The Man With the Golden Gun: A James Bond Novel Audiobook

" This is an excelent conclusion to an excelent series. I especially liked that Bond here is almost a whole new more realistic character, he makes mistakes, and things like that, but he still has the basic elements of his old self, like cleverness, and bieng extremely witty. What I did not like was that the book ends too abruptly, and it seems incomplete somehow, like Scaramanga's hotel. But overall it is a great conclusion to the Bond series. "

" This is an excelent conclusion to an excelent series. I especially liked that Bond here is almost a whole new more realistic character, he makes mistakes, and things like that, but he still has the basic elements of his old self, like cleverness, and bieng extremely witty. What I did not like was that the book ends too abruptly, and it seems incomplete somehow, like Scaramanga's hotel. But overall it is a great conclusion to the Bond series. "

" "The Man with the Golden Gun" was a nice send-off for James Bond. Was it as good as "You Only Live Twice?" No. Did "You Only Live Twice" give the character a better send-off? Probably. Does this take away from the quality of "The Man with the Golden Gun?" Nope. The book had a good story, a good villain, and an intriguing locale. I just wish it had been a little longer. Farewell, Mr. Bond. Farewell, Mr. Fleming. "

" "The Man with the Golden Gun" was a nice send-off for James Bond. Was it as good as "You Only Live Twice?" No. Did "You Only Live Twice" give the character a better send-off? Probably. Does this take away from the quality of "The Man with the Golden Gun?" Nope. The book had a good story, a good villain, and an intriguing locale. I just wish it had been a little longer. Farewell, Mr. Bond. Farewell, Mr. Fleming. "

" Apparently Ian Fleming was quite ill when he wrote this, the last full Bond novel in the series. Well if only he'd popped his clogs a little sooner, that way he could have saved me having to read another of these bigoted, trash novels that have the creativity standard of a GCSE English student. A rubbish student as well. Bloody awful. "

" Apparently Ian Fleming was quite ill when he wrote this, the last full Bond novel in the series. Well if only he'd popped his clogs a little sooner, that way he could have saved me having to read another of these bigoted, trash novels that have the creativity standard of a GCSE English student. A rubbish student as well. Bloody awful. "

" One of the worst Bond movies turns out to be one of the better Bond books. After unsuccessfully trying to assassinate M, Bond is sent out to kill Scaramanga - the assassain of several British spies. Bond trails his quarry to pre-Bob Marley Jamaica where an alpha-male duel to the death proceeds to its inevitable conclusion. The book is short and sharp. There's not much sex (plenty of innuendo, tho...) and not even a lot of spying. The book is focused almost entirely on the chess match between Bond and Scaramanga with some random mafia and KGB angles thrown in. The writing is first rate. The descriptions of Jamaica are some of Flemings best bits of travelogue writing. The first meeting between Bond and Scaramange, which ends with Scaramanga killing a pair of birds, is exceptionally good with tension building to a shattering yet ridiculous climax. The producers of the "newer, grittier" Bond movies would do well to remake this one. "

" Not great stuff. I don't think I'll be rereading this one. "

" Not great stuff. I don't think I'll be rereading this one. "

" While at Lincoln Junior High School I had two sets of friends. Ralph Bloomdahl and his younger brother, Steve, were the ones in the neighborhood, Ralph having been in class with me since I moved to Park Ridge, Illinois in fifth grade. Like me, he wasn't popular, but at least he wasn't unpopular. In school he was quiet. Outside of school he, Steve and I were into drawing and invented role-playing games involving homemade scooters consisting of old roller skates nailed to pieces of wood and a community of shops and institutions located in their basement. They were good kids, but a little dull. Further away from home were Frank Canady and John Case, both of whom lived on the extreme south end of town, both of whom were relatively bad kids, but exciting. Frank had big collections of collectibles: pornography (including Tijahuana Bibles!), comics (kept in plastic, never to be read), graphic novels (ditto), Bond memorabilia and the like. They'd do crazy things like lie down in the middle of busy Higgins Road, laughing as the cars would swerve and brake to avoid them; throw eggs on Mr. Messenger's roof from John's to attract flocks of seagulls; spy on neighbors, both residential and business; roam the interstate near their homes, looking for the pornography amazingly abundant in the gullies alongside (a significant percentage of it was foreign). I did some of these things, avoided others because of moral scruples and cowardice. One thing in common between both sets of friends was an interest in international espionage in general and with James Bond in particular. Network television had several shows devoted to the former and the Pickwick Theatre downtown showed each one of the Bond films as they came out as well as the occasional copycats. This was the last Bond novel actually written, at least through its first draft, by Fleming himself and may well have been the last Bond book I ever read. Frank got into the successor novels, but I scorned them. Indeed, I was getting tired of the things, having read them all. The movies, however, were another matter. I will still watch a Bond film occasionally despite the expectation, usually fulfilled, of being disappointed. "

" While at Lincoln Junior High School I had two sets of friends. Ralph Bloomdahl and his younger brother, Steve, were the ones in the neighborhood, Ralph having been in class with me since I moved to Park Ridge, Illinois in fifth grade. Like me, he wasn't popular, but at least he wasn't unpopular. In school he was quiet. Outside of school he, Steve and I were into drawing and invented role-playing games involving homemade scooters consisting of old roller skates nailed to pieces of wood and a community of shops and institutions located in their basement. They were good kids, but a little dull. Further away from home were Frank Canady and John Case, both of whom lived on the extreme south end of town, both of whom were relatively bad kids, but exciting. Frank had big collections of collectibles: pornography (including Tijahuana Bibles!), comics (kept in plastic, never to be read), graphic novels (ditto), Bond memorabilia and the like. They'd do crazy things like lie down in the middle of busy Higgins Road, laughing as the cars would swerve and brake to avoid them; throw eggs on Mr. Messenger's roof from John's to attract flocks of seagulls; spy on neighbors, both residential and business; roam the interstate near their homes, looking for the pornography amazingly abundant in the gullies alongside (a significant percentage of it was foreign). I did some of these things, avoided others because of moral scruples and cowardice. One thing in common between both sets of friends was an interest in international espionage in general and with James Bond in particular. Network television had several shows devoted to the former and the Pickwick Theatre downtown showed each one of the Bond films as they came out as well as the occasional copycats. This was the last Bond novel actually written, at least through its first draft, by Fleming himself and may well have been the last Bond book I ever read. Frank got into the successor novels, but I scorned them. Indeed, I was getting tired of the things, having read them all. The movies, however, were another matter. I will still watch a Bond film occasionally despite the expectation, usually fulfilled, of being disappointed. "

" Another compelling Bond read, and I had feelings of sadness at its close because this is the final Bond novel. "

" Another compelling Bond read, and I had feelings of sadness at its close because this is the final Bond novel. "

" As with all of the James Bond stories, it is rife with racism and sexism, and barely resembles the movie of the same name. If you can get past all that, it's a quick, exciting page-turner. "

" Holy fuck was this one good! Yeah yeah, it doesn't have the depth of the otehr Bond books, but man, the story just raced and was like a gonzo gangster western. A fine capper to the Bond series of novels, that on a whole are way better then I thought they would be. "

" As with all of the James Bond stories, it is rife with racism and sexism, and barely resembles the movie of the same name. If you can get past all that, it's a quick, exciting page-turner. "

" Holy fuck was this one good! Yeah yeah, it doesn't have the depth of the otehr Bond books, but man, the story just raced and was like a gonzo gangster western. A fine capper to the Bond series of novels, that on a whole are way better then I thought they would be. "

" Kept my interest almost straight through. A fun plot with great twists and interesting characters. The dialogue and narrative is very tight with great descriptions of food. "

" Kept my interest almost straight through. A fun plot with great twists and interesting characters. The dialogue and narrative is very tight with great descriptions of food. "

" Mobsters, shootings, spying and really cool dudes. I'd give it a 2.5. Interesting but pretty superficial reading. "

" Mobsters, shootings, spying and really cool dudes. I'd give it a 2.5. Interesting but pretty superficial reading. "

" Not one of Ian Fleming's best books I must say. Perhaps it isn's as he was practically on his deathbed as he wrote it. "

" Not one of Ian Fleming's best books I must say. Perhaps it isn's as he was practically on his deathbed as he wrote it. "

" My first Bond - a good quick read. A lot of fun and interesting to see the way Bond was initially depicted. He touts his own cocktail creation in the book and it's gin (Gordon's is his brand), vodka and Lillet. "

" My first Bond - a good quick read. A lot of fun and interesting to see the way Bond was initially depicted. He touts his own cocktail creation in the book and it's gin (Gordon's is his brand), vodka and Lillet. "

" Very enjoyable, rather short, single-story Bond. Almost formulaic, but no less interesting for that. I don't have much to say about it, but it wasn't an unpleasant listening experience, especially not when Kenneth Branagh was doing the reading of it XD "

" Very enjoyable, rather short, single-story Bond. Almost formulaic, but no less interesting for that. I don't have much to say about it, but it wasn't an unpleasant listening experience, especially not when Kenneth Branagh was doing the reading of it XD "

" Retrieved this from my folks place. might re-read it sometime. "

" Retrieved this from my folks place. might re-read it sometime. "

" This one is pretty weak. Seems like Fleming had run out of gas. "

" This one is pretty weak. Seems like Fleming had run out of gas. "

" Another classic Bond thriller. Turned a boring commuter journey into an enjoyable adventure. "

" Another classic Bond thriller. Turned a boring commuter journey into an enjoyable adventure. "

" rated PG 13, fun, quick read "

" rated PG 13, fun, quick read "

" Lightning fast Bond read, which comes across more like a Western as Bond is sent to kill "Pistols" Scaramanga, replete with third nipple and inability to whistle. Maintains good pace and has welcome roles for Felix Leiter and Mary Goodnight. "

" Lightning fast Bond read, which comes across more like a Western as Bond is sent to kill "Pistols" Scaramanga, replete with third nipple and inability to whistle. Maintains good pace and has welcome roles for Felix Leiter and Mary Goodnight. "

" I had no idea Felix Lightener had a hook for a hand. I would think that a detriment to anyone in the spy industry. "

" I had no idea Felix Lightener had a hook for a hand. I would think that a detriment to anyone in the spy industry. "

" Always liked the Bond movies. I decided to try the books and got only one of them read. As usual, better than the movie but not great. "

" Always liked the Bond movies. I decided to try the books and got only one of them read. As usual, better than the movie but not great. "

" A great way to end a series. The only thing I didn't like was how soon it ended! "

" A great way to end a series. The only thing I didn't like was how soon it ended! "

" My first Fleming Bond, what a difference from the Roger Moore Bond Films. "

" My first Fleming Bond, what a difference from the Roger Moore Bond Films. "

" Barely three stars. I think this was the last completed Bond before Fleming's death. I actually read this when it was serialized in Playboy. Date read is a guess. "

" Barely three stars. I think this was the last completed Bond before Fleming's death. I actually read this when it was serialized in Playboy. Date read is a guess. "

" This is the first James Bond book that I've read and so, marks the introduction to Ian Fleming's style of writing. Somehow, I realize why Pierce Brosnan fits the character of Bond so well after reading this book...Looking forward to more of Mr.Fleming... "

" This is the first James Bond book that I've read and so, marks the introduction to Ian Fleming's style of writing. Somehow, I realize why Pierce Brosnan fits the character of Bond so well after reading this book...Looking forward to more of Mr.Fleming... "

" There is some changes in the version I read recently compared to the original I read some 30 years back! "

" There is some changes in the version I read recently compared to the original I read some 30 years back! "

" Mobsters, shootings, spying and really cool dudes. I'd give it a 2.5. Interesting but pretty superficial reading. "

" Mobsters, shootings, spying and really cool dudes. I'd give it a 2.5. Interesting but pretty superficial reading. "

" Good read. Fine way to end the series.<br/><br/>4/5 Stars<br/><br/>p.s. I would have given this one five stars but I thought the ending was a little weak. "

" Good read. Fine way to end the series.<br/><br/>4/5 Stars<br/><br/>p.s. I would have given this one five stars but I thought the ending was a little weak. "

" In this book I learned that if a man can't whistle, he may be a homosexual. "

" In this book I learned that if a man can't whistle, he may be a homosexual. "

" I have now finished the Bond series. <br/> <br/>The books make the movies look all the more ridiculous. Why are movie watchers assumed to be too stupid to follow plot lines? "

" I have now finished the Bond series. <br/> <br/>The books make the movies look all the more ridiculous. Why are movie watchers assumed to be too stupid to follow plot lines? "

" Sort of mediocre, but doesn't even begin to approach the bad of Goldfinger. "

" Sort of mediocre, but doesn't even begin to approach the bad of Goldfinger. "

" A weaker entry by Fleming. "

" A weaker entry by Fleming. "