Are the James Bond books worth reading?
Are the James Bond books worth reading?
I'm a big fan of the movies and I've know for a while that the character is based off a series of books, but I've never gotten around to actually picking any of them up.
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Yes, they are. They are stylish and pacy and all the rest. They are also very much of their time and, as well, are a completely different beast to the movies: they are spy stories primarily - not action adventures (though both of those are still there), and are much more low key overall.
Also, they're pretty low commitment books. Pick one up and give it a try. They're short and after reading one you'll know whether you want to keep going.
Fair enough
If you had to pick a specific Bond actor that was closest to the character from the novels, who would it be?
That's a really difficult one. The book Bond is a snob in a way that doesn't really translate to the later culture in which so many of the films are set. Plus, I stopped watching the movies after Quantum of Solace - and had only been slightly interested from around Licence to Kill onwards, until Casino Royale.
If I had to say then perhaps a mix of Craig in Casino and Connery in the very early ones. Book Bond was a bit rough around the edges and definitely not dropping 'witty' one-liners all the time.
Good to know, thanks for the info
Early Roger Moore, before he got silly.
George Lazenby was the Bond who got married, and she was subsequently murdered. Moore carries that sense of loss similarly to what happens in the books.
Oh I do love Moore, so that's excellent
Woody Allen