Hi! Good to have someone else from LJ here! :-)

I haven't read the original books; every time I'm seriously considering it I remember something about Bond 'turning' a lesbian, etc., and as much as I know the whole "take the time period into consideration" thing, I still wonder if it would be worth the potential spike in blood pressure. lol Have you read them? If so, are they as bad as some reviewers make out, or is it more of a "if you ignore a few sections here and there, they're fun" thing?