Talk:Diamonds Are Forever (novel)/Archive 1

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BetacommandBot 05:22, 16 September 2007 (UTC)

Similarities with the Movie
I think this is a little redundant. Shouldn't we just stick with Differences from the Movie? --Gafaddict 15:21, 21 October 2007 (UTC)

Diamonds Are/are Forever
“Are” is written with a lowercase “a” on the cover of the book. Shouldnt it be changed in the article?--Christoph Knoth (talk) 13:10, 11 July 2008 (UTC)

Berkley printing vs Penguin
How come different printings of this book have slightly different wording. For example, when Bond asks Case if he may smoke, in the Berkley printing, she said "Not as long as it's tobacco.", but in the Penguin printing, she said "If that's how you want to die." I've noted similiar printing differences throughout the novel. The Berkley printing says that it contains the text of the original hardcover printing. Why would someone change the wording? Did Fleming himself later revise the novel? Do other novels have similiar alterations? Shouldn't the article make mention of this? Emperor001 (talk) 13:37, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Probably. But not maybe in detail and any comments should be properly referenced. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  13:55, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * I'm not sure how to reference and that still doesn't answer who changed the wording and why. If someone can give me these answers, I'll put them in the article.  Emperor001 (talk) 14:41, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * If you can find the source and references to write up this one people here can help on how to reference. You could look at WP:CITET for info. I don't know the answer to your other question about the origin of the changes that is the nub of the thing. :: Kevinalewis  : (Talk Page) /(Desk)  15:22, 24 October 2008 (UTC)
 * Well, I'm using the novel printings themselves as sources. I don't know if there are other printings with similar differences.  If there are, then people should add them.  Emperor001 (talk) 18:09, 26 October 2008 (UTC)

The Crab With The Golden Claws
Has anybody noticed the similarity of Bond's stunt, when Bond climbs down from his cabin' porthole in Queen Elizabeth to another in Winter's & Kidd's cabin to save Tiffany Case with Tintin's stunt in The Crab with the Golden Claws? Of course Tintin has to climb to Captain Haddock's cabin, nevertheless, it's almost the same stunt. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 187.48.60.10 (talk) 20:11, 7 April 2011 (UTC)

Upcoming GA Review
Hi, I will not have internet access next week (until Oct 2nd), but I will sort out any issues you may have from that time on. Cheers - SchroCat ( ^  •  @ ) 10:20, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Counting the novels
Has an error of counting slipped in?

At the start: "Diamonds Are Forever is the fourth of Ian Fleming's James Bond series of novels." Ergo, DAF is the fourth novel.

So why does one section say "previous three novels" and the other say "previous four novels" ?

"Characters and themes [...] building on what Fleming had written in the previous three novels."

"Release and reception [...] As with the four previous Bond books, the first edition (this time 12,500 copies) sold out quickly;" — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.194.203.31 (talk) 19:36, 19 July 2015 (UTC)

Ian Fleming has a title before one first tap on his typewriter
In John Pearson's 1966 biography The Life of Ian Fleming there is a reference to where the title came from:


 * "The time had come for his [Fleming’s] next encounter with James Bond. He had the basic idea ready for his new book . . ; he also had a title which was half the battle. He had noticed it in the American ‘’Vogue’’ when he was in New York in March – a very simple, very expensive advertisement containing just four words – ‘A Diamond is Forever’. There was something about those four words, . . which made them stick in his mind".—[/scroll down short way in this link to given citation/]

Pearson does not give the client advertiser's name but he does immediately after that introduce the name de Beers. [ which further scrolling on the given link can discover.]

Ian Fleming does, though, here in 1955/1956, give his characteristic Bond title twist to the attractions he retained of the advertisement, placing it in the plural.

Whether this can be introduced into the main article I cannot say.

Nor could I say that the fabulous entering into world culture in 1953 of the singing by Marilyn Monroe of the retentive title lyric Diamonds Are A Girls Best Friend affected Fleming's choice of putting the advertisment's message into the plural. --Laurencebeck (talk) 07:57, 22 August 2015 (UTC)

Radio play mentioned in beginning of article
Hey,

Cound someone place in the 1rst section of the article also about the RADIO PLAY with Toby Stephens. When I wrote it, it was erased.

In the 1rst part of the article, right after "the Sean Connery played 007 in 1971...like" part. I'd like it to be highlighted like with other radioplays from other 007 novels.

In the beginning of the article and also on the place where the adaptations are written. Can someone help me?

greetings, — Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.195.233.176 (talk) 22:28, 9 October 2015 (UTC)

It's not needed in the lede, although it is covered in the Adaptations section. The lede summarises the main points of the article, although it doesn't repeat all the minor details. – SchroCat (talk) 22:37, 9 October 2015 (UTC)