![]() ![]() p78 – It’s interesting to hear that Bond had had no assignments for a year. ![]() And the first line is “The blubbery arms of the soft life had Bond round the neck and they were slowly strangling him.” p78 – It is 78 pages of a 206 page book before we see Bond.p41 – Interesting how all the top brass Russians all know Bond.Obviously Great Britain is an island, but England borders Wales and Scotland. p38 – As a Scot, it rankles me to hear the Soviets say, or Fleming write, ‘England, being an island’.p31 – I’m no expert at Cold War history, but given that the Cuban missile crisis was only 5 years in the future I wonder if it was risky at all Fleming writing about Russian generals talking about war.p31 – I love how the General puts his cigarette butt into the ‘basket for secret waste’.Fascinating backstory he has, particularly with the full moon. Really interesting start, with Granit. ![]()
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