4/30/2021 0 Comments Quantum Of Silence
The beauty of James Bond is more important than the actual literature by Ian Fleming.Start by marking Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories as Want to Read.The title story, Quantum of Solace, lends its name to the upcoming James Bond film, slated to release in Fall 2008.This collection will be published to coincide with the films release, as well as to continue Penguins centenary celebrations of Flemings birth.
This is a partial review of the book.Ive read the title story,Quantum of Solace.It is a story which is not about Bond,but is narrated to him.He makes a remark about wanting to marry an airhostess and is told a story about an airhostess who is not faithful after her marriage and what happens to her later. Fairly interesting,but this being Fleming,there are certain sentences about natives and coloured people which are off-putting. Quantum of Solace is also the name of the Bond film from 2008,featuring Daniel Craig.It was the worst Bond film till that point,though the subsequent films arent all that great either.However,the short story and the film have only the title in common. There are other stories in the volume which also became earlier Bond films,some in name only.I havent found the other stories yet. While the stories vary somewhat in quality, they do demonstrate that Fleming was a talented writer with a good eye for description, a sharp wit, and strong sense of pacing, even in the tighter format of the short story. Im not sure whats suggested by this, but the two best stories in the collecti. Im not sure whats suggested by this, but the two best stories in the collection, Quantum of Solace and Octopussy, feature James Bond as only a tangential character. ![]() In fact, the story Quantum of Solace isnt a spy tale at all, but rather focuses on the break-up of a marriage. ![]() If anyone can recommend stories or novels by Fleming similar to the story Quantum of Solace, Id love to read them. It goes from the eyes to the brain, but doesnt stay long there. I was raised with James Bond in the pop culture background, and its interesting to read the original source. All the short stories here are enjoyable but at the same time its crap.
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