only Live Twice" but it comes close, Bond's dreams are beautifully descriptive and so is Fleming's descripton of his female counterpart, Mary Goodnight, who is unfortunately under used in the novel.
All in all, it is a good Fleming Bond novel, there have been some better and others worse. I feel one would need to read other Bond books first to get used to the style to improve their reflections. As previously mentioned, it follows on nicely from "You Only Live Twice" a slightly better book which would make this one benefit from being read first.
However there was only one true James Bond and he lived in the 1950s and early 1960s, on the pages on Ian Flemings brilliant spy novels. This is the final outing of the World's most famous spy before Flemings health sadly failed. And it is great final bow too!
An exciting start leds to some fairly dull moments during the middle of the novel, yet it is not long before things start getting hotter again. Bond is once again portrayed wonderfully by Fleming showing us how his mind works and devealing deep in to his emotions, something that none of the actors in the films could successfully do.
The film version has a completely different plot but the sharp reader may spot one or two nods to the movie of the same name, yet they are not really linked.
As for it's faults, once again, Fleming gives a fairly plain villian, most of the time the bad guys of the books are fairly wooden and too similar to each other, not really proving equal to Bond. Yet, Scaramanga's threat is coloured by other character's description of him. It is not as good as its predessor, "You Only Live Twice" but it comes close, Bond's dreams are beautifully descriptive and so is Fleming's descripton of his female counterpart, Mary Goodnight, who is unfortunately under used in the novel.
All in all, it is a good Fleming Bond novel, there have been some better and others worse. I feel one would need to read other Bond books first to get used to the style to improve their reflections. As previously mentioned, it follows on nicely from "You Only Live Twice" a slightly better book which would make this one benefit from being read first.
However there was only one true James Bond and he lived in the 1950s and early 1960s, on the pages on Ian Flemings brilliant spy novels. This is the final outing of the World's most famous spy before Flemings health sadly failed. And it is great final bow too!
Thanks for reading!
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Several months ago, I decided to read all James Bond novels... And this is the one I most enjoyed...
Firstly, If you want to understand & enjoy the first part, you have to read "You only live twice" first...
That said, the read is easy and fluid... The book is well balanced between scene of action and scene of "reflexion" from Bond.
I think this is the best book wrote by Ian Fleming.
As for the story, M send 007 with a license to kill Scaramanga, the "man with the golden gun", who is responsible for deaths in almost every secret services.
But this is not a James Bond movie, and 007 doesn't want to kill in cold blood. So he is gonna have to force a confrontation with Scaramanga... But will he be the first to fire?
That for you to find out !
If you already read and liked other James Bond novels, this is a must-read...
If you never read a James Bond before, I wouldn't advice you to read this one first as it is one the last books. "Casino royal" or "From Russia with love" would be better to start...
Firstly, If you want to understand & enjoy the first part, you have to read "You only live twice" first...
That said, the read is easy and fluid... The book is well balanced between scene of action and scene of "reflexion" from Bond.
I think this is the best book wrote by Ian Fleming.
As for the story, M send 007 with a license to kill Scaramanga, the "man with the golden gun", who is responsible for deaths in almost every secret services.
But this is not a James Bond movie, and 007 doesn't want to kill in cold blood. So he is gonna have to force a confrontation with Scaramanga... But will he be the first to fire?
That for you to find out !
If you already read and liked other James Bond novels, this is a must-read...
If you never read a James Bond before, I wouldn't advice you to read this one first as it is one the last books. "Casino royal" or "From Russia with love" would be better to start...
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Oft maligned as the weakest of Ian Fleming's secret agent novels (it was also his last) The Man with the Golden Gun is a thoroughly enjoyable tale of the titular mercenary `Scaramanga' and 007's seemingly suicidal mission to assassinate this thorn in the side of Secret Services around the world.
The novel is certainly unconventional compared to its predecessors; there is no plot as such and Bond, after attempting to murder his boss - M - in the opening chapter, is both irreparably damaged and at the same time stoically determined to redeem himself and continue to serve his country, no matter what the cost. This is a lean and sparing thriller, which serves its purpose as both disposable fun and poignant final chapter in the (original) career of the world's most famous spy.
The novel is certainly unconventional compared to its predecessors; there is no plot as such and Bond, after attempting to murder his boss - M - in the opening chapter, is both irreparably damaged and at the same time stoically determined to redeem himself and continue to serve his country, no matter what the cost. This is a lean and sparing thriller, which serves its purpose as both disposable fun and poignant final chapter in the (original) career of the world's most famous spy.
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Published 3 months ago by Delpherias
Too bad this is the end
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Published 23 months ago by Anders Ek Backman
Another fast-moving, (slightly less) prejudice-laden adventure
The imminent arrival of "Devil May Care", the latest Bond Novel, by Sebastian Faulks under licence from the Fleming Estate, seemed a good time to re-read this, the last of... Read more
Published on 23 May 2008 by Mr. N. Dougan
Jamaica, Goodnight and 'Pistols' Scaramanga
This is a very strange Bond tale that seems to wander away from the normal scheme of things...Incidentally, I don't think a Bond book has ever differed so much from the film, the... Read more
Published on 2 May 2001 by Andy (aaamack@omantel.net.om)
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Although this book is enjoyable it is nowhere near the standards of Fleming's previous novels. The main problem is that it has an unfinished feel to it; the elements are mostly in... Read more
Published on 6 Nov 2000
A good conclusion to Bond's career.
The book is excellently written although apparently, Ian Fleming died before finishing it and it is obvious towards the end that it was completed by a anonymous author. Read more
Published on 10 Feb 2000
Great Book!
Kieron, why this book feels 'unfinished', is because Fleming was dying when he was writing it, and if you think that the last part of the book doesn't feel really like it wasn't... Read more
Published on 10 Sep 1999
Sad end to Ian Fleming's Bond
Although this book is enjoyable it is nowhere near the standards of Fleming's previous novels. The main problem is that it has an unfinished feel to it; the elements are mostly in... Read more
Published on 9 Sep 1999
An Exciting climax to Fleming's Era
A drastic sequel to You Only Live Twice, this Bond book was action-packed and descriptive. It was funny in some parts and had a good storyline. Read more
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