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title: "Goldfinger (James Bond (Original Series)) Paperback – October 16, 2012"
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# Goldfinger (James Bond (Original Series)) Paperback – October 16, 2012

**Brand:** ian fleming
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- **What is this?** Goldfinger (James Bond (Original Series)) Paperback – October 16, 2012 by ian fleming
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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The Best of the Fleming Bond Books (so far)
  

*by D***R on Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2013*

I am working my way through all the James Bond books by Ian Fleming and having read 6 of them so far, this is my favorite.I was raised on James Bond films for most of my life (Live and Let Die was my first), but never read the books.  It took me a little while to get used to the significant difference between cinema Bond and literary Bond.  The best way I can describe the difference is the Bond in the books acts much more like a spy in the Cold War genre sense.  By that I mean he is frequently using guile, subterfuge and infiltration in the books, far more than he does in the movies where he is more like the action hero "fly in the ointment."  Have no fear, there is still plenty of action in the books, but that usually comes after Bond has positioned himself to be working on the inside of the villain's world,  I am a big fan of John LeCarre and Len Deighton and their Cold War espionage masterpieces.  I had not realized how close the James Bond books, the ones actually by Ian Fleming anyway, mirror that style of methodical espionage and counter espionage.This particular book is actually one of the closest to the movie that I've read so far.  It contains all the same characters you've come to know and love including Oddjob, Pussy Galore (in a dramatically different role than the film) and, of course, Goldfinger himself.  The plot is very similar as is the progression of the film.  Most of the changes made for the film are oriented toward getting in more action and suspense, i.e. the crotch laser which is not in the book.It is a pretty quick read.  One odd side effect I've had from reading these books is a longing for a return to the world that could sustain such black and white differences between good and evil.Great fun and highly recommended.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Excellent story, excellent author
  

*by J***R on Reviewed in the United States on May 11, 2011*

I would venture a guess that most people who have never read an Ian Flemming "James Bond" novel would pick this one to start.  And I would be shocked if they were disappointed with it.  This is one of the few novels to be very faithfully adapted into the movies that we all know and love, and therefore there will be few surprises for most of the readers.What I've always liked better about the Bond books over the Bond movies is the character development Fleming puts into Bond.  It's fantastic for the reader to get a glimpse inside Bond's thought process, which the reader gets a lot in this novel, perhaps even too much so while Bond is tailing Goldfinger in his car throughout Central Europe.Of course this novel has it's deviances from the movie, and it enhances the story purely do to the more dialogue between Bond and Goldfinger, especially at the "hood's convention," as Mr. Solo so aptly puts it in the movie.  There are also noticible differences in the character of Pussy Galore, which serve for some very interesting dialogue and interior monologue for Bond.I liked this book very much, and I believe it stands up well with the entire collection.  In fact, I would rank it number 4 in my list of favorite Bond books.  That is the only reason I gave it 4 stars, because I do not believe it holds up to On Her Majesty's Secret Service and Casino Royale (Thunderball being #3).  Those novels are fantastic, but Goldfinger is also excellent.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Better than some would have you think
  

*by D***N on Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2004*

Growing up in the UK of the 1970s and 1980s I was much inspired by the movies of James Bond (on television every Bank Holiday) and would scour second-hand book tables at the local village fete every year looking for old Bond novels. I had heard lots of talk about how `Goldfinger' was the definitive James Bond movie - the blueprint for every  feature film that followed in the hugely popular series. Yet it never seemed to appear on British television.So, it was with much anticipation that I dived into a copy of the Ian Fleming novel of the same name. I was not disappointed.Much maligned by Bond fans in general, I actually list `Goldfinger' as one of my favorite of all the Fleming James Bond books. It has all the elements I love - the trademark `Fleming sweep' keeps the novel moving at a fast pace, the villain is deliciously colorful and dastardly and the structure is impressive. Split into the three sections: Happenstance, Coincidence and Enemy Action (Goldfinger's theory on his three meetings with 007), the structure is more clearly evident and works well within the overall framework of the book.The plot of the novel follows the same path as the movie, except in one crucial detail. In the 1964 movie, Goldfinger (in cahoots with the Chinese) plots the detonation of a nuclear device inside the gold depository at Ft. Knox. In the novel Fleming has the villain scheming to steal the gold - a highly impractical scheme but still an enjoyable caper.I remember upon first reading the novel how impressed I was with the chapters revolving around the game of golf. I find the colorful description and the game of wits between Goldfinger and James Bond especially suspenseful. It's interesting to note that these scenes in the movie are also among my favorites in the series (and even inspired Sean Connery to take up the game of golf).`Goldfinger' is well worth a read. It's fast moving, has some great characters and a well drawn plot structure. I am frankly surprised it has received such a drubbing on amazon and Bond sites. Pick it up!

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