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Kiss the Girls and Make Them Spy: An Original Jane Bond Parody
by
Mabel Maney
Sometimes the Best Bond for a Job is a Jane ... Jane Bond.
"What's the story on Bond?"
"Your man is a homicidal depressive paranoiac," the doctor reported.
"I know that. I want to know what's wrong with him
And be straight with me, man. No medical mumbo jumbo."
"He's lost his nerve."
"What's the story on Bond?"
"Your man is a homicidal depressive paranoiac," the doctor reported.
"I know that. I want to know what's wrong with him
And be straight with me, man. No medical mumbo jumbo."
"He's lost his nerve."
N. had suspected as much. After a long while spent star
...morePaperback, 288 pages
Published
July 3rd 2001
by HarperEntertainment
(first published 2001)
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In 1953, Ian Fleming wrote Casino Royale, creating British master spy James Bond. In the next 11 years, Fleming would write 14 books detailing the adventures of the suave and sexy international spy. In the 60’s, Clyde Allison (the pseudonym of William Henry Knoles) would publish 20 sexy parodies featuring agent 0008 in titles such as Sadisto Royale, For Your Sighs Only, and, my personal favorite, Platypussy. Although the Bond films have been parodied recently, no one has recently parodied the...more
I enjoyed this book immensely. Rarely does a book make me laugh out loud the way KTGAMTS did. The book is a fast paced, witty romp through a fictional 1960's England involving a group of undercover spies dressed as make-up sales girls, the queen of England, and an unlikely heroine (who is incidentally James Bond's twin sister). The cast of characters, though some have merely guest appearances, are all entertaining and humorous. I ended up really adoring the lead character, Jane Bond, and her sar...more
I got a Powell's gift card for my birthday, and my original intention was to spend the whole thing on stickers. When I got to Powell's, though, I discovered that their sticker selection was not what I remembered. My backup plan was to spend my gift card on trashy lesbian fiction, so I bought this book. I did not think that it was as good as the Nancy Clue books, but it was reasonably entertaining. I found the characters to be pretty likeable, but the plot to be sort of boring.
This follow-up to The Girl with the Golden Bouffant lives up to the high expectations Maney set. Funny and touching, Iloved the characters, the story, and the writing style.
This book had some laugh out loud moments, especially around some queer culture stuff. James Bond is unavailable to meet the queen (tied to a bed in an asylum) and the British Secret Service won't admit defeat. So they hire Jane (James's womanizing lesbian twin sister) to impersonate him. Bloopers ensue. There's lots of lesbian relationship drama. And who doesn't love GEORGIE, a secret spy agency of women whose purpose is to prevent the men from ruining the world? The author also wrote som...more
This book had some laugh out loud moments, especially around some queer culture stuff. James Bond is unavailable to meet the queen (tied to a bed in an asylum) and the British Secret Service won't admit defeat. So they hire Jane (James's womanizing lesbian twin sister) to impersonate him. Bloopers ensue. There's lots of lesbian relationship drama. And who doesn't love GEORGIE, a secret spy agency of women whose purpose is to prevent the men from ruining the world? The author also wrote som...more
One of the better Bond parodies I have read.
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I love these Jane Bond books, they are hilarious. Sadly not every library carries them.
This book was a lot of fun. Very campy, but very much a parody of the whole James Bond franchise. This author is apparently one for parody ~ her other books are a series of mysteries involving a teen sleuth named Nancy Clue.
I'm not a fan of mysteries by any definition, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It kept me turning the page until I reached the end, and I would definitely read another in this series.
I'm not a fan of mysteries by any definition, but I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It kept me turning the page until I reached the end, and I would definitely read another in this series.
So, one of my friends picked this up for $1 at a used book sale on a whim, and it's actually quite good. It really doesn't have all that much to do with the James Bond franchise at all, other than a few jokes (my personal favorite being "Amalgamated Widget" instead of "Universal Exports"); mostly it's just an amusing, campy mystery. Definitely good vacation reading!
Mike
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I saw this in the Children's section of a Goodwill store. I felt it was my civic duty to buy it so that little kids wouldn't question why the lady was kissing all the other ladies. I mean to read it soon, but that's going to be a problem what with my giant list of books I need to read.
she missed the mark with jane bond, i think. the girls actually have sex in these, as opposed to the nancy drew books, but it's not as fun. i think without the tongue-in-cheek 50's element it lacks that spark.
Disappointed in this one after reading the Cherry Aimless and Nancy Clue books.
fun, silly, sexy, exciting, and utterly immersible. I love the whole series!
Oh, what the heck. Quick read, brain candy.
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