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I had read some of the short stories and had wanted to read at least one full-length novel. The novels are grittier, sexier and are written with much more detail.
I found that with "From Russia With Love," Bond doesn't show up until Chapter 11. Though I was anticipating him from the get-go, I eventually found this intriguing. The first 10 chapters tell all about the villains and the plot to get Bond. I liked this way of storytelling. Overall, I rate it 3 stars. I would have given it 4 stars if it weren't for a few chapters in the middle that could have been deleted altogether. And the way it ended was unresolved, but I won't go into detail for the sake of spoilers.
About a week later, I finished listening to "Moonraker." As you can probably guess, it is absolutely nothing like them movie. The book was published in 1955, long before a space shuttle (as is depicted in the movie) was even thought of. Instead, Moonraker is the name of a prototype nuclear missile, designed by multimillionaire Hugo Drax (same villain name in the movie) who (spoiler alert) is a Nazi sympathizer who plans his missile "test" as a way to get revenge on England. A clever plot, but predictable. This is a pretty good read, and unlike the previously mentioned "From Russia With Love," this starts right off with Bond. However, like the aforementioned "Russia" this also has plenty of unecessary chapters and drawn out depictions of this and that, which slows the story down. Altogether, both novels are good stories and impressively written.
I found that with "From Russia With Love," Bond doesn't show up until Chapter 11. Though I was anticipating him from the get-go, I eventually found this intriguing. The first 10 chapters tell all about the villains and the plot to get Bond. I liked this way of storytelling. Overall, I rate it 3 stars. I would have given it 4 stars if it weren't for a few chapters in the middle that could have been deleted altogether. And the way it ended was unresolved, but I won't go into detail for the sake of spoilers.
About a week later, I finished listening to "Moonraker." As you can probably guess, it is absolutely nothing like them movie. The book was published in 1955, long before a space shuttle (as is depicted in the movie) was even thought of. Instead, Moonraker is the name of a prototype nuclear missile, designed by multimillionaire Hugo Drax (same villain name in the movie) who (spoiler alert) is a Nazi sympathizer who plans his missile "test" as a way to get revenge on England. A clever plot, but predictable. This is a pretty good read, and unlike the previously mentioned "From Russia With Love," this starts right off with Bond. However, like the aforementioned "Russia" this also has plenty of unecessary chapters and drawn out depictions of this and that, which slows the story down. Altogether, both novels are good stories and impressively written.