On Her Majesty's Secret Service
by Ian Fleming
Taste attributes: espionagethrilleractionromancefastunsavouryheavyimaginaryintricatelinearglossybig & variedcomplex relationshiprescue/escape/jeopardyinjustice/tragedy/vengeance
Boxlist takePacy and smart: a wide-ranging spy novel, glossy rather than gritty. Best if you like puzzles over plain sailing.
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Pace: fast · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: balanced · Realism: balanced · Story: intricate · Structure: linear · Look: glossy · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
In his Alpine base, Blofeld is developing biological weapons that will devastate Britain. Unaware of the danger, James Bond is about to marry Teresa di Vicenzo, the daughter of a Corsican Mafioso. But then he is sent to Switzerland. Bond's marriage and Blofeld's schemes disintegrate in a blizzard of gunfire and high-explosives from which neither man emerges the victor.
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- Author
- Ian Fleming
- Published
- 1963
- Pages
- 288
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- Open Library
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