Spose.The books and the films diverged quite early on with a couple of exceptions. Personally, I prefer the Fleming books and one or two of those that followed, although almost none of the John Gardner books were worth reading twice. Or once in many cases. Sebastian Ffaulkes did a good job and it's a shame he didn't try to get another shot at it. They picked Jeffrey Deaver to write one and it was a dripping pile of wanksocks. About 200 pages too many and it's utter, crushing dullness can be summed up with one short quotation about how th henchman fancied his boss:
'His love for him had to remain as buried and as dangerous as a VS-90 landmine.'
('His love for him had to remain as buried and as dangerous as a VS-90 landmine.'
Colonel Boris "...a desperate Buzzfeed imitation...",
Mon 25 Feb 2013, 22:50,
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*reveals hidden door and ushers in*i must confess to never having read any or ever being that much of a fan. i just grew up with the fillums being on the telly a lot.
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artifus is doing it all wrong,
Mon 25 Feb 2013, 23:24,
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