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May 15, 2011

You Only Live Twice Ian Fleming


Oh, the one where he is on the island in Japan and chick swims naked - I remember!

Right, so the bad guy (a foreigner, no less) has a fort thing on the coast in Japan full of dangerous plants and man-eating fish. Since the Japanese have a predilection for self-directed dying, this place is pretty popular with visitors. Anyway, clearly this isn't great news for Japan and the Brits are pretty sure he's up to no good on a more global scale.

Enter Bond.

It is decided that Bond will swim up to this joint, bust in a kill the guy. Shocker. Turns out the best way to do this is by setting out from this little island off the coast, which just happens to be populated by chicks who dive for abalone in, essentially, the buff.

Now, I don't want to spoil the story, but I will say that this is one of Bond's most tender, domestic relationships, and I couldn't help but wonder whether he might've made the wrong choice by returning to work. But I guess that's where we differ, Bond & I. But that's pretty much the only difference, obviously ;)