It mars the clever plotting and makes it an unpleasant story to read, which is why it’s a story that I’ve never felt the need to revisit. Quite simply, there’s a good bit of old fashioned racism in the original text, complete with African American characters speaking phonetically-written broken English and descriptions of some characters with “inhuman” features. However, the fact remains that there are some ugly aspects to the novel that have not only aged poorly, but it’s almost impossible to imagine them having gone over quite smoothly back when the book was released. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a terrific tale that takes Bond out of his element, puts returning characters in mortal danger, and inspired one of my favorite installments of the film franchise. And of all of Fleming’s books, the one with the most warts is most likely Live and Let Die. That fandom includes the original novels by Ian Fleming, warts and all.
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