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[Tanger]

I know. It's really surprising because I never get confused and I can always pick a book up and remember exactly what's happened through the story and where I left off.

[Qwerty]

Well, I guess that's good then that you can do it. The most I can usually handle is 2 books at once, but I usuallu go so engrossed in the one that I want to finish it even quicker, and then finish the other one.

[Tanger]

Yeah, I guess I found my talent.

[Righty007]

I'm on the second to last chapter in Moonraker. When I finish I will move on to Diamonds Are Forever.

[americanbond]

This is kinda silly...

I was just reading the part in TMWTRT where Bond and Reiko are trapped in the room with the mosquitos. A bug landed on me and scared the **** out of me. I guess i should say it scared the living daylights out of me.

[Icephoenix]

LOL!

[Righty007]

I finished Moonraker last night and started Diamonds Are Forever.

[Qwerty]

I just received my UK 1st edition of Death is Forever in the mail, so I figure it's time to reread it again!

I've always thought it was a good one of his.

[Turn]

I just finished License Renewed last night and am trying to decide whether to go with Gardner's second, For Special Services, or skip to something else.

[Genrewriter]

I just finished License Renewed last night and am trying to decide whether to go with Gardner's second, For Special Services, or skip to something else.

I'd give For special Services a spin. I just finished re-reading it a week ago, it's great.

[Qwerty]

I second Genrewriter's suggestion, it truly is one of the best paced novels by Gardner, and after reading that shining review on Bond's Saab by Zencat, I'm very eager to read For Special Services again.

[Turn]

Well that clinches it for me. Thanks for the suggestions Genrewriter and Qwerty.

I got it for my birthday in hardback and started reading it and got through about half of it back when it came out in 1982 or 1983 and never finished it. I came close to beginning it last night, but chose to watch my DVD of The Persuaders with the Roger commentary instead.

[Righty007]

I finished reading Diamonds Are Forever and started reading From Russia With Love last night.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

I would like to read The Spy Who Loved Me as well as You Only Live Twice, but currently I'm not reading a Bond novel.

[terminus]

My boyfriend is currently reading TMWTRT - it's his first non-Flemming Bond novel and he's enjoying it a lot. I'm going to get him reading the Gardner novels when he gets back from his month in Kansas.

And I'm currently six chapters into IceBreaker - the chapter where Bond gets the picture of Tudeer. It's good - but it's not my favourite novel.

Gardner seems to unnecessarily flirt with foreign locations. Bond is in Funchal for less than a chapter - this could've quite easily been kept in Scandinavia and this would've been the Norse country novel, like YOLT was the Japanese Bond novel.

But anyway.

After that I'm gonna have to find me a copy of Role of Honor, Death is Forever or Never Send Flowers.

Or eventually finish TFOD.

[Qwerty]

Just as a suggestion terminus, I'd continue with Role Of Honour, so if you've read FSS, you can continue with the SPECTRE trilogy.

[Tanger]

I finished James Bond the Authorised Biography by John Pearson last week and started on the Chris Wood novelisation James Bond and Moonraker.
Also, Goldfinger came in the post this morning which I'm anxious to read.

[Qwerty]

Well, now I'm off to Moonraker for the Blades Club, good to be reading a Bond novel again.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

I'm exactly reading three books at the moment. Moonraker, You Only Live Twice, and Angela's Ashes.

[Qwerty]

I try to read many at the same time, never works though.

[SPECTRE ASSASSIN]

Yes, I'm confusing some characters from Angela's Ashes with Moonraker!

[Qwerty]

That's why I'll finish one first, I hate reading books at the same time.

[bryonalston]

Right now, I'm about halfway through ZERO MINUS TEN, the last Benson novel that I have to read.

[Righty007]

I'm still reading From Russia With Love. It is great!

[Tanger]

I just finished James Bond and Moonraker last night and started on Goldfinger.

Also an almost mint paperback copy of Colonel Sun arrived yesterday morning aswell as an extremely good condition copy of James Bond, The Spy Who Loved Me. I also ordered For Your Eyes Only, Octopussy and The Living Daylights, The Gardner Omnibus, High Time To Kill, Never Dream of Dying and TMWTGG by Yaroslav and Horak which should arrive any day now.

[Qwerty]

Well I finished Moonraker a while ago, waiting for Friday when I can go pick up The Man with the Golden Gun graphic novel.

[Blofeld's Cat]

Last month I started my project of reading all the Fleming Bonds in order and without interruption. I've now just started into Part 2 of From Russia With Love.

[Johnboy007]

I am about 1/4 through Christopher Wood's The Spy Who Loved Me. Very enjoyable.

[Bond111]

I just finished reading You Only Live Twice for my first time. I thought the first half of the book was somewhat dull, but I rather enjoyed the second half. The ending was great.

Soon I will start The Man With The Golden Gun. I recently bought one of the new Penguin copies.

[JackChase007]

Started Diamonds Are Forever several days ago. This is my second time reading it - the first time I read it, I wasn't used to Fleming's style and wasn't able to take anything in. I'll probably read From Russia With Love after that one (well, there are a few other non-Bond books I'll read in-between) and then skip to Thunderball, as I've read all the books from Doctor No on to For Your Eyes Only and took those in rather well.