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Casino Royale - 5 points
Live and Let Die - 2 points
Moonraker - 7 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 10 points
[glow=green]Dr. No - 11 points (1+)[/glow]
Goldfinger - 5 points (+1)
Risico - 5 points
[glow=red]The Hildebrand Rarity - 1 points (1-)[/glow]
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
The Man With the Golden Gun - 5 points
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Casino Royale - 5 points
[glow=red]Live and Let Die - 1 point (1-)[/glow]
Moonraker - 7 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 10 points
[glow=green]Dr. No - 12 points (1+)[/glow]
Goldfinger - 5 points (+1)
Risico - 5 points
The Hildebrand Rarity - 1 point
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
The Man With the Golden Gun - 5 points
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Casino Royale - 5 points
:007: [glow=red]Live and Let Die - 0 point (1-)[/glow] :007:
Moonraker - 7 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 10 points
[glow=green]Dr. No - 13 points (1+)[/glow]
Goldfinger - 5 points (+1)
Risico - 5 points
The Hildebrand Rarity - 1 point
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
The Man With the Golden Gun - 5 points[/quote]
I was flipping through LALD man would it be banned today. :shock:
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Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 7 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 10 points
[glow=green]Dr. No - 14 points + 1[/glow]
Goldfinger - 5 points
Risico - 5 points
[glow=red]The Hildebrand Rarity - 0 point - 1[/glow]
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
The Man With the Golden Gun - 5 points

I don't think LALD is that bad - it is of it's time; it's a good thriller with good locations and some iconic characters. There are some similar racist language in some of the other noevels "chigros" for example. One bit in LALD I felt was a bit odd was the part where Bond is escaping from Mr Big in New York and he is facing Big's henchman in a car park and Fleming writes lines like "Bond shot at one negro, then punched the negro in the red shirt...then was shot at by the tall negro" etc. The use of the word negro is very jarring.
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Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 7 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 10 points
[glow=green]Dr. No - 15 points (+1)[/glow]
Goldfinger - 5 points
Risico - 5 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
[glow=red]The Man With the Golden Gun - 4 points (-1)[/glow]

No, the racist language in LALD has to be seen in the context of its time, but it's still pretty jarring for a modern reader. It was enough to make me vote against the book. I have to say that i find this game much harder than the movie games, because Fleming's books were far more consistent in quality than the movies, so votes have to be made based on factors that would be considered nitpicking when you're talking about films that range in quality from QOS to Goldfinger. For example, I voted against TMWTGG this time, although I don't really consider it that inferior to Fleming's other work.

Eliminated :skull:

21 - Agent 007 in New York
20 - Quantum of Solace
19 - Live and Let Die
18 - The Hildebrand Rarity
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Negress was the word that shocked me made Fleming sound like a good ol boy democrat.

In its time LALD is not overly raciest but today wow :shock:
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Casino Royale - 5 points
[glow=green]Moonraker - 8 points + 1[/glow]
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 10 points
Dr. No - 15 points
Goldfinger - 5 points
[glow=red]Risico - 4 points - 1[/glow]
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
The Man With the Golden Gun - 4 points
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Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 8 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
[glow=green]From Russia, With Love - 11 points (+1)[/glow]
Dr. No - 15 points
Goldfinger - 5 points
Risico - 4 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
[glow=red]The Man With the Golden Gun - 3 points (-1)[/glow]

Do you have something against the short stories, Carl?
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[quote="Kristatos"]Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 8 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
[glow=green]From Russia, With Love - 12 points (+1)[/glow]
Dr. No - 15 points
Goldfinger - 5 points
Risico - 4 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
[glow=red]The Man With the Golden Gun - 2 points (-1)[/glow]
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Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 8 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
[glow=green]From Russia, With Love - 13 points (+1)[/glow]
Dr. No - 15 points
Goldfinger - 5 points
Risico - 4 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 7 points
[glow=red]The Man With the Golden Gun - 1 point (-1)[/glow]
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Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 8 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 13 points
Dr. No - 16 points + 1
Goldfinger - 5 points
Risico - 4 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 7 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points - 1
The Man With the Golden Gun - 1 point
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Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 8 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 13 points
Dr. No - 16 points +
Goldfinger - 5 points
[glow=red]Risico - 3 points - 1[/glow]
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
[glow=green]On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points + 1[/glow]
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points -
The Man With the Golden Gun - 1 point
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Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 8 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 13 points
[glow=green]Dr. No - 17 points (+1)[/glow]
Goldfinger - 5 points
Risico - 3 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 5 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points -
[glow=red]The Man With the Golden Gun - 0 points[/glow] :007:

Eliminated :skull:

21 - Agent 007 in New York
20 - Quantum of Solace
19 - Live and Let Die
18 - The Hildebrand Rarity
17 - The Man With the Golden Gun
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Casino Royale - 5 points
[glow=green]Moonraker - 9 points + 1[/glow]
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 13 points
Dr. No - 17 points (
Goldfinger - 5 points
Risico - 3 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
[glow=red]The Property of a Lady - 4 points - 1[/glow]
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points
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Casino Royale - 5 points
Moonraker - 9 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
From Russia, With Love - 13 points
Dr. No - 17 points
[glow=green]Goldfinger - 6 points + 1[/glow]
Risico - 3 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
[glow=red]The Property of a Lady - 3 points - 1[/glow]
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points
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[glow=red]Casino Royale - 4 points(-1)[/glow]
Moonraker - 9 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
[glow=green]From Russia, With Love - 14 points (+4)[/glow]
Dr. No - 17 points
Goldfinger - 6 points
Risico - 3 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 3 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points

It's already getting tougher. I don't dislike CR, but the plot seems a bit slight compared to the other novels.
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[glow=red]Casino Royale - 3 points(-1)[/glow]
Moonraker - 9 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
[glow=green]From Russia, With Love - 15 points (+4)[/glow]
Dr. No - 17 points
Goldfinger - 6 points
Risico - 3 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 3 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points
I do like FRWL its a great prequil up to Dr No. :wink:
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[glow=red]Casino Royale - 2 points (-1)[/glow]
Moonraker - 9 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
[glow=green]From Russia, With Love - 16 points (+1)[/glow]
Dr. No - 17 points
Goldfinger - 6 points
Risico - 3 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 3 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 4 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points
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Casino Royale - 2 points
Moonraker - 9 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
[glow=green]From Russia, With Love - 17 points (+1)[/glow]
Dr. No - 17 points
Goldfinger - 6 points
Risico - 3 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 3 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points
[glow=red]The Spy Who Loved Me - 3 points - 1[/glow]
You Only Live Twice - 6 points
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[glow=red]Casino Royale - 1 point (-1)[/glow]
Moonraker - 9 points
Diamonds are Forever - 5 points
[glow=green]From Russia, With Love - 18 points (+1)[/glow]
Dr. No - 17 points
Goldfinger - 6 points
Risico - 3 points
From a View to a Kill - 5 points
For Your Eyes Only - 5 points
Thunderball - 5 points
Octopussy - 5 points
The Living Daylights - 5 points
The Property of a Lady - 3 points
On Her Majesty's Secret Service - 8 points
The Spy Who Loved Me - 3 points
You Only Live Twice - 6 points
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