The last of his full Bond novels.
Bond comes back after being brain washed and gets treatment to prove he is back to his best. His assignment is to kill Scaramanga, a deadly enemy of the nation.
I enjoyed the language and particularly the dialogue. The plot is simple and moves along at a good pace.
Read more? Yes in a few years time.
Score 6/10
Date read July 2008
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Commissioned by the Fleming Estate to write in the style of Ian Fleming’s James Bond.
All a bit simple and coincidental. A disappointing read.
Score 4/10
Date read July 2008
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By the wife of George Harrison and Eric Clapton. Pattie was a successful model (cover of Vogue) who has been in the thick of British music from the beginning of the swinging sixties.
The details are interesting but the writing not so good. I listened to the audiobook which is narrated by her.
It seems everyone involved was heavily into drugs and booze…but they still managed to write some brilliant music, Layla and Wonderful Tonight were both about Pattie Boyd.
Score 5/10
Date read July 2008
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Having reached the best seller list with his fourth novel, and perhaps the Richard and Judy gave him his breakthrough, I was keen to see how he started.
Also I was due to meet him at an event in Glasgow! Here he described his difficulty getting published, the reason that being English and writing novels about Americans in America didn’t fit either side of the Atlantic.
The good news he did get a chance and this his first is set in 60’s USA. Nathan (Negro) and Daniel (white) are innocent kids growing up. Told by Daniel from a cell on death row. This conspiracy thriller is a bit long winded but not half bad for a debut.
Score 6/10
Date read July 2008
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