Goldfinger (novel) "was presented as a complex character". Continuation author Raymond Benson agrees, and sees "Goldfinger" as a transitional novel, with Bond becoming more human than in previous books and more concerned with what Benson calls "the mortal trappings of life", which manifest itself with the opening chapter of the book as Bond sits in Miami airport and thinks through his fight with and killing of a Mexican thug. Benson also sees that Bond has developed something of a sense of humour in "Goldfinger", verbally abusing Oddjob, to Bond's own amusement. Auric Goldfinger was described by Raymond Benson as "Fleming's most successful
Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song) "Goldfinger" for her 2014 album "Hello Like Before". In doing so she addressed two notes that she thought "sounded wrong" in the original. Parodies of the song include "Dr. Evil", written by They Might Be Giants for "", and "Max Power", from "The Simpsons" episode "Homer to the Max". In 1989, after the release of the James Bond theme song "Licence to Kill", from the film of the same title, it was felt to significantly reuse important elements of "Goldfinger", and so the songwriting credits for the former were adapted for all subsequent releases. Goldfinger (Shirley Bassey song) "Goldfinger" is