Rating: 
Summary: Fleming's final Bond novel is a delightful change of pace.
Review: "The Man with the Golden Gun," the final Bond novel written by Ian Fleming, is an intense and thoroughly satisfying read. Bond, believed dead for a year following the events of "You Only Live Twice," returns to England. Brainwashed by the KGB, Bond attempts to assassinate M! Bond's mind is "scrubbed," and he is given a chance to redeem himself: he must take out Francisco Scaramanga, the Man with the Golden Gun, because he has been deemed too dangerous to live. Scaramanga's plan is not be as impressive as Goldfinger's or Hugo Drax's, but he is certainly in their class as a villain. With his single-action, gold-plated Colt .45 and his deadeye accuracy, Scaramanga is a villain to remeber. The novel has an almost claustrophobic feel, as Bond is confined to an unfinished hotel with his enemy. Forget about that disappointing movie, all the action is right here.
Rating: 
Summary: I will give my recommendation, brief description, aspects
Review: A student from Evergreen, Co, 10/22/98 [2 out of 5 stars] Ian Fleming: "The Man With The Golden Gun"I would not recommend this book to others. Although the movie was based on the book, it is still a lousy book. For one thing, it starts out very slow, and to make it even slower, the author goes on and on in detail about every single little subject there is included in the story. Important or non, good or bad, the details carry on. This makes the book hard to follow because you can't keep focused on the improtant things. I guess that this book could be suited for some people, but that is if you're an intense reader that is extremely into the book no madder if it is very slow-going and boring. The story of "The Man With The Golden Gun" is about a chase though the Caribbean between James Bond and Scaramanga with his high powered golden handgun. James is after Scaramanga for illegally constructing a high powered lazer, the death of numerous people, and to stop the use of his lazer and golden bullet shooting-golden gun which he uses to kill other human beings in or away from his home. The best things about the book would have to be the good pictures it paints in your head with the over populated detail and the some, rare excitement that this book has. Like at the end of the book when James arrives at his island-type-fortress and the crucial parts of the book occur. On the other hand, the things that brought the books rating so far down would have to be the most boring carry-on detail and slow moving plot that I have ever read. The movie was 100 times better than the book, and instead of taking place in the Caribbean (Jamaica), it was in China, which made the whole story way more interesting. So leave the book at the library, and go rent the movie!
Rating: 
Summary: Bond's final fun, suspensful novel
Review: Although it wasn't one of the best, Golden Gun is an enjoyable read. It pits our favorite spy against a deadly assassin; a sucide mission in which Bond must keep his wits and his Walther ready. The action moves at a nice pace as Bond has to stay one step ahead of Scaramanga. It was a fun book, and I recomend it.
Rating: 
Summary: A Fleming novel, need I say more.
Review: Although perhaps not Fleming's best book to date, he still packs it with all the ingenuity of it's predecessors. It may be in more detail, and slightly slower to read, but the beuty of Ian Fleming is that it improves if you take your time over reading it and analysing the details. The plot, as you may know, is another surprising, yet frighteningly possible turn of events. the hunt for the missing component of the world's most deadly laser brings 007 across the path of evil hit-man Scaramanga. The two men battle it out and of course, "goodness" will always prevail. Any Bond aficionado will tell you that a novel created by Fleming is always worth a second read and most certainly all of your attention.
Rating:
Summary: The end of an era
Review: First I have to say, beware of the review by Kevin Johnson below. For whatever reason, his review describes the ridiculous plot of the movie version, not that of the book. "The Man with the Golden Gun" was the final adventure of James Bond authored by Ian Fleming, and for that reason alone is a classic in the series. While a complete story in itself, it also can be regarded as the completion of an enjoyable trilogy that began with "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and is followed by "You Only Live Twice." That has always been my favorite way to read this book, which I have done every few years. There are very few books which I am tempted to read again and again as I have with those three. It is fitting that Fleming's last Bond book has Bond returning to the island of Jamaica, which was the setting for two other Bond novels, and was a place that Ian Fleming knew very well, having owned a home there. Like in many of these novels, the setting's ambience becomes as every bit as critical to the story as the characters themselves. The story is refreshing because of its simplicity. No worlds on the brink of disaster plot here, as in the cartoonish films and Bond novels by other authors. Bond's mission is to assassinate an assassin in an attempt to recover his standing in the Secret Service. And the story unfolds from there. Those who expect the lack of subtlety of the films will probably deplore this book. But those who have enjoyed the Bond series by Fleming will relish the opportunity to share this last adventure with an old friend. Subsequent authors have never been able to recapture the Fleming magic.
Rating:
Summary: The end of an era
Review: First I have to say, beware of the review by Kevin Johnson below. For whatever reason, his review describes the ridiculous plot of the movie version, not that of the book. "The Man with the Golden Gun" was the final adventure of James Bond authored by Ian Fleming, and for that reason alone is a classic in the series. While a complete story in itself, it also can be regarded as the completion of an enjoyable trilogy that began with "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and is followed by "You Only Live Twice." That has always been my favorite way to read this book, which I have done every few years. There are very few books which I am tempted to read again and again as I have with those three. It is fitting that Fleming's last Bond book has Bond returning to the island of Jamaica, which was the setting for two other Bond novels, and was a place that Ian Fleming knew very well, having owned a home there. Like in many of these novels, the setting's ambience becomes as every bit as critical to the story as the characters themselves. The story is refreshing because of its simplicity. No worlds on the brink of disaster plot here, as in the cartoonish films and Bond novels by other authors. Bond's mission is to assassinate an assassin in an attempt to recover his standing in the Secret Service. And the story unfolds from there. Those who expect the lack of subtlety of the films will probably deplore this book. But those who have enjoyed the Bond series by Fleming will relish the opportunity to share this last adventure with an old friend. Subsequent authors have never been able to recapture the Fleming magic.
Rating:
Summary: Better than the movie!!!
Review: Good Plot! Fleming has shown us he had more up his sleeves. Although the movie is rather different than the book, I still like both nevertheless. One little question, is there really a man with 3 nipples?
Rating:
Summary: Kevin Johnson's review is vapid and incorrect
Review: I had to write this to on the one hand recommend this; the last of the "Ian Fleming" Bond novels, and to rebuke the earlier review by Kevin Johnson who obviously has the film and book terribly mixed up. Also, FYI this is one of the best Bond books and it was turned into an attrocious movie, nuff said.
Rating:
Summary: One of Fleming's Weakest Novels
Review: The beginning of the book was interesting, but goes downhill. Unfortunatly, Fleming died before finishing the book and the book was finished for him. The result is a weak ending.
Rating:
Summary: Hire wire entertainment
Review: The last completed Bond novel by Fleming is immensely readable, compact, tension filled and poignant. Not to be missed.
| 
