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A review by catherine_t
From Russia With Love by Ian Fleming
adventurous
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
James Bond has interfered with SMERSH's plans one time too many. Now they're out for revenge. Baiting the hook with a beautiful young woman and a Russian encryption machine, SMERSH lures Bond to Istanbul. Will 007 manage to escape their clutches?
Ian Fleming novels are a guilty pleasure of mine. His Bond is a cruel, hard man, not the charmer of the films. But Bond lives in the hard, cruel world of postwar Europe and the long slide into the Cold War. I enjoy the books as historical fiction, though they were current at the time they were published. I wouldn't want to meet this Bond in a dark alley, unless he was firmly on my side of the fight.
Ian Fleming novels are a guilty pleasure of mine. His Bond is a cruel, hard man, not the charmer of the films. But Bond lives in the hard, cruel world of postwar Europe and the long slide into the Cold War. I enjoy the books as historical fiction, though they were current at the time they were published. I wouldn't want to meet this Bond in a dark alley, unless he was firmly on my side of the fight.