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No BOND novels in the BBC's Big Read Top 100 ...


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#1 taxman2001

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Posted 17 May 2003 - 11:19 PM

I mean, not one.

So are we surprised? I am.

Maybe, Bond novels are not seen as culturally acceptable and when you think of 007 you think of the films.

Or maybe we were too busy reading Bond and didn't bother to vote ...

#2 MrDraco

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Posted 17 May 2003 - 11:27 PM

I hate that man,
Alot of people think bond is just smut, or throw togather another one i hate is..."Its the same story over and over again."
its a series..get use to it :)

#3 Righty007

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Posted 18 May 2003 - 12:07 AM

This is very suprising.

#4 Tehuti 004

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Posted 27 May 2003 - 07:26 PM

In the BBC forums for the 'Big Read' I started a thread about the Bond novels, and I got were negative comments...

#5 doublenoughtspy

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Posted 27 May 2003 - 07:30 PM

Um, what's a brother got to do to get some links here people?

Where is the BBC list?

Where is the BBC forum Bond thread so we can pitch in?

#6 Tehuti 004

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Posted 27 May 2003 - 07:45 PM

I'll have a look about for it later, I think it's quite a way back, if it still exists, because there were only a couple of replies.

#7 Coop

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Posted 27 May 2003 - 09:02 PM

The sad fact is, the novels just aren't popular enough to figure in a list like this :)