hi george,
i read most of em when i was a kid and young adult and loved
them. he was tough and didn't follow the rules or his
superiors, he drove a fancy car, and most important, he got a
lot of women. i never thought of bond as a snob, though. and
although i can't exactly put my finger on it, i don't think
of bond as hardboiled. because he was a spy? because
"roscoe" and "bird" were not a regular part of his
vocabulary? because the middle and lower classes were
normally only represented by "flunkies" doing the dirty work
of rich people? to be honest, i'd say my hesitation to class
bond as hardboiled probably lends credence to jim doherty's
"gotta talk the talk" theory. of course, i'm unsure that my
backing actually lends support to any theory. ;-)
anyway, moving on. i did buy the first non-fleming bond book
by gardner (can't remember the name) and it seemed a lot like
the others, with the exception of bond's bending to the sign
of the times... i believe there were several, but the one i
remember is him changing his cigarette brand to a low tar and
nicotine one.
miker
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