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Doctor No | Ian Fleming

An interesting experiment: read the original Fleming, watch the adaptation starring Connery and then read the P Everett update, and post about your experience!!
Calling the bravest Littens for an arbitrary experiment!!

TheBookHippie Oooooo 5d

vivastory @TheBookHippie I think that you can do it! I'd love to see your feedback 😄

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TieDyeDude That sounds like fun! I've never read any of the Fleming novels. I'd be down. 5d

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TheBookHippie @vivastory I think I have the book here 👀 5d

Ruthiella I‘ve already done all three, though not back to back. Dr. No is IMO the movie that most closely resembles the books, though I stopped watching the movies in the‘90s. 5d

Larkken This would be a lot of fun 5d

CarolynM I agree with @Ruthiella that the film is close to the book. From Russia With Love is pretty close too. I‘m not usually keen on updates, I‘ll be interested to see what you think. 5d

Fr3NcHtOaSt I gotta do this at some point. I‘m a huge Bond fan 4d

Branwen Okay, this sounds SUPER fun! 2d

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LiseWorks

On Her Majesty's Secret Service: James Bond 007 | Ian Fleming

May 28th #Bibliophile Big Secret @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks

Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 4w

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TheSpineView

Diamonds are Forever: James Bond 007 | Ian Fleming

#DynamicDs @Eggs @Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks
#Diamond

Eggs Brilliant 💎 2mo

TheSpineView @Eggs 😊 2mo

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RamsFan1963

James Bond: No deals, Mr. Bond | John Gardner

Is it just me, or is anyone else distressed at the news that Amazon is taking creative control of the James Bond movie series? Barbara Broccoli & Michael G. Wilson, who have guided the series, will be kept as "consultants" but the real power is Amazon's. The idea of Jeff Bezos and Amazon picking the next actor to play Bond turns my stomach. I don't care if he's black or white, male or female, but he/she should definitely be British!!

RamsFan1963 UGH!! There is an article online about the Amazon take over of James Bond, and they're talking about Amazon's plans to expand the JB "universe" to be similar to the MCU and Star Wars franchise. That has watered down and mediocre movies written all over it!! 4mo

dabbe Bezos is trying to own the world. 😱 4mo

Susanita My choice: https://theonion.com/wallace-shawn-emerges-as-frontrunner-to-replace-daniel-1828... 4mo

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TheBookgeekFrau Just another reason to loathe Amazon 4mo

RamsFan1963 @Susanita Its Inconceivable!! 🤣🤣🤣 IYKYK 4mo

julesG You forgot Lazenby, who's Australian; and Brosnan is Irish. BUT I totally agree. 4mo

RamsFan1963 @julesG I guess what I should have said was please don't have him played an American actor. I personally want Henry Cavill, but I know the chances of that happening are almost Zero 4mo

DogMomIrene @RamsFan1963 I have mixed feelings about Disney owning Star Wars. That‘s a fandom I was invested in as a kid. MCU and 007 I watch on the side. Disney watering down SW = 1000% I started watching the baby Yoda series and I noped out. But Rogue One may be my favorite SW movie ever. And I don‘t think Lucas would have ever gotten around to telling that story. I do wonder if there‘s another Rogue One quality production in Disney🤷🏻‍♀️ 4mo

lauraisntwilder @DogMomIrene Have you watched the Andor series on Disney+? 4mo

lauraisntwilder There was a rumor, years ago, about Idris Elba as Bond. I wish that had happened. Amz taking over just means I'll never see it. 4mo

Kristin_Reads Oh no. 4mo

AnishaInkspill I thought they now owned MGM? If they do maybe it's first of the many 4mo

RamsFan1963 @AnishaInkspill Yes Amazon does own MGM, and MGM has distribution rights to the James Bond series, but now Amazon is about to control how the movies are made, not just as a studio distributing the film. I'm sure the next Bond won't have an evil, bald, billionaire, trying to take over the world as its antagonist. That would be a little too on the nose. It will be evil Union organizers trying to destroy capitalism. 4mo

DogMomIrene @lauraisntwilder I haven‘t, but I‘m over here all 🤔🤓🤩 I actually forgot about it, probably because there is so much SW noise on Disney+. I‘m guessing you mentioned it because it‘s a good one. If it is, I‘ll add it to my Disney+ list for the next time I rotate into that subscription, which is great. I usually like to have 4-6 programs or movies that I know I want to see before I switch subscriptions🙌🏼 4mo

lauraisntwilder @DogMomIrene I think you'd probably like it. My husband loved Rogue One and thought Andor was great. I enjoyed it, too, but it's definitely on the darker/sadder end of the SW spectrum. It's about Cassian Andor from Rogue One (set beforehand, obviously). 4mo

DogMomIrene @lauraisntwilder Ohh thank you! That actually sounds right up my alley👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 4mo

MemoirsForMe 😱😱😱 4mo

The_Book_Ninja He needs to look like Hoagy Carmichael 4mo

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mom2bugnbee

On Her Majesty's Secret Service: James Bond 007 | Ian Fleming

so-so

David Tennant is my favorite Doctor & one of my favorite actors, so I jumped at the chance to listen to him narrate. And who doesn't love James Bond?

Me. I don't love James Bond. Not as books - I enjoy the films as much as the next person. The books are dated & problematic in places, but that's understandable. IMO, the action scenes translate so much better to film, even with such a great narrator.

⭐⭐✨/⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ #readyourbookshelf

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thebacklistbook

Casino Royale | Ian Fleming

#tlt 10/100 for this one. Though there are some I'm not quite sure if I should have added as the title of a book and a movie don't always match

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thebacklistbook

Moonraker (James Bond, #3) | Ian Fleming

8/100 this time. There are few that look interesting, I always meant to watch seven.
#tlt

dabbe I‘m too scared to watch that one! Thanks for playing and sharing! 🖤🧡🖤 8mo

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GinaKButler

Casino Royale | Ian Fleming

Up next on audio…it‘s on my 12 in ‘24 list!

#bookspinbingo

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vivastory

Moonraker: James Bond #3 | Ian Fleming

I recently read my first Fleming, which has an early opening scene in a casino.
Michael Mechanic's nf “Jackpot“ also has some memorable scenes in it regarding the excesses of the wealthy.
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BookmarkTavern Cool to see another Bond book! Thanks for sharing! 10mo

Liz_M Great Scott! Welcome back, I hope you have been well, friend. 3mo

vivastory @Liz_M Thanks! I'm doing well. How have you been? 3mo

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TheBookHippie There you are 🙃 3mo

vivastory @TheBookHippie How have you been? 3mo

TheBookHippie @vivastory living through a shit show, you? 😂😅😵‍💫🤷🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️😫 3mo

vivastory @TheBookHippie The past couple months I have been making my way through every season of The Twilight Zone. Starting to feel like a documentary lol. In between the craziness I've surprised myself by managing to read some great stuff 3mo

TheBookHippie @vivastory I‘m watching The Golden Girls 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 3mo

Liz_M other than ~waves hands around~ all this I've been okay. I'm looking forward to hearing about your reading when/if you post it! 3mo

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TheSpineView

Casino Royale | Ian Fleming

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

Nothing like a good James Bond book!

dabbe #greatminds 🩶🧡🩶 10mo

TheSpineView @dabbe 😉👍📖 10mo

BookmarkTavern A lot of great minds here agree with you! Thanks for answering! 10mo

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