In fact, the story "Quantum of Solace" isn't a spy tale at all, but rather focuses on the break-up of a marriage.
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And despite sharing titles with two of the 007 films, the movie "Octopussy" is only partly related to the short story, and the film "Quantum of Solace" has nothing whatsoever to do with its namesake story. I'm not sure what's suggested by this, but the two best stories in the collection, "Quantum of Solace" and "Octopussy," feature James Bond as only a tangential character. While the stories vary somewhat in quality, they do demonstrate that Fleming was a talented writer with a good eye for description, a sharp wit, and strong sense of pacing, even in the tighter format of the short story. I'm not sure what's suggested by this, but the two best stories in the collecti As the title suggests, "Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories" has everything but the novels - and Ian Fleming did write mostly 007 novels, so this is a relatively brief collection. There are other stories in the volume which also became earlier Bond films,some in name only.I haven't found the other stories yet.Īs the title suggests, "Quantum of Solace: The Complete James Bond Short Stories" has everything but the novels - and Ian Fleming did write mostly 007 novels, so this is a relatively brief collection. Quantum of Solace is also the name of the Bond film from 2008,featuring Daniel Craig.It was the worst Bond film till that point,though the subsequent films aren't all that great either.However,the short story and the film have only the title in common.
This is a partial review of the book.I've read the title story,Quantum of Solace.It is a story which is not about Bond,but is narrated to him.He makes a remark about wanting to marry an airhostess and is told a story about an airhostess who is not faithful after her marriage and what happens to her later.įairly interesting,but this being Fleming,there are certain sentences about natives and coloured people which are off-putting. Fairly interesting,but this being Fleming,t It came as quite a surprise for me to discover that Ian Fleming wrote James Bond short stories in addition to novels.This is a volume of short stories. This is a partial review of the book.I've read the title story,Quantum of Solace.It is a story which is not about Bond,but is narrated to him.He makes a remark about wanting to marry an airhostess and is told a story about an airhostess who is not faithful after her marriage and what happens to her later. It came as quite a surprise for me to discover that Ian Fleming wrote James Bond short stories in addition to novels.This is a volume of short stories.
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