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'Devil May Care' reviewed by Charles Cumming


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#1 Trident

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Posted 05 June 2008 - 07:36 AM

Charles Cumming has given 'Devil May Care' a quite friendly review on the pages of THE SPECTATOR. Some CBners may recognize that Mr Cumming did a little research for it on CBn's forums:

On a damp spring evening in 1955, Ian Fleming returned home to find his wife, Ann, hosting a salon at their house in Victoria Square. Raucous laughter was emanating from the drawing-room downstairs. One by one, the cream of London

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Posted 05 June 2008 - 07:40 AM

Miss Moneypenny makes an appearance, as does Felix Leiter, a leg and arm now missing following an unfortunate incident with a hammerhead shark in Thunderball


Hmm.

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Posted 05 June 2008 - 07:45 AM

Miss Moneypenny makes an appearance, as does Felix Leiter, a leg and arm now missing following an unfortunate incident with a hammerhead shark in Thunderball


Hmm.



Well, obviously not yet enough research. But my main concern is not the obvious confusing of 'Thunderball' and 'Live And Let Die'. I have a feeling Cumming may be a little too lenient on the novel as a whole.