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A review by harlando
Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by Ian Fleming
4.0
I have been on a Bond binge for several weeks and decided to mix it up bey reading Ian Fleming's only children's book. I was pleasantly surprised. I was expecting it to be a bit ridiculous, but its actually as realistic and hard nosed as a children's story about a magic flying car can be. I enjoyed as an adult and think I would have really liked it as a child.
It has aged quite well. The villains are bank robbers, which is a trade in serious decline, and the open top roadster was dated when Fleming wrote this, but the combination still works. I think that the flying car has lost some of its attraction for adults. The 50s-60s seem to have had a fascination with the possibility. I don't think the same is true of children. What little boy does't occasionally think about a flying car, even today?
It has aged quite well. The villains are bank robbers, which is a trade in serious decline, and the open top roadster was dated when Fleming wrote this, but the combination still works. I think that the flying car has lost some of its attraction for adults. The 50s-60s seem to have had a fascination with the possibility. I don't think the same is true of children. What little boy does't occasionally think about a flying car, even today?