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A review by ayavandenbussche
James Bond 13 - Der Mann mit dem goldenen Colt by Ian Fleming
4.0
I think I would classify this book as the closing part of the trilogy starting with On Her Majesty's Secret Service, then You Only Live Twice and finally this book, The Man With The Golden Gun. As the final part it actually improves the other two mediocre books. It seems like this is all the continuing consequences and pain from OHMSS. The book itself didn't capture the pain, but the aftermath books, You Only Live Twice and The Man With The Golden Gun kinda did.
The beginning of this book is brilliant. I almost wished it would have continued in that way, but then there is the punishment Bond gets for his betrayal and it is so cold and harsh.
Fleming/Bond's homophobia is interesting as men's physicality impresses them so much and Bond seem to have a longer lasting and deeper relationships with men. But I guess that is to be expected.
It's an odd book that moves, develops and changes constantly and I kinda like it. In the end of TMWTGG it seems like that pain that started on OHMSS has killed Bond's soul and he is dead inside.
The beginning of this book is brilliant. I almost wished it would have continued in that way, but then there is the punishment Bond gets for his betrayal and it is so cold and harsh.
Fleming/Bond's homophobia is interesting as men's physicality impresses them so much and Bond seem to have a longer lasting and deeper relationships with men. But I guess that is to be expected.
It's an odd book that moves, develops and changes constantly and I kinda like it. In the end of TMWTGG it seems like that pain that started on OHMSS has killed Bond's soul and he is dead inside.