The villain in the new James Bond novel wants to replace "King Charles the Woke," doesn't like open borders or gay Marxism, and doesn't do diversity hires 😂

Not The Bee ^ | Sep 6, 2023 · | Staff

[Red Badger]

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
― George Orwell, 1984

[Red Badger]

“Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street building has been renamed, every date has been altered. And the process is continuing day by day and minute by minute. History has stopped. Nothing exists except an endless present in which the Party is always right.”
― George Orwell, 1984

[fieldmarshaldj]

If Ian Fleming were still alive, he’d take a flamethrower to these degenerates.

[L.A.Justice]

The John Gardner and Raymond Benson novels were pretty good, while the Sebastian Faulks and Anthony Horowitz ones were first rate. Avoid Higson’s tripe like a Covid jab.

I read John Gardner's Bond novels many years ago...Many people dislike his books...I thought they were fine...Right now, I am re-reading one of his Bond books...NO DEALS, MR BOND...

[Angelino97]

[Angelino97]

I’m not sure any of the post-Fleming novels got made into movies.

They stopped using the Fleming novels as source material long ago.

You Only Live Twice merely used the Japanese setting. On Her Majesty's Secret Service was fairly faithful to the book, but Diamonds Are Forever again merely used the Vegas setting.

The Spy Who Loved Me ditched the novel, only using the title. And that was 46 years ago.

Since then the films merely took the titles and an occasional random idea. For Your Eyes Only (film) and License to Kill (film) both borrowed from Live and Let Die (novel).

[Angelino97]

I'm a Fleming-only Bond reader.

I did read Colonel Sun (1968) and James Bond: The Authorized Biography (1973), but those were before even John Gardner.

[Firehath]

Yeah

Really

Me too

[fabjr60]

I loved Kingsly Amis’ “Colonel Sun.” He was the first author who tried to capture Ian Fleming’s “voice.” Always wondered why they never made it into a film, as the plot’s pretty good. I’ll always remember John Pearson’s Bond “biography. I read it and his Fleming biography and saw “Live and Let Die” in 1973. It was the first Bond movie I saw on my own when I was 13.

[Angelino97]

I thought the Bond biography was a stretch. It's been decades since I read it, but I recall MI6 sending Bond on his first mission, to the Casinos in Monte Carlo, when he was only 16 years old?

Pierson tried to establish Bond as being active before WW 2, and had to deal with the age established by Fleming, but it was a stretch.

[scrabblehack]

Indeed, Fleming didn’t want the source material of Spy Who Loved Me made into a movie (other than the title).

[L.A.Justice]

I'm a Fleming-only Bond reader.

Have you read THE SPY WHO LOVED ME the novel? It is written from a point of view of a French-Canadian woman...James Bond deals with two thugs who try to kill her...

[Angelino97]

Yes, I read that.

I also read the two Christopher Wood novelizations. He gives a bit of a back story to Jaws.

I read the first Gardner Bond book, and bought the second (which I never read). After the Gardner book, I stopped buying new Bond novels.

[L.A.Justice]

I read the first Gardner Bond book, and bought the second (which I never read). After the Gardner book, I stopped buying new Bond novels.

Second Gardner Bond book is FOR SPECIAL SERVICES...

I actually liked the novel...I still remember the plot of the novel...I read that book a long time ago...I borrowed the book from L.A. City Library...

In the novel, Bond works with daughter of Felix Leiter... He has to deal with SPECTRE...

[Angelino97]

I skipped to the end of the book. I recall reading that Bond was going to sleep with Leiter's daughter, with a wink from Leiter. At least that's the impression I got from the lines I skimmed.

That disgusted me so much, I decided against reading the book. Some 40 years later, I still remember my disgust.

[L.A.Justice]

I skipped to the end of the book. I recall reading that Bond was going to sleep with Leiter's daughter, with a wink from Leiter. At least that's the impression I got from the lines I skimmed. That disgusted me so much, I decided against reading the book. Some 40 years later, I still remember my disgust.

Leiter's daughter...It was cringe worthy...I understand your decision in that case...