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A review by ericbuscemi
Doctor No by Ian Fleming
4.0
I listening to the audiobook version of this book, and although it dragged a bit in the middle, the gauntlet Bond was forced to navigate at the end more than made up for it. I loved some of the stereotypical tropes of Dr. No -- a megalomaniac madman with mechanical hands that tells Bond his entire evil plan before sending him to be killed without any witnesses present. Of course, if I read that in a current book, I would roll my eyes, but since these were where some of these tropes originated (see: Bond Villain Stupidity), I kind of enjoyed seeing them.
Merged review:
I listening to the audiobook version of this book, and although it dragged a bit in the middle, the gauntlet Bond was forced to navigate at the end more than made up for it. I loved some of the stereotypical tropes of Dr. No -- a megalomaniac madman with mechanical hands that tells Bond his entire evil plan before sending him to be killed without any witnesses present. Of course, if I read that in a current book, I would roll my eyes, but since these were where some of these tropes originated (see: Bond Villain Stupidity), I kind of enjoyed seeing them.
Merged review:
I listening to the audiobook version of this book, and although it dragged a bit in the middle, the gauntlet Bond was forced to navigate at the end more than made up for it. I loved some of the stereotypical tropes of Dr. No -- a megalomaniac madman with mechanical hands that tells Bond his entire evil plan before sending him to be killed without any witnesses present. Of course, if I read that in a current book, I would roll my eyes, but since these were where some of these tropes originated (see: Bond Villain Stupidity), I kind of enjoyed seeing them.