Doctor No

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Summary: My favorite Bond book
Review: Along with From Russia With Love (which preceded it) this is the best of the Bond series. Everything is in here-Carribean locales, a great Bond babe (Honeychile Rider), and a smooth megalomaniacal villain. Bond, of course, endures considerable physical agony but emerges on top in a great finale.

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Summary: Want to discover Fleming's Bond? Read this one first!
Review: As an avid Ian Fleming fan, I always recommend this one to newcomers who enjoy the films and want to check out the author who inspired them. Bond doesn't just waltz through this one unscathed... he goes through hell to accomplish his mission! The scene in which a poisonous centipede crawls all over Bond's naked body while he's in bed will make your skin crawl. The torture-tunnel sequence, in which he must worm his way through yards of heated metal, tarantulas and more, is also incredibly gripping. And Dr. No's demise in the book is even more unusual than the way he bought it in the film! Read this one, and see Bond the way Fleming intended him to be seen. Roger Moore never endured trials like these!

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Summary: Dr. No
Review: Dispatched to the Caribbean to investigate another British Agent's disappearance, James Bond discovers far more than he bargained for. On a forsaken island, he meets a wild woman, fights a flamethrowing "monster", and finally matches wits and will against the incredible Doctor No, a self-made genius with steel claws for hands, an army of thugs, and a clinical curiosity regarding the limits of human pain. Bond is put to perhaps the toughest phsical test in his career in this hair-raising sequel to From Russia, With Love. This is another great 007 book to read. Buy this book when it is back in stock!

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Summary: Dr. No
Review: Dispatched to the Caribbean to investigate another British Agent's disappearance, James Bond discovers far more than he bargained for. On a forsaken island, he meets a wild woman, fights a flamethrowing "monster", and finally matches wits and will against the incredible Doctor No, a self-made genius with steel claws for hands, an army of thugs, and a clinical curiosity regarding the limits of human pain. Bond is put to perhaps the toughest phsical test in his career in this hair-raising sequel to From Russia, With Love. This is another great 007 book to read. Buy this book when it is back in stock!

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Summary: A good read but lacked a little.
Review: Doctor No is one of the better Bonds but the ending was quite confusing. The ending told very little about how Doctor No died, and when he did infact die, I didn't understand why Fleming would kill the bad guy in such a stupid way. I thought the squid part was one of the worst because it was hard to follow and didn't explain the squid's death very well. There were parts that I did like, however. I enjoyed the introduction to Honey Rider and the dragon part, but I didn't like the fact that Quarrel died. Despite some confusing parts, I still consider it one of the better Fleming novels.

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Summary: A good read but lacked a little.
Review: Doctor No is one of the better Bonds but the ending was quite confusing. The ending told very little about how Doctor No died, and when he did infact die, I didn't understand why Fleming would kill the bad guy in such a stupid way. I thought the squid part was one of the worst because it was hard to follow and didn't explain the squid's death very well. There were parts that I did like, however. I enjoyed the introduction to Honey Rider and the dragon part, but I didn't like the fact that Quarrel died. Despite some confusing parts, I still consider it one of the better Fleming novels.

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Summary: Honey RideHer
Review: Honey Rider is by far one of the best Bond babes. She is wonderful because, she wants to be a callgirl and first appears naked. Who wouldn't want to be Bond.

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Summary: Doctor No had a smashing plot!
Review: I thought this book was great! I read for a project and I loved it. Out of all the books in the world this book is the best. My favorite part is when James Bond was fighting a squid.

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Summary: MY FAVORITE SO FAR
Review: I'm reading all the Bond books in order and I'm on Thunderball now but Doctor No is the best so far. The characters are great with Quarrel and Honey Rider. M thinks hes giving Bond a break with an easy case but its probably the toughest adventure ever for Bond. The book is unputdownable from the very start when Bond's friend Strangways is kidnapped. When Bond is on "Crab Key" the book is great with all the obstacles Bond has to go through. The dragon, Dr. No's obstacle course and the animal at the end of it and the final showdown with Doctor No and the way he dies is pretty funny. Great book my favorite so far.

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Summary: Fleming's Renewal Is Great
Review: Many people would think of the film with the same title when trying to remember the story, and this time they would be mostly correct. After 1957's From Russia With Love, Ian Fleming had intended for James Bond to perish with that story. He was convinced to continue with the character, so in 1958 came Doctor No. The story: British agent Strangways in Jamaica has been murdered, and James Bond has been ordered by M to investigate. When he arrives, Bond meets Quarrel, a native of the area, and Honeychile Ryder a beautiful woman whom Bond meets in a very unusual manner. Soon, it is discovered that Strangways was murdered by agents of Doctor No, a mysterious man who is a blend of German and Chinese, and who has a secret that needs to be kept at his island home of Crab Key. Bond is soon captured and put through a horrible torture through some very narrow tunnels. This is one of the best of the Bond novels, and certainly deserves a look.