501 reviews for:

Live and Let Die

Ian Fleming

3.27 AVERAGE

adventurous challenging fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

This is the second in the Bond series and once again finds Bond battling for the greater good against colourful villains and seducing beautiful women. While this is relatively well written and with plenty of twists, you know that all will be well and no matter how many times Bond gets himself captured he will escape in the end. The story itself has all the traditional elements with the Soviets using whatever means they can to bring America down with Britain and America working together against the tyranny of the Soviet Bloc (probably more relevant then than it is now…) as well as the usual exotic locations and complicated criminal goings-on. A fairly good read but not one that really adds a lot to the series, perfect for Bond aficionados though.
adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous mysterious tense slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No

A great spy novel buried in a whole buncha sixties racism.
adventurous dark tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous mysterious tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: No