History Literature / DrNo

* InterchangeableAsianCultures: According to Bond, everyone one Dr. No's island (save the grunts) wear "kimonos" - a ''Japanese'' article that a Chinese (especially one who would've been alive to see WorldWarII) would be very unlikely to have anything to do with. That said, Bond is the only one who refers to them as such, so it might just be his go-to word for any vaguely Asian-looking robe,

* CutleryEscapeAid: Bond attempts to steal a steak knife while [[NoMrBondIExpectYouToDine he is having Dinner with Dr No]]. Dr No, however, is wise to this trick and has Bond searched before he leaves the table.

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* ArtificialLimbs: Dr. No has two artificial pincer hands, because they were cut off by his former [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Tong employers]] as a punishment. He uses them for dramatic effect to enhance his ominous nature.

* WhatMeasureIsAMook: Averted. Bond has to tell himself that the two nameless security guards he is about kill were almost certainly murderers themselves

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* HighClassCallGirl: Honey Rider tells Bond she plans to become one of these. Bond, however, points out why it's a bad idea.

* GenreShift: Hoo boy. The previous books were all gritty, grounded spy thrillers set against the backdrop of the Cold War, in appropriate locations with plausible villains, with Bond being a ruthless, anti-heroic hitman throughout, while the women were mostly protected/saved by him. Dr. No, however, reads much more like a traditional adventure/superhero story, being set on a very exotic tropical island with a hidden underground base. Instead of a crime lord, Dr. No is a hammy supervillain with a private army to go along with it and a very unusual physical appearance, compared to the other villains from before. Bond, while still an assassin, is much more polite and kind this time round and pulls off some very traditional heroic acts, such as fighting a giant squid. Honey Ryder is not only capable of kicking ass, she actually escapes without his help and even drags him into bed instead of the other way round. SMERSH is completely absent here, removing the heavy political backdrop from the previous books.

* HeartInTheWrongPlace: Dr. No tells Bond how he survived reprisal from the Tong after embezzling funds - they chopped off his hands and shot him through the heart, [[OrganDodge or thought they did]], but he was a rare case with his heart on the right side of his body.

* HighClassCallGirl: Honey Rider tells bond she plans to become one of these.

* RevolversAreJustBetter: Zig-zagged. Bond's Smith & Wesson Centennial Airweight does fine against Dr. No's mooks. However, it doesn't have enough penetrating power to burst the wheels of the Dragon Tank, which results in Bond and Honey getting captured.

* ArtificialLimbs: Dr. No has two artifical hands, because they were cut off by his former [[TheTriadsAndTheTongs Tong employers]] as a punishment. He uses them for dramatic effect to enhance his ominous nature.

* GiantSquid: The title character puts him through a torture labyrinth ending with an apparent escape only to be attacked by a giant squid. Improbably, Bond wins

* RedRightHand: Dr. No has no eyelashes (he has a pair of lenses to protect his eyes), eyebrows or [[BaldOfEvil hair on top of his head]]. Instead of hands, he has a pair of pincers.

* CreepyCentipedes: An attempt is made Bond's life by letting a poisonous centiped in his room.

* RapeAsBackstory: Honey Rider was raped by the man who oversaw the property where she is currently living. She retaliated by [[RapeAndRevenge putting a poisonous spider in his bed]].

* AnimalAssassin: No's agents attempt to kill Bond by releasing a poisonous centipede in his room.

* InnocentFanserviceGirl: Played with re Honey Rider. She casually mentions her ambition to work in New York as an escort girl, and is unaware that there is anything morally wrong with this idea.

The sixth ''Literature/JamesBond'' novel by Creator/IanFleming, released in 1958.

* RapeAsBackstory: Honey Rider was raped by the man who oversaw the property where she is currently living. She retaliated by putting a poisonous spider in his bed.

Bond has recovered from the attempt at his life from the end of [[Literature/FromRussiaWithLove previous book]], and is given a supposedly easy assignment at Jamaica, where he has to investigate the disappearance of local head of operations. He learns that he has been investigating the activities of one Dr. Julius No, who is in fact working for the [[DirtyCommunists Soviets]] to sabotage nearby American missile tests.

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