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Title: The Man With the Red Tattoo by Raymond Benson ISBN: 0-515-13563-1 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: 29 April, 2003 Format: Mass Market Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $7.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 3.23 (31 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: The Man With The Red Eyes
Comment: As I close the back cover of yet another Raymond Benson book, I weep knowing that the quality of descriptive prose embodied in the books of Fleming, Amis, and (to some extent) Gardner, is now lost. I admire Mr. Benson because his great love of Bond keeps the literary franchise going but perhaps, as a director of the Ian Fleming Foundation, he should ask other writers to submit a few chapters of their own Bond novel ideas, and see if there is a writer out there that can bring back the literary Bond I love.
The Man With The Red Tattoo's climax features the Mosquitoe Magnet, a simple device that is now sold in Home Depot stores, and should have been turned on during the conference, not AFTER people were bitten. Anyone with any knowledge of that device would have had it running before, during, and after the conference; though designed for outdoor use, a way could've been found to integrate that into the story.
Mr. Benson is a screenwriter at heart. Unfortunately, screenplays are written in third-person limited and novels are entirely different. Read any Fleming novel, study his descriptive narrative, the thoughts that run through Bond's head, the dialogue, the building of the plot; that is how a good novel is written. I've read all of Mr. Benson books. In interviews he sounds like a very nice, decent person. But picking up where Fleming, Amis, and Gardner left off is not Mr. Benson's strong suit. One man's humble opinion.
Rating: 4
Summary: Bond takes a slow train to the Orient
Comment: Raymond Benson usually writes fast-paced novels that are easy to read. This novel is good, but is slow moving and tedious at points. If the reader can get past that, they ensure themselves a good read. If you are Bond fan, you enjoy rich detail, or if you enjoy a good read THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO is a must have.
James Bond has been given an assignment to babysit the prime minister at a G8 conference in Japan. Meanwhile, he is to investigate the death of an English businessman. This investigation will take Bond on a slow journey all over Japan, and ultimately a good one. Bond fans know that 007 has deep emotional roots in Japan, and can appreciate Benson's choice of Japan as a locale for the novel. The addition of Bond's old friend Tiger Tanaka is also quite welcomed.
Benson's writing has a few flaws this go around. It is slow moving and tedious at times. This is a direct contradiction from Benson's usual style. Also, it is obvious that Benson tries to write as an English author would. Sometimes, he fails in that quest with words like "stuff" and "whatever". However, it must be said that you are immersed in Japanese culture as you read and the vilain's motivations are chillingly genuine. That being said, if you enjoy good reads, buy Benson's THE MAN WITH THE RED TATTOO today.
Rating: 4
Summary: Faith Restored
Comment: After the purely mediocre "Doubleshot" and "Never Dream of Dying" not to mention the terrible
movie "Die Another Day" I was afraid I was losing my love for Bond. I don't want to hate,
Benson's books. After all Benson was my first Bond experience. I'd never even seen a Bond
movie when I read "High Time to Kill." So seeing that I'd read all of Benson's other books, as
well as many of Gardner's and Fleming's, even Markham, I knew that no matter what I had to
read "Man with the Red Tattoo." I really didn't know what to expect. But in the end I was
pleased. It was enjoyable. Benson is no Fleming, nor will he ever be. I won't pick on
him for anything, I like his books. And unlike most hardcore fans of the novels as well as films,
I still know they are just entertainment. Shame on you crazy fan boys.
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Title: Never Dream of Dying by Raymond Benson ISBN: 0515133078 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: 30 April, 2002 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Doubleshot by Raymond Benson ISBN: 0515130613 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: 05 June, 2001 List Price(USD): $7.50 |
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Title: Die Another Day by Raymond Benson ISBN: 0425189635 Publisher: Berkley Pub Group Pub. Date: 05 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: High Time to Kill (James Bond) by Raymond Benson ISBN: 0515128333 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: 05 June, 2000 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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Title: The Facts of Death (James Bond Spy Series) by Raymond Benson ISBN: 0515125504 Publisher: Jove Pubns Pub. Date: August, 1999 List Price(USD): $6.99 |
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