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Doctor No (James Bond Novels) [Paperback]

IAN(AUTHOR) FLEMING (Author)
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5.0 out of 5 stars One of Fleming's best May 10 2013
By Jeremy
Format:Kindle Edition
Dr. No ranks amongst the best and most suspenseful of Fleming's work. After contemplated killing off 007 in the previous instalment, Fleming introduces a much more gritty, resource-driven adventure that requires Bond to display every one of his wits and skills to stay alive.

Dr. No himself is a different kind of villain. Rather than presence, No is revered for what others say about him. He's an example of a great villain derived from minimalism, but there's hardly anything minimum about his scheme to topple the US space program.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Back to Basic 007. Jun 28 2004
By Robert S. Clay Jr.
Format:Paperback
When peculiar things transpire on an obscure Jamaican island called Crab Key, M sends Bond out to investigate. Penguin Books has re-issued the James Bond novels and stories written by the incomparable Ian Fleming. Note that this is the original series, not a well-intentioned imitation. For the uninitiated, James Bond is the apex of fictional secret agents. He defines Cold War espionage without dreary realism. Bond is an iron fist in a velvet glove. Bond is a good man to put on a tough job. Fleming blends the intelligence of Dorothy Sayers with the hard-boiled leanness of Dashiell Hammett. Snobbery is evident. Ian Fleming's books are escapist nonsense, and great fun. The stories are refreshingly free of the parody of the movie versions. The reader must suspend disbelief. The action is hard and violent; call it "blood and thunder." Doctor No spins webs of murder and international crime. Bond teams with Quarrel, the Cayman islander. Bond also encounters the delectable Honeychile, the inevitable woman of the story. A bonus of these books is the exciting cover art. Take special note of the artist's vision of Honeychile. She is a variation of Venus. Reading these books reminds one of what drew us to the writing of Ian Fleming almost 40 years ago. ;-)
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4.0 out of 5 stars An excellent thriller. May 18 2004
By Augustus Caesar, Ph.D.
Format:Paperback
Ian Fleming (1908-1956), a reactionary, nationalist, misogynist snob, was, at his best, a superb writer of thrillers. Not all the Bond books are first-rate, but when Fleming's imagination was firing on all cylinders, he was capable of great stuff.

"Doctor No" (1958) shows him at his finest. Its story is one of his more outlandish, and the romance a little more mushy than usual, but in terms of plot, suspense, and non-stop danger, this is as exciting as the Bond books get. If you've seen the movie, you basically know the plot, though there are a few minor differences. If you've never read a Bond novel before, this is as good a place as any to start.

Bond is sent to Jamaica to investigate the disappearance of a Secret Service agent. It is soon apparent that there is much more afoot than he had anticipated, and a third of the way into the novel, Bond is sailing by night to the island of Doctor No, determined to find out the truth. Along the way the loses a friend, charms a babe, and foils the nefarious machinations of the evil doctor. Oh yeah--and he kills a giant squid.

Highly recommended.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Bond goes on a tropical adventure
Dr. No, the first Bond Novel I read, (an accident, I did not realize that the filmakers made the movies in a different order from the books) the sixth in chronological order. Read more
Published on Dec 22 2003 by Barbara Hall
5.0 out of 5 stars Different and Better than the Movie
I have been a James Bond movie fan for years. I never read the Ian Fleming novels because I never could have imagined an improvement on the big screen edition. Boy was I wrong. Read more
Published on Nov 29 2003 by Jeremy Cason
3.0 out of 5 stars One of the Weaker in the Series
The sixth 007 book finds James Bond recuperating from the near-fatal events of From Russia With Love. Read more
Published on Oct 4 2003 by A. Ross
4.0 out of 5 stars I'll Never Watch A Bond Flick Again
Most of us have seen a James Bond movie at one time or another and enjoyed the outlandish antics in which he participates. Read more
Published on Oct 2 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Thanks, Penguin!
I'll review this one because it was the first movie made, but not the first Bond story written by Fleming. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2003
5.0 out of 5 stars Initiation to Mr Bond's series
As most teenagers, I had my "Bond movies phase", renting and watching every movie from Sean Connery through Lazenby, Moore, Dalton and now Brosnan. Read more
Published on April 14 2003 by J R Zullo
5.0 out of 5 stars Great Book Great Cover
DOCTOR NO is one of Ian Fleming's best. There is great atmoshere and detail on this adventure with James Bond. I really enjoyed this one. Read more
Published on Feb 20 2003 by hille2000
5.0 out of 5 stars Doctor No is great
Being a fan of the James Bond of the movies, I decided to go back to where Bond got his start--in Ian Fleming's novels. Read more
Published on Jan 19 2003 by josh_the_k
4.0 out of 5 stars Good Adventure Story
If you have seen the movies, you will find many interesting differences in the books upon which they are based. Read more
Published on Jan 3 2003 by Robert H. Buell
4.0 out of 5 stars Doctor No
Though I enjoy the occasional James Bond movies, I would hardly call myself a big James Bond fan. However, I have always heard the original novels were good, and so I started with... Read more
Published on Dec 28 2002 by Jay Hardaway
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