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A review by smitchy
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming
3.0
This is a fun little story that has not aged too badly given it was originally in 1964. It is a bit daggy and bit silly and I'm sure kids 5+ will love it as a bedtime story - although I think you might have to have a talk about how you maybe shouldn't blow up the belongings of dangerous criminals?
But the "bad guys" in this story are about as competent as the baddies in Enid Blyton adventures so everything works out well for the Potts family and their truly amazing car Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.
This story was written by Fleming for his son while he was in hospital recovering from a heart attack and it really nice to see the female characters treated with respect (I was a bit worried as I have read a couple of old James Bond stories)
But the "bad guys" in this story are about as competent as the baddies in Enid Blyton adventures so everything works out well for the Potts family and their truly amazing car Chitty-Chitty-Bang-Bang.
This story was written by Fleming for his son while he was in hospital recovering from a heart attack and it really nice to see the female characters treated with respect (I was a bit worried as I have read a couple of old James Bond stories)