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Goldfinger [Paperback]

IAN FLEMING (Author)
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5.0 out of 5 stars brilliant and well-written Jun 10 2010
By RMS
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A sharp, really quite brilliant and even thoughtful masterpiece of a genre that Fleming elevated to a new stature. A very good read indeed, that has passed the test of time with top marks, especially because of its elegant, classy, style that is such a trademark of well-educated British authors in general and IF in particular. An excellent book to be put into the hands of young and old.
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3.0 out of 5 stars See the movie, read the book! July 1 2009
By Pol Sixe TOP 1000 REVIEWER
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The 007 movies have taken over as the definitive James Bond portrayals but it is useful to read the original Ian Fleming versions. In this case the story is an entertaining and suspenseful spy thriller. Fleming's Bond is a reflective, interesting man. The technology is late-fifties realistic, there is the real world travelogue (you can Googlemap the routes taken) and the bad guy, Goldfinger, is an imaginative creation. Golfers will love the shot by shot narrative of the big match play. So far so good. Negatives to some may be the imbedded racial and sexual stereotyping, Fleming or just the way it was? and how often Goldfinger knocks out Bond only to talk and talk afterwards and have our hero wiggle out, "queer the pitch" once again. Oh and Sean Connery WAS about as good a James Bond as Ian Fleming could have hoped for.
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2.0 out of 5 stars One of the weaker Bond novels. May 20 2004
By Augustus Caesar, Ph.D.
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Ian Fleming got into a habit early on in his career as a novelist. He would churn out one Bond novel a year, during the summer, at his Goldeneye estate in Jamaica. This kind of routine can be deadening when one writes without inspiration, and, unfortunately, that's what apparently happened when he wrote "Goldfinger."

This isn't a bad novel, but compared with the better Bond books, this is pretty weak. The plot seems hastily assembled, is far-fetched, and the ending seems rushed and improbable, even for Fleming.

That said, it does have its good points. The villain, Auric Goldfinger, is one of the most fully realized characters Fleming ever created, and Oddjob is certainly a menacing strongman. The early chapters, where Bond teaches Goldfinger a lesson and then trails him across Europe, are mostly good, but the golf game goes on WAY too long and seems indicative of Fleming's general lack of ideas here. The last several chapters are a mess; the whole idea of robbing Fort Knox wasn't that great to begin with.

All in all, "Goldfinger" is little more than a mediocre addition to the Bond series.

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4.0 out of 5 stars The Root of Evil
Both this book, and the later film, are entertaining stories. If you read the book you can understand the film and the changes made from the book. Read more
Published on May 14 2004 by Acute Observer
5.0 out of 5 stars One of my Favorite Fleming Novels
"Goldfinger" has always been one of my favorite James Bond novels from the pen of Ian Fleming. I have read it several times through the years and I still return to it. Read more
Published on Mar 11 2004 by gobirds2
5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and exciting at times.
This is the first 007 story that I have read. After reading some of the other reviewers' takes on the believabilty of the book, I have to shrug my head a bit: it's fiction. Read more
Published on Jan 21 2004 by DONALD G. FOX
3.0 out of 5 stars Could be better....missing something
This book isn't necessarily bad, but Fleming was in way over his head while writing it. The plot is similar to the film in which Bond tangles with a supervillain out to rob Fort... Read more
Published on Jan 3 2004 by Mr G
4.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant writing....
Goldfinger is the first 007 novel I've read, and it certainly will not be the last!
Bond is on this occasion chasing Auric Goldfinger, a powerful gold trader lokking to bring... Read more
Published on Jun 14 2003 by Tom Harrison
4.0 out of 5 stars James Bond battles the man who loves gold. -Auric Goldfinger
Returning in the 7th thriller by Ian Fleming, James Bond is back again, and he is up against one of his most evil adversaries ever-Auric Golfinger. Read more
Published on Nov 30 2002 by Devin Zydel
5.0 out of 5 stars Class never goes out of style
Goldfinger has an effortless grace that is simply beyond most thriller writers. And this is the point; Fleming could really write. Read more
Published on Aug 29 2002 by Steve Pearl
4.0 out of 5 stars Golden
Goldfinger is the first James Bond book in which Bond actually spies. In previous Bond books, 007 is a detective at best, or just along for the ride as events unfold more or less... Read more
Published on Aug 17 2002 by John B. Maggiore
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