 "Someone who loves a bit of steak is of course Mr Bond, and all things 007 continue to make the news with the arrival of the Sam Smith theme tune this week (what do you think? A bit of a mournful moan imo). I mentioned Ian Fleming: A Personal Memoir by Robert Harling (hb, £20.00 978 1849549356) coming from Robson Press a couple of weeks ago; and don’t forget about The Bluffer’s Guide to Bond (pb, 978 1909365049, £6.99) when you are assembling your 007 display. This is a compendium of all the known facts about Bond; the man, likes, dislikes, tastes in food and drink, the films, which book or short story they came from, as well as the post Fleming authors. Plus, of course, an enormous amount of brilliant Bond trivia! As one critic says: “After reading through this you are going to know a lot more about Bond than anyone you are likely to be discussing him with and, as importantly, this is really quite a fun read.” "This essential Bluffer’s title has just been reviewed in Finnish (!) by 007 Travelers which is a hilarious blog written by Pirita and Mika, who travel around the world searching for 007 filming locations and places from Bond books, 007 hotels and 007 restaurants – and indeed anything Bond related. Now THAT’S the job I want! Find them on Twitter @007travelers and at www.007travelers.blogspot.com"  |
"The key to bluffing your way in Bond is to understand one crucial fact: the films are nowhere near as good as the books -even when Fleming was noticeably losing his touch towards the end. Once you have adopted this as your central argument, everything you say will earn the respect due to an obvious expert."
"The key to bluffing your way in Bond is to understand one crucial fact: the films are nowhere near as good as the books -even when Fleming was noticeably losing his touch towards the end. Once you have adopted this as your central argument, everything you say will earn the respect due to an obvious expert."Suuri osa kirjasta keskittyy tähän kirjallisten ja elokuvallisten tuotosten vertailuun ja tekee sen oikein asiantuntevalla ja hauskalla tavalla. Kirja keskittyy Ian Flemingin kirjoihin, mutta muutkin Bond-kirjailijat on huomioitu.
"Bond is what every man would like to be, and what every woman would like between her sheets."
The Sunday Times book review of "On Her Majesty’s Secret Service" (1963)
