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A review by lizwhite25
Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming
3.0
I really do like James Bond. I love the films, and I really enjoyed reading and re-reading Casino Royale. But there is something about Live and Let Die that just didn't hook me.
It took me a while to get into what is a relatively short book. I felt like the first 100 pages dragged and had little content, and then suddenly the book went from 0-60mph in the space of a chapter. And you know what, once it got going, I really enjoyed it and flew through it.
I feel like the central plot that started the story didn't really carry through the book, and was a weak premise to launch such a complicated mission on. I also feel like Bond got both un-necessarily and unrealistically carried away with the side story that is his relationship with the lady of the piece 'Solitaire', and that this actually became the main part of the book.
It may have been nice to see a slightly stronger female character, even if only initially, and it may have come to life during the latter stages, but I didn't love this at all. If I didn't love the films so much I would be slightly put off reading further into the series.
It took me a while to get into what is a relatively short book. I felt like the first 100 pages dragged and had little content, and then suddenly the book went from 0-60mph in the space of a chapter. And you know what, once it got going, I really enjoyed it and flew through it.
I feel like the central plot that started the story didn't really carry through the book, and was a weak premise to launch such a complicated mission on. I also feel like Bond got both un-necessarily and unrealistically carried away with the side story that is his relationship with the lady of the piece 'Solitaire', and that this actually became the main part of the book.
It may have been nice to see a slightly stronger female character, even if only initially, and it may have come to life during the latter stages, but I didn't love this at all. If I didn't love the films so much I would be slightly put off reading further into the series.