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This second book in the James Bond series was quite exciting. Full of dangers from poisonous fish, voodoo and a sophisticated crime syndicate based in Harlem. I found the action in this one (especially at the finish) to be raised several notches above the previous book (Casino Royale). The setting moved from NYC to St. Petersburg to Jamaica which kept things interesting. Bond remained the vulnerable hero that Fleming created in the first book, even to the point of shedding a tear after a particu
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This might indeed be the most controversial books written by Fleming as he was bend on creating a coloured criminal mastermind because as he saw that the coloured society was bound to create great people so the same could be said for the underworld. Fleming sketched a somewhat questionable mood around this idea, even if it was perhaps not quite his idea to be racist at all. It has been the last 20 years that the PC thinking have made us look skeptical towards the writing of before and became jud
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This is probably the worst Bond novel of them all. It introduces some characters that will be key in Dr No, but the overall story of this book is poor. It is too hard to follow with too many other characters doing too many things. I don't recommend this one.
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My favorite Bond movie and a good book too!
Good story but plenty of distracting racism.
Aug 05, 2010
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