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A review by rschmidt7
Death Is Forever by John Gardner
2.0
A good spy novel, but not a good James Bond novel. Gardner's Bond lacks a certain something that Fleming's Bond had. Gardner couldn't quite capture Fleming's style of writing. Although the plot was interesting and contained enough action to be exciting, overall the book did not read like a James Bond book.
Rather Gardner's take on Bond was much more like the spy novels of John Le Carre. If you have read both Le Carre and Fleming, you will know the difference between the two types of "spy novels." And while both are great in their own way, I came into this book expecting James Bond and what I got was more like Le Carre's George Smiley.
Rather Gardner's take on Bond was much more like the spy novels of John Le Carre. If you have read both Le Carre and Fleming, you will know the difference between the two types of "spy novels." And while both are great in their own way, I came into this book expecting James Bond and what I got was more like Le Carre's George Smiley.