Posted on 08/26/2014 3:52:18 PM PDT by Perdogg
Since the adulterated version of the "There are No Spies" by Bill Granger is being released Thursday as movie with Pierce Brosnan and the very attractive Olga Kurylenko , the republishing of the November Man series in paperback has become available through eBooks on Amazon and Barnes and Noble.
I have started to read "There are No Spies". It is a combination of Ian Fleming and Donald Hamilton. It is closer to tone and tenor to Donald Hamilton.
The movie is getting beaten up pretty badly. It is a shamed because I really thought Brosnan did a decent job as James Bond despite horrible scripts.
His best role as a "spy" was as a Russian in the 1987 movie "The Fourth Protocol" by Frederick Forsyth. The 1984 novel, ironically, turned out to be a lot like the 1983 James Bond movie "Octopussy".
If you want an adventure to read this weekend, check a novel by Bill Granger.
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But will George Smiley approve?
I never been a fan of John le Carré, maybe because I thought his screen versions were boring.
It aint like James Bond.
It is a painfully slow and dangerous business.
I love that Le Carre gets it right in saying the Garbageman, the Postman and the Vicar are pivotal..
They know everything about everything.
thanks I will check it out. Bond is not really a “spy” series Bond is an adventure series.
Bond very much is an adventure series.
Really liked Skyfall.
Hell we all would love to get the stuff Q devises, and the girl...
November Man stories are great entertainment.
Recommend them highly to fans of Jack Reacher.
I don't care about reviews, they've got me right here: Olga Kurylenko.
Thanks Perdogg, I’ll check out the book. I’m one of those people who like the books better than the movies.
“Thoughts are missing in movies”!
Yes, she is worthy of the admission alone.
Btw, I worked on a movie 30 years ago with Roger Donaldson, the director. However, my scene was cutout.
I still can’t believe Craig’s Bond didn’t bang Olga in QOS, insanity.
Quite frankly I liked ol George Smiley.
Valerie Jarret creeps my *** out.
Great! True to the novels.
Very impressed so far.
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