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An outstanding novel, and perhaps Fleming's best. While Ian has an occasional hiccup (i.e., "shrugged his shoulders"), his prose is tight, lean, and fast. His descriptions and character development--especially for Kerim and Rosa Klebb--are vivid, deep, and believable. His dialogue and beats are flawless, and almost every chapter ends with a cliffhanger.
A bonus is that Fleming's knowledge and mention of actual WWII intelligence players and spycraft (i.e., NVKD's Beria, Burgess, and the "Spektor" ...more
A bonus is that Fleming's knowledge and mention of actual WWII intelligence players and spycraft (i.e., NVKD's Beria, Burgess, and the "Spektor" ...more
My favorite Bond novel so far. It has a great plot and characters and leaves a major cliffhanger at the end. Like all the books up to now it differs from the movie in major ways.
Shame on me for not reading this one earlier. A great book that they turned into a slightly less great movie.
Sep 12, 2012
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