 Looking Back: The Man From Barbarossa, John Gardner's 10th James Bond 007 novel |
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 11 August 2003 From: H O L L Y W O O D  |
24 July 2005 - 02:40
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  The G33K Goddess (A woman should be two things... Classy & Fabulous!) "Someone that you think that you can trust is just another way to die." |
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Commander GCMG Group: Veterans Reserve. Enlisted: 5 June 2001 From: Lagrimas Negras |
24 July 2005 - 02:49
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One of the more interesting "looking back" articles because this book really seems to polarize fans and brings out passions on both sides. Nice to see the majority of reviews are positive (even though I'm not in that batch).
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 5 July 2005 From: Missouri, USA |
24 July 2005 - 02:51
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Sounds like a good read, maybe I should go grab a copy of it after I'm done reading Thunderball.
  "I must have appealed to her maternal instincts " - James Bond inGoldfinger Author of Death Waits for No One |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 25 July 2005 |
28 July 2005 - 15:58
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I thought it was more of a political thriller than Bond. All in all it was an average book. But Gardner really picks it up with Death is Forever. The Man From Barbarossa is the only Gardner book that I don't really like.
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
31 July 2005 - 21:08
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My least favourite by far; but I do recommend Bond fans to read it to see what they make of it.
 ~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Commander Group: Veterans Enlisted: 24 June 2005 |
19 September 2005 - 01:05
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Just finished reading this one; boy, it was a tough slog. Started quite promisingly with the kidnap of the war criminal(s) and the introduction of the Scales of Justice. I thought they were going to turn out to be a SPECTRE-like organization that Bond would have to smash, but, obviously not. Pretty dry and dull for most of the middle, it perks up a bit towards the end when Bond goes undercover as a cameraman, but very tough reading overall. This was only the third Gardner book I read, after Licence Renewed and For Special Services, so I'm glad to have gotten this one out of the way! Looking forward to Icebreaker next, anyway.
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Commander RNVR Group: Commanding Officers Enlisted: 26 June 2003 From: New York |
19 September 2005 - 01:14
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I encourage you to reread this one after at least reading all the others by Gardner once to see if your opinion changes. Hope you enjoy Icebreaker, it's a fan favorite.
~ Nobody Knows Me Like You Know Me ~ 'People Look Up. Things Fall Down. And When It Rains, It Pours' Moving at the speed of life, we are bound to collide with each other ♦ ♦ ♦ Are You Ready To Go? ♦ ♦ ♦ |
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Sub-Lieutenant Group: Crew Enlisted: 22 March 2001 From: A small town in Lower Saxony |
19 September 2005 - 11:53
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With this book I started to read the English Bond books. Because in Germany they only published the Gardner books up to Brokenclaw. It was interesting and sometimes difficult to understand. But it helped me to freshen up my English. Have it reread twice since then. Though it is different from the other books, it is still a James Bond book.
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