Live & Let Die

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Summary: Two James Bonds
Review: It's interesting reading a James Bond book after being raised on the James Bond movies. The James Bond on the books is sharper, edgier and a little bit meaner. The books are a little more graphic. But beyond that, James Bond is still a character you can love. ;-)

This isn't my favorite James Bond story, but it was a fun read. I found the suspense scenes quite invigorating--I literally was at the edge of my seat! Especially near the end.

Oh, and if you want to read this because you liked the movie, don't bother. The book is quite different!

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Summary: Live and Let Die. The good bits and the bad bits.
Review: Live and Let Die is an interesting Bond Novel. It has an interesting villain who is believed to be the zombie of Baron Samedi, an interesting Bond girl who can predict the future and an interesting plot. Live and Let Die contains humour, excitement and adventure. Although it has got a lot of exitement in it, you have to read about six chapters before the excitement really begins. Even then it does not have a great deal of excitement. The last few chapters have a lot of excitement in them and also has a lot of action. Being the only Bond book I have ever read(besides books/magazines about the movies) I can't really campare it with another one. I like the fact that Mr. Big(The main Villain) does not just shoot Bond to get his death over with, but instead tries to kill him in a way that would look interesting. I like the phrase "He disagreed with something that ate him" and the other jokes that appear in it every so often. One thing I don't like is the fact that Mr. Big and The Robber are killed the same why. The only differance was the fact that an explosion and Barracuda were involved in Mr. Bigs death. The only other thing bad about this book is the fact that Tee Hee doesn't last long enough. To finish off, I think that Live and Let Die is a Novel worth reading, even if you're not into James Bond.

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Summary: Flemings 2nd Bond novel:
Review: This Bond Novel Begins with Bond already on the mission. He thinks back to when he went to M's office and was told about Bloody Morgans treasure and the fact that someone (believed to be the most powerful black villain in the world known as Mr.Big) has found it and hoarding it and selling some of it illegally.

Bond is on this mission with the C.I.A agent Felix Leiter. They go around on their mission untill they a captured. Bond (without Felix) is taken to Mr.Big. He uses a female fortunteller (Solitaire) to tell him if what Bond is saying is true. She says He is telling the truth and Bond gets his Thumb broken instaed of being killed. After Bond leaves with Mr.Bigs henchman Tee Hee, He kills Tee Hee and two men in a car. He gets in the car and drives off. Later he finds out that Felix is still alive.

Solitaire joins Bond and Felix untill she is recaptured by Mr.Big. The next thing that happens is that Felix dissapears and is returned half dead with a note saying "HE DISSAGREAD WITH SOMETHING THAT ATE HIM". bond goes to Where the Robber(who is one of Mr.Bigs henchmen and the person who fed Felix to some sharks) stays. He trows The Robber into the place The Robber threw Felix.

Bond teams up with A man called Strangways and a man called Quarill. Quarill trains Bond and Bond swims(In a Q-Branch diving suit) to Mr.Bigs lair. He is captured yet again and he and Solitaire are tied up and dragged behind Mr.Bigs Boat. Bond had earlier planted a timed mine on the Boat and it blew up. Mr.Big survived the blast but was then eaten by some Sharks and Barracuda.

Bond and Solitaire are rescued by Quarill and Strangways. They are taken back to a beach house and Bond and Solitaire are weak from the Corral. Bond makes up excuses for way Solitaire should do his things untill Solitaire finnally has an excuse of her own.

Live and Let Die is a fantastic Bond story. It is exciting and features good action scenes. Ian Fleming really made this book as good as he could.