tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post7857694718859890430..comments2024-03-28T09:33:29.705+00:00Comments on Clothes In Books: Dress Down Sunday: Diamonds Are Forever by Ian FlemingClothes In Bookshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-59143292866526083862016-04-29T00:11:02.331+01:002016-04-29T00:11:02.331+01:00my name Lysend Sahr , i am serre leon and i reside...my name Lysend Sahr , i am serre leon and i reside in a routine village, i am in possesion of some diamonds which i go from from an ecavated area in my village, i have them in bulk and i would like to inform the general public about this.. contact me on lysendsahr@gmail.com i want to sell these diamonds for the upkeep of some uneducated citizens in my regionAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-52440463204157607182016-03-21T19:00:05.162+00:002016-03-21T19:00:05.162+00:00I hope you do read it, would love to read your vie...I hope you do read it, would love to read your view on the Fleming books.Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-43038768172949167502016-03-21T18:59:42.458+00:002016-03-21T18:59:42.458+00:00... but you will have to get to Fleming sooner or ...... but you will have to get to Fleming sooner or later...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-55319098102063788052016-03-21T18:59:26.848+00:002016-03-21T18:59:26.848+00:00I know I have read it before, but I too remembered...I know I have read it before, but I too remembered almost nothing. It made it quite exciting!Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-75995610731011063422016-03-21T12:05:40.483+00:002016-03-21T12:05:40.483+00:00Moira, this was the first Bond movie I saw, way ba...Moira, this was the first Bond movie I saw, way back in my teens. I never thought of reading the book till after I read your post.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-84128406768974628532016-03-21T11:10:49.149+00:002016-03-21T11:10:49.149+00:00On the pile, but never enough time!On the pile, but never enough time!col2910https://www.blogger.com/profile/06422138069939709043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-41168214026173579872016-03-21T10:24:27.784+00:002016-03-21T10:24:27.784+00:00This is the one that I seem least able to remember...This is the one that I seem least able to remember in point of fact - so thanks for the much-needed reminder Moira!Sergio (Tipping My Fedora)https://bloodymurder.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-11485392784880637852016-03-21T09:24:22.162+00:002016-03-21T09:24:22.162+00:00Great catch Bill - and very interesting. As I'...Great catch Bill - and very interesting. As I've been reading Fleming's letters, I know that he rather enjoyed getting that kind of correction from readers. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-9407071577545872082016-03-21T09:23:35.200+00:002016-03-21T09:23:35.200+00:00You can only conclude that he hadn't, which is...You can only conclude that he hadn't, which is weird isn't it? Kind of endearingly provincial to call them Wellingtons - a phrase that isn't in use in the USA anyway, I think, is that right?Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-32649703502025392512016-03-21T09:22:25.153+00:002016-03-21T09:22:25.153+00:00Thanks, yes, I'm glad it wasn't just me fi...Thanks, yes, I'm glad it wasn't just me finding this one a lesser entry. But yes, Tiffany Case was a good heroine. And I will certainly try to find the Connolly - he's a writer I like anyway. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-24548064830902934072016-03-21T09:21:00.322+00:002016-03-21T09:21:00.322+00:00As I work my way through the books, I really think...As I work my way through the books, I really think I will have to start watching the films too. Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-62965135761506025602016-03-21T05:36:22.988+00:002016-03-21T05:36:22.988+00:00Moira: Fleming had trouble describing women blackj...Moira: Fleming had trouble describing women blackjack dealers in the 1950's because, according to Resort City in the Sunbelt: Las Vegas, 1930-2000 by Eugene P. Moehring, there were no regular women blackjack dealers on the Strip or downtown until the 1970's.Bill Selneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17268006369157307593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-38422200250379882632016-03-21T02:03:52.917+00:002016-03-21T02:03:52.917+00:00Half-Wellingtons? Surely Fleming had heard of cowb...Half-Wellingtons? Surely Fleming had heard of cowboy boots!<br /><br />Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-35814022030666276712016-03-21T02:00:13.965+00:002016-03-21T02:00:13.965+00:00DAF is a bit of a curate's egg. It has some en...DAF is a bit of a curate's egg. It has some enjoyable bits, but it never quite gells into a novel. Fleming seems to have done some research on diamond smuggling and been loathe to waste it. The problem is that there is no real need for Bond to be involved. It's a crime novel, and despite M telling 007 that MI6 needs to be involved, you never really believe it. The fact that the villains are basically hoods also means that they aren't particularly interesting. After someone like Mr. Big or Drax, the Spangled Mob don't stick in the memory. Plus, it's hard to work up much suspense on whether the diamond smuggling can be stopped.<br /><br />Like you say, though, the set-pieces are really vivid. The picture of Las Vegas is filled with loathing. There is the description of the women feeding money into the slot-machines, responding like Pavlov's dogs whenever the bell rings to tell them that they've won the jackpot. Bond and Fleming are both old school, and the idea of cheap people in leisure wear gambling is rather beyond the pale!<br /><br />Tiffany is one of my favourite Bond girls. She just seems more fully rounded a character. In a lot of ways she is the female counterpoint of Bond, being tough, resilient, clever but very emotionally damaged. The relationship between her and Bond is much more real than some of them.<br /><br />Janet Leigh in black underwear was still shocking when PSYCHO came out, and I can see her in some alternate-universe version of DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER. She would have made a fascinating Tiffany.<br /><br />If you're really interested in the Bond/M romance, then try the wonderful spoof by Cyril Connolly 'Bond Strikes Camp'. It must be on the internet somewhere.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-51955564358903805692016-03-20T22:19:47.070+00:002016-03-20T22:19:47.070+00:00I have just finished Live and Let Die. A very inte...I have just finished Live and Let Die. A very interesting book. I like that they are quick reads. The movie will be coming from Netflix soonish to watch. And on top of that we just watched Spectre last night. The later movies have improved in the sexism area but still focus a lot on sex and beautiful people. Not my favorite Daniel Craig Bond film but maybe not the worst. Not sure.TracyKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08303342674824383688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-44730533191285459402016-03-20T20:01:52.024+00:002016-03-20T20:01:52.024+00:00Indeed - and those choices are still glamorous all...Indeed - and those choices are still glamorous all these years later. And the books are full of unexpected things...Clothes In Bookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14680610242823846662noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6129427507761315524.post-91894601991548956992016-03-20T11:28:50.392+00:002016-03-20T11:28:50.392+00:00Yes, I think it's probably best to tiptoe away...Yes, I think it's probably best to tiptoe away from that comment, too, Moira. That and the Wellingtons. Still, I do like the different locales in these novels; it adds a touch of glamour, I think.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com