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BOND POLLS 2017: 007 Literature Contest, TOP 10 Fleming's Best [RESULTS, WINNER & RUNNER-UP, page 8]

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  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Good idea!! Let's promote this topic again ;-). Please keep voting guys and girls!
  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
    edited December 2016 Posts: 732
    My ratings 12-30-2016:

    12 Pts. On Her Majesty's Secret Service - Ian Fleming (1963)
    10 Pts. Moonraker - Ian Fleming (1955)
    08 Pts. Casino Royale - Ian Fleming (1953)
    07 Pts. From Russia With Love - Ian Fleming (1957)
    06 Pts. Thunderball - Ian Fleming (1961)
    05 Pts. Live And Let Die - Ian Fleming (1954)[/quote]
    04 Pts. You Only Live Twice - Ian Fleming (1964)
    03 Pts. Doctor No - Ian Fleming (1958)
    02 Pts. Quantum Of Solace - Ian Fleming (1960)
    01 Pts. Goldfinger - Ian Fleming (1959)
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    Posts: 3,176
    12 Pts. Moonraker
    10 Pts. Casino Royale
    08 Pts. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    07 Pts. Dr. No
    06 Pts. Goldfinger
    05 Pts. Thunderball
    04 Pts. From A View To A Kill
    03 Pts. The Living Daylights
    02 Pts. The Spy Who Loved Me
    01 Pts. From Russia With Love

    The top three were easy picks and the running order is long-established. Everything below that would likely be a completely different list tomorrow...
  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
    edited January 2017 Posts: 893
    Nightmare. Can't do a top 10 but forced into this and not including the short stories as that's too stressful to work in.

    12 Pts. Moonraker
    10 Pts. Casino Royale
    08 Pts. Goldfinger
    07 Pts. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    06 Pts. You Only Live Twice
    05 Pts. Dr. No
    04 Pts. Diamonds Are Forever
    03 Pts. From Russia With Love
    02 Pts. Live and Let Die
    01 Pt. Thunderball



  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    44 voters now ;-). Sjee, I had to update quite a lot...
  • Agent_99Agent_99 enjoys a spirited ride as much as the next girl
    Posts: 3,176
    And I already want to go back in and swap Dr No and Goldfinger around. I swear I will not edit my post...
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    kEEP VOTING GUYS ;-)
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    007InVT wrote: »
    Nightmare. Can't do a top 10 but forced into this and not including the short stories as that's too stressful to work in.

    12 Pts. Moonraker
    10 Pts. Casino Royale
    08 Pts. Goldfinger
    07 Pts. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    06 Pts. You Only Live Twice
    05 Pts. Casino Royale
    04 Pts. Diamonds Are Forever
    03 Pts. From Russia With Love
    02 Pts. Live and Let Die
    01 Pt. Thunderball



    Oops, you used "Casino Royale" twice in your TOP 10 ;-).
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Keep voting guys ;-). Could you correct your votes @007InVT ?
  • 007InVT007InVT Classified
    Posts: 893
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    Keep voting guys ;-). Could you correct your votes @007InVT ?

    That's because it's so good!

  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    please keep voting ;)
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    edited January 2017 Posts: 6,304
    12 points OHMSS (the apotheosis of Bond)
    11 points CR
    10 points YOLT
    9 points MR
    8 points FRWL
    7 points GF
    6 points DN
    5 points LALD
    4 points TB (I must admit, I am fatigued by this story)
    3 points DAF
    2 points TMWTGG
    1 point TSWLM
  • PussyNoMorePussyNoMore
    Posts: 520
    12 pts FRWL
    10 pts MR
    8 pts OHMSS
    7 pts CR
    6 pts DN
    5 pts YOLT
    4 pts GF
    3 pts TB
    2 pts LALD
    1 pts TSWLM

  • tanaka123tanaka123
    edited January 2017 Posts: 4,325
    12 points FRWL
    11 points OHMSS
    10 points YOLT
    9 points CR
    8 points MR
    7 points DN
    6 points TB
    5 points LALD
    4 points GF
    3 points DAF
    2 points TSWLM
    1 point TMWTGG
  • DoctorNoDoctorNo USA-Maryland
    edited February 2017 Posts: 755
    12 Pts. Moonraker
    10 Pts. Dr. No
    08 Pts. From Russia With Love

    07 Pts. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    06 Pts. Casino Royale
    05 Pts. Live and Let Die
    04 Pts. Thunderball
    03 Pts. Quantum of Solace
    02 Pts. Diamonds Are Forever
    01 Pts. The Spy Who Loved Me
  • JamesBondKenyaJamesBondKenya Danny Boyle laughs to himself
    Posts: 2,730
    I've only read until frwl however I wouldn't mind if my opinion was taken into account

    12 from Russia With Love
    10 moonraker
    8 casino Royale
    4 diamonds Are Forever
    0 live and Let die

  • MooseWithFleasMooseWithFleas Philadelphia
    Posts: 3,369
    I will likely not have time to read all of them (have a couple more to go), but will remind myself to pick my tops before the deadline.
  • suavejmfsuavejmf Harrogate, North Yorkshire, England
    Posts: 5,131
    12 points DN
    11 points CR
    10 points TB
    9 points LALD
    8 points FRWL
    7 points OHMSS
    6 points MR
    5 points YOLT
    4 points DAF
    3 points GF
    2 points TSWLM
    1 point TMWTGG








  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    edited May 2017 Posts: 11,119
    Let's continue this contest ;-). But please note: If you have voted already, do not post a 'changed' TOP 10. It's too much fuzz for me to maintain the scores.

    Post your TOP 10 only, and as follows:

    12 POINTS: Your No# 1 Bond Novel
    10 POINTS: Your Runner-up Bond Novel
    08 POINTS: Your 2nd Runner-up Bond Novel
    07 POINTS: Your 4th placed novel
    06 POINTS: Your 5th placed novel
    05 POINTS: Your 6th placed novel
    04 POINTS: Your 7th placed novel
    03 POINTS: Your 8th placed novel
    02 POINTS: Your 9th placed novel
    01 POINT: Your 10th placed novel
  • GBFGBF
    Posts: 3,197
    12 points OHMSS
    10 points FRWL
    08 points FYEO
    07 points MR
    06 points Risico
    05 points CR
    04 points GF
    03 points YOLT
    02 points DN
    01 point QoS
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Hmmm, no points for the great TB there. Why if I may ask @GBF ;-)?
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Please, do not forget the deadline!
  • peterpeter Toronto
    edited July 2017 Posts: 9,509
    12 points MR
    10 points FRWL
    08 points OHMSS (these top three can change order at any given time
    07 points CR
    06 points TSWLM (maybe controversial-- i've always loved it)
    05 points TMWTGG (another controversial choice-- i realize it's not as fleshed out as the others, but I've always loved it from beginning to end and found it quite filmatic as well)
    04 points DN
    03 points YOLT
    02 points GF
    01 point DAF
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Okay, I did some recounts. We have 39 voters. I excluded all the IMDB results. So only the forummembers who posted their TOP 10 in here the first time, will be counted :-).

  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Current standings, after 39 voters:

    01. 360 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    02. 315 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    03. 285 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    04. 283 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    05. 167 POINTS: ? ? ?
    06. 165 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    07. 160 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    08. 130 POINTS: ? ? ?)
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    18. 009 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    19. 009 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    20. 005 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    21. 000 POINTS: ? ? ?)
  • ThunderfingerThunderfinger Das Boot Hill
    Posts: 45,489
    Gustav_Graves wrote: »
    Current standings, after 39 voters:

    01. 360 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    02. 315 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    03. 285 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    04. 283 POINTS: ? ? ?)
    05. 167 POINTS: ? ? ?
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    08. 130 POINTS: ? ? ?)
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    Not bad at all. ??? is a little too low, though.
  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
    edited July 2017 Posts: 732
    I am very curious to see the results. I came to appreciate the novels as their own pretty late to be honest - when I first read them, I had too much of the cinematic Bond (here: Sean Connery) in mind to fully accept then. When a newly translated version with those beautiful covers from Michael Gillette was published some years ago, I read them one after another and I totally "got" the character Fleming created which greatly differs from most of the cinematic versions (which, still, I appreciate of course - but as their own breed).

    For me, Daniel Craig's cinematic version opened myself up for the novels - he brought a lot of Fleming's Bond to the silver screen.

    So, for the novels, I expect the Top 5 to be a mix of 50's and 60's ... with OHMSS and Moonraker being among them. But ... let's wait and see :-D

    Thanks for doing the poll!
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    I will release the results after Sunday ;-). Until then, you can still vote!!
  • SeanCraigSeanCraig Germany
    Posts: 732
    I already did ;-)
  • Gustav_GravesGustav_Graves
    Posts: 11,119
    Very well. And to others? Keep voting.
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