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[White Knight]

I just finished reading Never Send Flowers, it was very good. I recomend the book.

[RossMan]

Yes, this was a (another) great Bond book by John Gardner. I thought this was his last really terrific book before ending his run on the series. Top notch villain, one of my fav. from the Gardner era, and an interesting girl. Though, I'm not too fond of the idea of Flicka returning in the next two books, though it did set up the terrific cliffhanger ending in SeaFire.

[RossMan]

Just a random thought but I would have liked the title to be after the villain, Dragonpol, instead of Never Send Flowers.

I liked the Eurodisney climax. Though we all knew Bond would stop the assassination I still really enjoyed it.

[Mister Asterix]

I really enjoyed NEVER SEND FLOWERS. It had one of the most clever villains of the series, certainly Gardner's most memorable, for me anyway. The EuroDisney thing bugged me when I first read it, particularly because the only news I had ever heard of EuroDisney up to the point when this novel was released was that it was failing miserably and was likely going to close. I got over it though after reading just a paragraph or two farther. And I've always really like this title. For me, NEVER SEND FLOWERS is second in Gardner titles to only ICEBREAKER. It speaks of death in a clever way without using the words DIE, DEATH, or KILL.

[RossMan]

Mister Asterix (19 Mar, 2002 01:13 a.m.):
For me, NEVER SEND FLOWERS is second in Gardner titles to only ICEBREAKER. It speaks of death in a clever way without using the words DIE, DEATH, or KILL.

For me Icebreaker is my favorite Gardner title as well as The Man From Barbarossa. It wasn't one of Gardner's best but I always found the title to be a little catchy.

I've nothing against Never Send Flowers as a title.

[JAWS]

I thought the climax in was very weak. Bond in EuroDisney? AAACK!

[White Knight]

I know, but the rest was ok by my standards.