Thunderball: A James Bond Novel Audiobook

" 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. "

" A fun read. Inspires you to want to move to the Caribbean "

" So far this has been one of the better Bond books. Good plot, more realistic characters (although Fleming does wander off giving pointless details at the time). Fairly fast pace too. "

" "Thunderball" was another of the James Bond books that had big shoes to fill. It basically had the same plot of the cinematic adventure(s), but it came up lacking in characterization; I was particularly disappointed with the characterizations of the story's villain and love interest. It adds insult to injury that these were two aspects that they really knocked out of the ballpark with the original cinematic adventure. Also, Fleming's prose is becoming a little harder to follow at parts, specifically the introduction of Blofeld, Domino's infatuation with the "Hero," and Bond's tussle with Largo in the story's climax. "

" the plot didn't have any major twists but still pretty good "

" Terrific book and fun to read. 007 is just as cool in print as on the screen. "

" Not my favorite Bond movie (either version) and not my favorite novel either. Fortunately Fleming's average beats most other thriller writers at their best and this book is still entertaining enough. "

" Bond in rehab? Bond in the ocean? Bond with a girl? What more could you ask for. A light and okay read, ideal for holidays and such. "

" Interestingly wacky (it begins pretty much in a health spa), and a compelling read. "

" In some ways the books are better than movies even though they dated now "

" I gave it three stars, but it's a low three for a couple of glaring continuity errors (I have to wonder who was editing this), and the fact that the opening sequence (while amusing) had almost no relevance at all to the book as a whole. "

" read it when i was about 15 loved it makes me think of summer holidays "

" Being a Bond film fan, I found the book a little slow to get going and dry. Overall I enjoyed it,but it really helped to have the film in my mind already. "

" I was a rabid Bond fan so I loved all this books. They followed a terrific recipe, and we're written by Flemming, who loved to tease his readers with sex,big busted women, spies, inuendo, alcohol, and guns. What more could you possibly ask for. I have no idea... Maybe chocolate? "

" A tight little Bond thriller, notable for the introduction of SPECTRE and Blowfeld. Has a great villain and Bond girl, plus some Felix Leiter action. The second best of the Blofeld trilogy. "

" probably the most 'james bond' james bond book i've read so far. more action, less character. although james is still delicious. "

" Somewhat clunky in places as Fleming lovingly describes the Disco Volante in exhaustive nautical detail, which bogs down the story somewhat. That said, I'm always glad to see Felix Leiter and his scandalously (well, for the 1960s) salty talk. "

" An ok story if you can ignore the amount of luck M and Bond have in this novel, as with all Bond novels definitely picks up at the end. Much better than For Your Eyes Only. "

" Dr. No is 6th in the series, but was the first Bond movie, with Sean Connery and Ursula Andress. The book is in some ways very different from the movie, no radioactivity, for example. The escape sequence is pretty good, at least in its conception. "