- Paperback: 240 pages
- Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics); Reprint edition
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0142002038
- ISBN-13: 978-0142002032
- Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 13.1 x 1.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 136 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars See all reviews (17 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #169,409 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Back to Basic 007.,
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This review is from: Doctor No (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. ;-)
4.0 out of 5 stars
An excellent thriller.,
By Augustus Caesar, Ph.D. (Eugene, Oregon United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor No (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.
5.0 out of 5 stars
Bond goes on a tropical adventure,
By Barbara Hall (Santa Barbara, CA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Doctor No (Paperback)
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. I thought this one was great! Bond must investigate the mysterious disappearance of John Strangways (the representitive of the secret service to Jamaica) and his secretary. Once there he slowly finds the truth behind Strangway's disappearance. Enter: Dr. No, who is sending wrong messages to Missiles causing them to crash from his private island north of Jamaica. Highlights: Centipede ordeal, "Dragon", No's establishment, Obstacle course, Fight with Squid.
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