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Moonraker

Ian Fleming

3.63 AVERAGE


A lot of fun, and FAR less problematic than the first two in the series.

Chiar mi-a plăcut cartea asta, se vede că Fleming crește că scriitor, deși nu era vreo capodoperă. Are multe limitări, dar îmi place că încearcă.

Acțiunea se petrece de data asta acasă. Cumva Fleming e conștient de propriile clișee și se joacă cu ele. Investigația lui în jurul șantierului rachetei Moonraker devine foarte interesantă foarte repede, însă mai avem timp să aflăm mai multe despre organizația din care face parte Bond, despre omul de dincolo de aventura la limită, și, evident, dacă se combină cu Gala Brand.

A disappointment compared to the preceding two books in this series. I was not aware how much the plot had been altered from page to screen, so I went in expecting something more tied to space and ended up with a nuclear weapon instead. This wouldn't have been such a big deal if the book didn't feel so uneventful with hardly anything in the way of atmosphere to set the mood. There is surprisingly little action here and nothing in the way of exciting espionage to make up for it. Villain Hugo Drax is fairly lackluster for much of the novel; his main characteristics early on are cheating at cards, road rage and a barking laugh until his background and motivations are finally revealed near the end, but by then it was too little too late for me. Kind of a waste of Bill Nighy's dulcet tones.

Yeah! Het gaat er meteen een beetje ruw aan toe, in deze Bond. Heel beschaafd allemaal, dat wel, maar zo hoort het ook. Licht netjes binnen de lijn van de verwachtingen, eerder eter dan minder zelfs.
adventurous medium-paced
adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Nobody Does It Better

If Ian Fleming is the master spy writer, then this is his masterpiece. Girls, Guns, and Great Suspense. It's everything you expect from James Bond and just a little bit more.
adventurous informative mysterious tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No
adventurous medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: No