Diamonds Are Forever | Bond Book Club

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3 жыл бұрын

We discuss Ian Fleming's novel Diamonds Are Forever as a part of #flemingreadingchallenge ! Grab a drink and a comfortable chair as we chat, in Book Club style, about our opinions on the plot, prose, and influence this book has on the franchise and on all of us. Special guests join me to add a sparkle to day! Sure to be a gem of time!
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@jking2860 3 жыл бұрын

Fantastic discussion. Strongly back David that you can't judge a piece written well over half a century ago by today's (ever changing) standards, obviously. The audience should be trusted to take the wider and more intrinsic value from each piece.

@ediesedgwick4462 3 жыл бұрын

What timing! I just watched Diamonds Are Forever on KZfaq last night and I like it.

@FirstLast-jc7pq 3 жыл бұрын

This discussion makes me think more of the book after reading, very enjoyable experience as always onto FRWL

@JohnDoe-tm9wz Жыл бұрын

I want to hear Melanie talk about Bond all the time

@carlotomass119 3 жыл бұрын

Grey goose from Glasgow Scotland !!

@mercenaryknight5419 Жыл бұрын

The book just steamrolls the movie any day of the week.

@DeadJesterCinema 2 жыл бұрын

Never read the novel.. but could Sid Haig's dual roles in the DAF film be a very loose nod to the Spang Brothers?

@Painter19 Жыл бұрын

10 minutes of jibber jabber and padding, then into the substance. Really great from then on.

@TheT3rr0rMask

Just finished it, felt like it lacked some polish. I like the setting, gangster diamond smuggling, the mud baths, Bond's constant underestimation of the gangsters as an adversary, and Tiffany Case. I'd give a solid 7- plot wasn't as good as CR, the adventure wasn't as exciting as LALD, the villains aren't as good as Drax and his crew. Fleming's work improved as the first 3 were written, but DAF feels like a slight decline.

@Alexa-np3vn 3 жыл бұрын

As a female Bond fan, who is also a lesbian, I loved how your discussion covered feminism and homophobia!! These book clubs are so entertaining - keep up the awesome work.

@philipmccracken697

Just read the book (having seen the movie before). Although it has some flaws, it was quite good. Unlike the movie, which is terrible. The movie plot is just ridiculously stupid and so many things make no sense. I don't know why they didn't follow the book more closely. To shorten things up they could have skipped Saratoga and gone from New York to Las Vegas.