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Best I've seen yet!
The book Bond too seem to had gone through a make-over. It was quite ultra modern and reminded me from the current cinema Bond. The twists though, most of them I saw coming from miles away. Just finished reading it and I can only think that it was a good book.
Actually infuriates me. That is the cheapest of cheap shots, right there. Deaver just doesn't get it.
I enjoyed it at the time, and was a part of my summer reading. The problem was that Deaver isn't Fleming, and I have gotten to the point where I'll only read Fleming's Bond novels, as many do on this forum. The major issue aside of that is that you could actually replace Bond with any other name, and the name wouldn't affect a thing. It would be all the same without any changes needed. There was no Bond essence, no real Bond elements or mannerisms that we all know from him.
Released 24th May.
"There was no Bond essence, no real Bond elements or mannerisms that we all know from him."
Exactly. Couldn't agree more. I enjoyed the story though but it did lack a bit of a punch.
Exactly. I did not enjoy this book; I know others did. I tried some of Deaver's other books, but was really unsatisfied.
Also, WHY WAS BOND DRIVING A SUBARU? Come on, it's James Bond, not some mountain-back granola beardy tree-hugging wildlife man. He's a spy! A british spy, who should be driving british cars (or at least european). No Japanese rice-burners, please.
I finished the book last November. And I'm still this angry about it.
DMC was better.
Don't read CB if you haven't already. You'll cry.
Fleming had fun with the series, why shouldn't the continuation authors?
I remember when Benson was Public Enemy #1. He seems to have been forgotten, even forgiven, and I see the same effect with Faulks. I imagine that Deaver will be looking pretty good when they hire some espionage writer no one's ever heard of to do a yearly Bond book etc.
All together now..."that's not Bond!!!"
It's one thing to have fun, it's another thing to almost completely change the character of James Bond..and for the worst, as Deaver did. Shameless.
What did you think of Sebastian Faulks' Bond compared to Deaver's, @Bounine?
Much better if I remember correctly. I've only read the book once, back in 2008. I need to read this again but I'm pretty sure I thought to myself at the time that he's certainly not as three dimensional as Fleming's Bond which is the case in most of the continuation novels, but that it does feels like James Bond I'm reading about. It's the story that falls flat. It's always pretty much felt like Bond in every book by every continuation author except for Deaver.
What about you?
You've nailed my main concern, Bond was not as three dimensional, not by a long shot. I suppose the story and lack of level of description didn't help. I've only read Devil May Care and Carte Blanche so my opinion on post-Fleming Bond may be slanted but so far, I don't think much of their work.
Forgot to mention, the exception in terms of Bond being less three dimensional in the continuation novels is John Pearson’s biography of Bond. This is fantastic. I highly recommend it. I think it’s the closest to Fleming out of all the continuation novels except for possibly Christopher Wood’s TSWLM which is the only one I haven’t read yet. I have it but I’m holding off reading it in order to savour the excitement. I'll read it soon.
Maybe "much better" in terms of Faulks's Bond is a bit of an exaggeration but you did feel like you were reading about the James Bond character unlike in CB.
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The character isn't "James Bond" (he has no Flemingesque qualities and doesn't act like the Bond we know), so you might as well just picture a clown in parachute pants.
Read the book must have missed that chapter. Damn you now I have too read it again. ;)
Al my immediate/close male family are big Bond fans.
All agree with me.This is not James Bond.
If you changed the name of the main character it would be a typical Deaver book.
Very disappointing.
I really didn't enjoy this one; Devil May Care was warmer, closer to being Bond, and while not great definitely a good sight better than this effort. I really hope Deaver does not do another Bond story.