Ian Fleming
Paperback | Pages: 247 pages Rating: 3.74 | 19633 Users | 1192 Reviews
Details About Books Moonraker (James Bond (Original Series) #3)
| Title | : | Moonraker (James Bond (Original Series) #3) |
| Author | : | Ian Fleming |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Deluxe Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 247 pages |
| Published | : | December 31st 2002 by Penguin Books (first published 1955) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Spy Thriller. Espionage. Adventure. Mystery |
Description To Books Moonraker (James Bond (Original Series) #3)
‘For several minutes he stood speechless, his eyes dazzled by the terrible beauty of the greatest weapon on earth’He’s a self-made millionaire, head of the Moonraker rocket programme and loved by the press. So why is Sir Hugo Drax cheating at cards? Bond has just five days to uncover the sinister truth behind a national hero, in Ian Fleming’s third 007 adventure.
Mention Books Conducive To Moonraker (James Bond (Original Series) #3)
| Original Title: | Moonraker |
| ISBN: | 0142002062 (ISBN13: 9780142002063) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | James Bond (Original Series) #3, James Bond - Extended |
| Series: | #3, James Bond (Original Series) #3 , more |
| Characters: | James Bond |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) Dover, Kent, England(United Kingdom) |
Rating About Books Moonraker (James Bond (Original Series) #3)
Ratings: 3.74 From 19633 Users | 1192 ReviewsAssess About Books Moonraker (James Bond (Original Series) #3)
For all of you who read my previous James Bond reviews (Casino Royale and Live & Let Die) this four-star review will be giving you quite a shock.James Bond is going about his normal life as a Double 0 Operative. And I really mean normal! He reads boring reports and goes to the shooting range. Then, he's called into M's office. He and M discuss a man who's a current English celebrity: Sir Hugo Drax. A very rich man who has invested tons of money into creating a Moonraker, a large rocket/thingWhat is there that can possibly be left to be written about Britains favourite secret agent that hasnt already been said a million times before, by feminists, by film reviewers, even by distinguished literary gents? While the cover art is calculated to have any teenage boys blood racing girls! guns! rockets! this book delivers on both the book and recent film versions of Casino Royales promise of a more appealing, albeit less charming, Bond.What you know are to become key elements of the films
Rocketman. It was a straightforward Ian Fleming novel. Not the best, but the pages kept turning. A little weird reading it at the same time I was reading Gravity's Rainbow.
(A-) 84% | Very GoodNotes: James Bond, dispirited office worker, awaits assignment and considers the empty, material life his profession affords.
First time I'm trying a James Bond novel, and even though I wasn't blown away or anything, it was still an enjoyable read... Well, an enjoyable "listen" actually, since I picked this on audiobook. And I'm glad I did, because the always excellent Simon Vance does a great job narrating Bond's adventures. I'm sure I'll listen some more in the future. Hopefully the next one will have a bit more action and a better female character.
My favorite James Bond yet! A thrilling card game, a sinister plot involving a nuclear warhead, and a good old fashioned car chase fulfilled all of my action needs. I quite liked the relationship Bond had with Ms. Brand (specifically that it didn't go at all as he expected it to) and the detailed writing in this novel is just absolutely luxurious.
I continue to enjoy the James Bond novels, but I also continue to be shocked at just how different the novels are than the books. I really shouldn't be surprised, as the novels were written in the mid 50s and this movie, for example, was made in the last 70s. I find it a credit to the movie writers that they are able to take a story and restructure it into what the movie scripts finally became.So in this one there's no outer space action, no giant snake fight (boo!), and no Jaws. But the
0 comments:
Post a Comment