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Goldeneye

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John Gardner's screenplay approach to writing novels paid off once and it succeeds again here with "GoldenEye." This is his second novel based on the screenplay of a Bond film and he seems to have found his niche. He wrote all his Bond novels like detailed story outlines for film scripts. It seems only natural this approach would work when adapting a novel from an actual screenplay.

His first, "Licence to Kill," based on Richard Maibaum and Michael G. Wilson's story was not bad. It made interesting reading on an otherwise unsatisfactory film adding detail to scenes and venturing inside the head of the main character exploring his feelings and motivations.

In this novel he really gets into the mind of Bond. This is very evident in the opening chapter as Bond reflects on his assignment to penetrate the Soviet chemical warfare plant.

Depois de 6 anos sem James Bond, o público aguardava desesperadamente outro James Bond. Então veio a versão de Bruce Feirsten, Goldeneye, que não agradou. Foi, digamos, exagerado, trazendo violência gratuita e o mesmo ao sexo. Um livro pesado e ruim, uma historia mal feita. Talvez se John Gardner tivesse escrito o original para o cinema, e não Feirsten, o roteiro teria sido muito melhor, parecido com os bons e velhos de Ian Fleming, como os maníficos O HOMEM DA PISTOLA DOURADA, A SERVIÇO DE SUA MAJESTADE, O FOGUETE DA MORTE e OS DIAMANTES SÃO ETERNOS. Simplesmente um horror.

GoldenEye is undoubtedly John Gardner's best James Bond novel. He really captured the essence of Bond as portrayed by Pierce Brosnan. I took this novel out and read it again when Pierce announced that his services were no longer needed as James Bond. It seems like he just got the part, and now, just like that, he is gone. I read this book again and savored each passage. It really brought back memories of the movie so vividly. It is so hard to grasp that ten years have gone by. I think this was John Gardner's last James Bond novel. Intuitively he must have known it and he put all the best he had into this one. I also love the cover. GoldenEye was such a special film at such a special time. One era ended while another began. This book is a record of those times.

Damn, that was a good book! For being a James Bond fan I sure say that the book "Goldeneye" was better than the movie "Goldeneye"! The book had an extra story line an parts that the movie left out. My birthday was yesterday, June 7, and my dad wanted me to help him pick out a good B-Day gift so I found the "Goldeneye" book by John E. Gardner. Believe me if I had to do it all over I would pick the same book.

Set in the heart of Russia the reader discovers the presence of James Bond with an extremely important an dangerous mission: Bungee jump down a large dam and make way to a chemical facility located at the bottom. After the mission which had been completed a syndicate known as janus has arose from the newly changed glastnost of Russia. Severnaya houses one of the most dangerous pieces of technological weaponry: the Goldeneye sattelite. Fired by Ouromov and his accomplice Xenia Onatopp only two have survived the deadly blast. It is up to James Bond to save England and the world if the Goldeneye falls into the wrong hands. Using a CIA contact and ex KGB agent Bond tracks down Janus and discovers the fate of 006 was faked in the chemical facility! Finally Bond and Severnaya programmer infiltrate the Janus base located in the heart of a Cuban jungle and all is well afterwards

This was a great book! Not only did it have everything you would expect from a Bond novel,and it even tapped into social issues, like racism, which we saw when Trevelyan explains his betrayal of MI6 to James. Very interesting account and very next level. It also gives some extra detail that you don't get in the flick! Check it out today!

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Now that I've beat the game, seen the movie, and read the book, I can honestly say this "Wow" It was as detailed as rotting wood, and as exciting as a birthday party. This book is a future classic. I guarntee you will finish this in under a week. If you're going to buy a book, this has got to be the one. From Xenia to Boris to Natalya and back, i can read it over and over again

No,no,no no more foreplay. Finally another Bond novel that would not bore you to death. I think that the movie also perfectly compliments the book; it kept the same storyline for most of the movie and did not start to go into stuff that you never see or hear about as in almost every other Bond book. It takes from to the top of the Byelemore Dam straight into the chemical proccesing plant and the exciting runway part. that there was a big part of the book which leads into Janus as you will find out in the book. Bond is then forced into tracking down a stolen helicopter, Janus and the very beautiful Natalya Simoniva. In the path he must deal with Janus a man whom at one point in time trusted his life to. Again bond is asked the famouse question"Why are you so cold." the reply "It's what keeps me alive." and again"No, it's what keeps you alone.'' I also would reccomend Tommorow Never Dies By:Raymond Benson

Although I have seen The movie at least for 5 or 6 times, The book was pumped with more detailes, it explained every thing very well, John Gardner keeps the bond novels from drowing in the sea of reading.