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Tomorrow Never Dies
Most movie novelizations are trash, but this one is a cut above the others. There are several scenes added to the story that weren't in the film that help explain a lot of things that made you go "Huh?" in the theater. The prose is fast-paced and engaging. A good read!
Tomorrow Never Dies
Forget the film. This novelization goes into much more depth and characterization than the film could ever do. Well written, fast-paced, and a lot of fun. Highly recommended!
Tomorrow Never Dies
Benson's adaptation of the dreadful film makes a lot more sense and fleshes out the characters and storyline. In my opinion, Benson's 007 novels are terrific, truly a throwback to the original Flemings. While a novelization is more like the films, Benson still retains a sense of the literary Bond. Try it!
Tomorrow Never Dies
I must admit, I was a little skeptical about this book; after all, most novels that follow movies usually don't do a good job. However, this was not one of those novels. Tomorrow Never Dies was fantastic! I found myself reading this novel as I ate, before I went to sleep, and basically before I did anything else! It was that hard to put down! I've read it many times, and I still can't get enough! I loved it! I recommend it to anyone who's just starting out in the James Bond series.
Tomorrow Never Dies
A disappointing novelization. It doesn't do justice to the film's witty and thrilling screenplay. The prose lacks vividness: take, for example, the dramatic scene where Bond discovers the dead Paris Carver in his hotel room. We're simply told that Bond is "overwhelmed with shock, grief, and anger." No authentic drama is created.The novel also spends too much time explaining the obvious: "The world's business and all news reporting depend upon communication satellites, for without them modern civilization would be crippled." As if we didn't know that! Indeed, such passages insult the reader's intelligence. To make matters worse, the novel doesn't work as a thriller because it lacks suspense. There are no dynamics in the action narratives; instead, we encounter boring, clunky sentences, as shown in the BMW car chase scene: "The first sedan exploded spectaculary, and the second plowed into its rear with a resounding screech."Like his 00! 7 inauguration, the dismal "Zero Minus Ten," Benson takes pleasure in displaying his Bondian knowledge to readers. In the love scene between Bond and the Danish linguist, we find references to Fleming's Bond (his school days in Eton) and Sean Connery's Bond in "You Only Live Twice" (the business about Bond studying Oriental Languages at Cambridge). Unfortunately, the principle readers of this book (Bond fans) are already familiar with this information. We therefore encounter nothing new about the Bond character. Hence, the novel has really nothing to say.To forget this nonsense, I had to leaf through Master Fleming's "Casino Royale" and "From Russia With Love," two of the best James Bond novels.
Tomorrow Never Dies
I have Loved The James Bond Movies, and I have almost seen all, ( Well maybe not Casino Royale ) But Raymond gives this book with information, it tell what happens, how, when,where and why. Perhaps he could write a novel, ( No...Then he'd be lost at sea ) Just a Tomorrow Never Dies Saying, I hope someone write Bond 19, who knows? John E. Gardner? Raymond Benson? Bruce Feinstein, all writing Bond 19? Possible?