007

So This is my first blog, and for this outside reading assignment I have decided to read the novels that one of my favorite film series is based off. Thats right 007. As you may or may not have known the James Bond books were written by a man named Ian Fleming. For this quarter I have decided to read the two novels ThunderBall and Goldfinger. Right now I am reading Thunderball.

So on this post I am going to talk about the character of James Bond and my first impressions of the character in the novel as opposed to the movies.

Thunderball begins with Bond being very ashamed of himself for he has a horrible hangover , has and has been smoking a drinking to much( and as he is being ashamed of himself he pours another drink). Right away we are given a view of Bond that the movies haven't expressed before. This Bond is a struggling alcoholic who's life outside of his missions is in turmoil. I think that it is interesting to have a character who is so good at saving the world, fighting bad guys, and spying, and yet he can't even manage his own personal life. The movies seem to depict Bond in a much lighter manner, a person who's only problem is getting the girl, the martini, or the pun at the right time. Thats not who Ian Fleming wrote. He wrote someone who is very insecure about himself , his only secure thing is his work, which he is excellent  at. This is shaping up to be a very interesting character study along with a thrilling action book.