Here Lies vs Ian Fleming: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: English Novelists, Authorship, Authors, Spy Fiction, Biography & Memoir
Here Lies
Winner of the Edgar Award, Eric Ambler’s autobiography Here Lies is an intriguing look inside the mind of one of our greatest thriller writers. Here the famously recalcitrant Ambler peels back the layers of experience…
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Ian Fleming
Sportsman, womanizer, naval commander, world-traveler, spy, the suave Old Etonian creator of the Cold War's archetypal secret agent was infinitely more complicated and interesting than his major fictional character,…
The verdict
- Here Lies is the quickest read — about 4 hours vs 9 for Ian Fleming.
Scores by source
| Here Lies | Ian Fleming | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | — | 3.7 (447) |
Reception
| Here Lies | Ian Fleming | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | — | 447 |
| Editions | 15 | 11 |
| Film adaptations | — | 1 |
| Want to read | — | 594 |
| Reading it now | — | 62 |
| Written reviews | — | 70 |
| Wikipedia attention | — | 116429 |
| Pages | 234 | 486 |