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I'm re-reading YOLT at the moment, after previously re-reading CR, OHMSS and DN (in that order, I wanted to mix it up a bit).
I'm currently at Dikko On The Ginza, and tried to get my twin brother to read it as well, but to no avail.
He's more of a movie tie-in novel reader. I tried that with Raymond Benson's Die Another Day, that's enough for me.
I just finished reading the entire series and I think my favorite one out of the bunch GOLDFINGER.
I just finished reading the entire series and I think my favorite one out of the bunch GOLDFINGER.
Half way through it now. Really suprised at how true the film stayed to the novel during the round of golf. So far (i'm reading them in order) Moonraker remains my favourite.
Lately I've been picking at the continuation novels, in no particular order. Today I have just started reading For Special Services - I found a 1st edition copy in a charity shop a couple of weeks ago. Before that, I read Colonel Sun, which I would have to rank as the best continuation novel I have read so far. I think I have read about 10, mostly Gardner. I find the Benson books very hard to find here in South Africa. Fleming can be found without too much difficulty, Gardner's are found occasionally, but I have yet to see a Benson novel in any 2nd hand bookshops.
I've almost finished reading Dr No and I've really enjoyed it. Can anybody recomend which to read next?
I've almost finished reading Dr No and I've really enjoyed it. Can anybody recomend which to read next?
Chronologically speaking, GF's next in line. You could do far worse then GF, the canasta cheating, golf game, and torture sequence are addictive and enjoyable. The novel bangs forward with some very enjoyable introspection as well ...
I'll see if my college library stocks it. I sort of stumbled across the Ian Fleming books and did a little dance.
Reading Benson's Never Dream of Dying at the mo -quite enjoying it although obviously not a patch on Fleming or Gardner.
I forgot to finish LALD i don't know why i have been so excited to see QOS thats proberly why i will start the book again and hopefully finish this time. 
Reading Benson's Never Dream of Dying at the mo -quite enjoying it although obviously not a patch on Fleming or Gardner.
WOA ! Put it down, my friend....and save yourself the wasted hours 
presently reading "Devil may care" and am enjoying it very much. Though I find the tennis match too much a copy from GF.
scaramanga1 wrote:Reading Benson's Never Dream of Dying at the mo -quite enjoying it although obviously not a patch on Fleming or Gardner.
WOA ! Put it down, my friend....and save yourself the wasted hours
I have to admit -there are parts of NDOD that come accross very childish -It is certainly one of the weakest Bond novels on the market. I have read it before but absolutely ages ago. I'd forgotten a lot of it -and I'm beginning to see why! I'd like to think some of my own writing is better than some of this novel. I'd give it a 4/10 and that's a generous score -simply because it is a Bond novel. but sadly a poor one.
Colonel Sun. I'm really enjoying it at the moment. I love how the story gets going really quickly.
presently reading "Devil may care" and am enjoying it very much. Though I find the tennis match too much a copy from GF.
Finished the book now. I must say, I have enjoyed reading it but the last 25 pages are very bad. The end ruined the entire story!
I am getting Devil May Care for Christmas so i hope i enjoy it. 
I'm reading Colonel Sun at the moment. And Roger Moore's autobiography.
I finished You Only Live Twice not long ago, thus adding to OHMSS, FRWL and Thunderball for my Fleming exploits. I'll go for Dr. No or Casino Royale next.
Don't know what kept me from these wonderful works all those years of being a Bond fan. Ah yes, thanks be to Penguin for reissuing these buggers. I had a rough time finding them before.
This isn't a bond novel but tonight i am going to start reading my word is my bond. 
Licence Renewed with the idea of developing my 10 year old screen treatment. Sad I know but what the hell, its winter time, i cant go sunbathing
Just finished Roger Moore's memoirs, it is pretty funny. A nice read. Almost finished Colonel Sun, really like it so far.
Read some of My word is mt bond and roger is so so funny )but it brought tears to my eyes when he said about his mum dying. :'(
Just finished Licence Renewed by John Gardner. I think it was okay, not nearly as good as Colonel Sun or (most of) the Flemming ones. Starting For Special Services tomorrow. Saw that it starts at Maastricht Airport.
Just started reading the union trilogy by raymond benson,seems ok so far.
I read all the fleming books,& devil may care so I needed another fix!!
Started Icebreaker yesterday. I liked FSS quite a bit.
Always liked Icebreaker, I felt it was Gardner's best effort, although Licence Renewed waS good. IMO Gardner's novels go downhill from Icebreaker
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