Customer Reviews
I loved the film and I loved the book! - By: , 30 Oct 2000 
Film novelisations are sometimes tacky & dull. This is not the case with The World Is Not Enough. I loved every page & the detail behind the characters that the film missed out such as the reasons behind Renard's love for Elektra. I have to say that by the end of the book I actuallly felt sorry for Renard because he was only reallly a tool for Elektra's greed- a point I did not pick up with the film although I liked it equallly. My favourite part was the introduction of Christmas Jones at the mine & the theft of the nuclear warhead. All in alll, I would recommend this book to anyone, Bond fan or not. (Yes, it is that good!)
"light & enjoyable read of latest Bond movie" - By: , 06 May 2000 
This 200 page book based on the screenplay by Neal Purvis & Robert Wade follows Bond's latest big screen adventure.
Benson adds interesting background narrative padding out necessary scenes but alas not over developing the familiar characters.
By adding the missing, opening & important scene he explains why M sends 007 to Bilbao to collect King's money. Strangely it is not until towards the end (?) when he looks into the Renard & Elektra kidnap relationship & explains why the terrorist is so devoted to her. Actor Robert Carlyle who played Renard stated in an interview that he made the character's nationality Bosnian but here he is Russian. Meanwhile Zukovsky's assistant 'The Bull' due to his gold teeth has become a 'Jaws' baddie with his height increased to 7 feet !
The book also explains that Q Branch sent James his old DB5 as back-up to the disposable Z8 for his travels around the Caspian Sea & this helps locate him ( with satellite tracking ) for the final love scene in Istanbul which isn't made too clear in the movie. A light & enjoyable read which recreates the movie's success & is worth a visit to the library or book shop.
Slightly puzzled by the 7 blank pages between chapters to help reach the magical 200 - paperback version.
A good read, makes up for what the movie lacked - By: , 29 Mar 2000 Benson has done such a wonderful job in writing from screenplays. I do that as well, & it is not easy. He has managed to seat himself as a true Bond author, despite a shakey start. The movie of TWINE lacked in the typical Bond suave. Benson has made up for that in his novelization. Good show! Keep it up.
Brilliant!... - By: , 27 Feb 2000 A fan of the film, I decided to read the book, also, & I wasn't disappointed. The book goes into far more detail than the film, & makes it much more of a thriller. Brilliant.
A great book that demystifies many aspects of the film - By: , 23 Jan 2000 I saw TWINE before I read this & I am glad I did. The book accounted for things that went on in the film that were not obvious in the screenplay. Raymond Benson is doing a fine job of carrying on Ian Fleming's legacy
