melindamoor's review
3.0
This was a fun little book written and narrated by Roger Moore in his usual, suave and tongue-in-cheek style about "Jimmy/Jimbo" Bond, his background, his women, his villains, his cars, gadgets, travels and all that lay behind the scenes when making the movies. (All those shirts the actors were bound to change all the time, as Bond NEVER perspires/breaks a sweat, right?) :)
tschmitty's review against another edition
4.0
Enjoyable coffee table book for any Bond fan. Lots of nice pictures and Sir Roger Moore is a charming narrator. I do wish we had some perspective from the other Bond actors, but it was a nice book anyway. Made me want to have a Bond marathon!
spryder's review against another edition
3.0
Disappointing effort. It reads as though Roger turned in a first draft of his actual reminiscences and personal anecdotes only to be told by the publisher that it was only half the agreed-upon length, and then he hired a not very talented ghostwriter to fill in the remaining half with an incredible dull listing of all the locations, actors, sets, musicians, cars, guns, gadgets, etc. that appeared in every single Bond film. It's about as interesting as reading through the trivia section of each film's IMDB page... which, no doubt, is exactly what the ghostwriter did during his or her "research" for this gig.
There are a handful of actual Roger Moore anecdotes that are legitimately funny, but it's quite a slog through pages and pages of filler to get to the real gems. I'm only giving this three stars because I absolutely love RM and hearing him narrate the audiobook - even if he did sound fairly bored through some of it - was a particular joy.
There are a handful of actual Roger Moore anecdotes that are legitimately funny, but it's quite a slog through pages and pages of filler to get to the real gems. I'm only giving this three stars because I absolutely love RM and hearing him narrate the audiobook - even if he did sound fairly bored through some of it - was a particular joy.
sammystarbuck's review
4.0
There's nothing new here, but what there is is a lot of fun. All told in Moore's usual cheeky self-deprecating way. He doesn't take himself very seriously, but just has a lot of fun with it all.
He covers all of the incarnations of Bond here (including the odd-one-out Never Say Never Again), and has some very nice things to say about his fellow Bonds, and the people they all worked with.
He covers all of the incarnations of Bond here (including the odd-one-out Never Say Never Again), and has some very nice things to say about his fellow Bonds, and the people they all worked with.
traveller1's review
3.0
A light, entertaining, and thematic examination of the history of James Bond, and his franchise, through the eyes and pen of Roger Moore. Not a great deal of depth, but all the main names and players, plus lots of second level people who get a mention, with a few anecdotes. Most amusing are Moore's dry asides on the series. Worth a look, but look for a 2nd hand copy—unless you are a true fan.
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