Interested in reading members' views on the best and worst of the Bond short stories, by all authors (I write "all", but I'm not sure that anyone but Fleming and Benson wrote Bond short stories).
I've only read the Flemings, myself - "Quantum of Solace" and "Octopussy" being overwhelmingly my favourites (in that order).
James Bond short stories
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Loomis
, Apr 06 2004 07:08 PM
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Posted 06 April 2004 - 07:11 PM
I absolutely love the short stories and am doing an article on the Fleming's ones for now for CBn.
The best in my view are Octopussy, Risico, and The Hildebrand Rarity, although I truly love every one of them.
The best in my view are Octopussy, Risico, and The Hildebrand Rarity, although I truly love every one of them.
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Posted 06 April 2004 - 07:14 PM
Cool. Looking forward to reading it, Qwerty.I absolutely love the short stories and am doing an article on the Fleming's ones for now for CBn.
"The Hildebrand Rarity" - yes, that's another corker.
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Posted 06 April 2004 - 07:18 PM
Thanks Loomis, I really hope you enjoy it, as it's my first 'real' article about a specific Ian Fleming novel(s), that I've done in a while.
I might start a thread sometime soon, so as to use as a representation of the favorite of all the short stories from the members of CBn, if forced to choose just one.
I might start a thread sometime soon, so as to use as a representation of the favorite of all the short stories from the members of CBn, if forced to choose just one.
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Posted 06 April 2004 - 07:20 PM
“The Living Daylights” has always been my favourite. It seemed to sum up James Bond all in one compact situation.
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Posted 06 April 2004 - 10:41 PM
I'm with Asterix: TLD really is a cool mini story, offering alot of insight into the character.
Hell, they are all good!
Hell, they are all good!
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Posted 07 April 2004 - 06:31 AM
Really like them all a lot. "Octopussy", "The Living Daylights", "Risico", "Quantum of Solace" and "The Hildebrand Rarity" are most favored, while "From A View To A Kill", "For Your Eyes Only" and "The Property of A Lady" are lesser joys IMO.
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Posted 10 April 2004 - 12:01 AM
the worst of Fleming's would have to be A View to a Kill............ I like all the rest though....
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Posted 10 April 2004 - 03:54 AM
From A View to a Kill, works, but not on the level of some of his other ones I feel. What can I say though, I love it, as I do with all the short stories.
It has a rather fast pace, that I think soemtimes gets ahead of itself in the story, thus making such scenes as Bond's conversations seem just there, and not integral to the story.
Still, a great read.
It has a rather fast pace, that I think soemtimes gets ahead of itself in the story, thus making such scenes as Bond's conversations seem just there, and not integral to the story.
Still, a great read.