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Brilliance Audio (2016), Edition: Unabridged
Description
When Abbie Elliot and her three best friends arrive in Monte Carlo, they surrender to the sun and pool, to the champagne and private parties. For four days away from their husbands and families they're free to live someone else's life.But in the morning's harsh light, Abbie awakens on a yacht to gunshots and police storming the boat. Two men are dead, and Abbie and her friends are the only suspects.Imprisoned in a foreign country and separated from each other, the vacation of a lifetime has become a desperate fight for survival.
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LibraryThing member redfiona
I've tried to be fair to this book. The plot isn't the author's fault, it's been foisted on him by the screenplay, and most of my problems with the events in the book are due to it.
The book also fleshes out a lot of things that the film either chose not to cover or cut out, particularly Zhao's
The downside is that the book contains some terrible prose. It's very leaden and over-descriptive, but in the opposite way to purple prose. The writing seems to be determined to remove all lyricism and excitement and to state everything as plainly as possible. Worse, it's boring. The example I am going to use is from the early hovercraft battle.
"As Bond's craft sailed into the Demilitarised Zone, he moved forward and grabbed the pilot by the neck. He pulled the man away from the controls and threw him over the side. The man fell directly onto a mine in the dirt and disappeared in a fireball. Bond was now in command of the hovercraft."
Adjectives and adverbs are at a premium through out, losing any sense of immediacy or tension. Therefore, even accounting for the ways in which the writer was hamstrung before he even started, I cannot give this any more than 2.5 out of 5.
The book also fleshes out a lot of things that the film either chose not to cover or cut out, particularly Zhao's
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motivation and feelings, and Miranda Frost's backstory, which aids understanding why they do various things. It also explains a little more about why a lot of Colonel Moon's plans become quite so wild.The downside is that the book contains some terrible prose. It's very leaden and over-descriptive, but in the opposite way to purple prose. The writing seems to be determined to remove all lyricism and excitement and to state everything as plainly as possible. Worse, it's boring. The example I am going to use is from the early hovercraft battle.
"As Bond's craft sailed into the Demilitarised Zone, he moved forward and grabbed the pilot by the neck. He pulled the man away from the controls and threw him over the side. The man fell directly onto a mine in the dirt and disappeared in a fireball. Bond was now in command of the hovercraft."
Adjectives and adverbs are at a premium through out, losing any sense of immediacy or tension. Therefore, even accounting for the ways in which the writer was hamstrung before he even started, I cannot give this any more than 2.5 out of 5.
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LibraryThing member ecataldi
The best thing about this audiobook is the narration. They got a narrator with a great British accent. However if you've seen the movie version; this isn't too much reason to read or listen to this novel. The novel is based directly off the screenplay of the movie and not much extra content is
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added. It follows the movie practically frame by frame. However, if it's been a while since you've seen the movie and you're looking for a high action fix then this will certainly do the trick. James Bond kicking ass and taking names; double crosses, North Korea, smoking hot women, an ice palace, and an invisible car. Decent, but not as good as the original Ian Fleming novels. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2002
ISBN
1511374233 / 9781511374231
UPC
889290438911