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A review by andrew_j_r
Thunderball by Ian Fleming
4.0
23.12.14⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
It is interesting to see this series of books as it matures. This book was published in 1961, the year the first James Bond movie (at least in the official series) was released. it will be interesting to see if books after this are influenced by the movies in any way.
This book in itself is really good. It is one of the longer books, and takes its time to tell the story. As a result it has a much greater sense of depth than some of the others (no pun intended). It also acknowledges the passing of the Cold War at least to the degree where the USSR can no longer be the main protagonists. The author's response to this is to create SPECTRE, and we are even introduced to Blofeld although the characters do not meet in this book. It is a cracking spy yarn, without overreliance on technology. I can't imagine any of the books in the series being any better than this, but I look forward to finding out.
11.12.23 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Agree with the points above. I am finding, generally, that I am enjoying these books much more this time round, even the ones that I was unsure of when I first read them.
Once again, this read was one of the beautiful Folio Society editions.
It is interesting to see this series of books as it matures. This book was published in 1961, the year the first James Bond movie (at least in the official series) was released. it will be interesting to see if books after this are influenced by the movies in any way.
This book in itself is really good. It is one of the longer books, and takes its time to tell the story. As a result it has a much greater sense of depth than some of the others (no pun intended). It also acknowledges the passing of the Cold War at least to the degree where the USSR can no longer be the main protagonists. The author's response to this is to create SPECTRE, and we are even introduced to Blofeld although the characters do not meet in this book. It is a cracking spy yarn, without overreliance on technology. I can't imagine any of the books in the series being any better than this, but I look forward to finding out.
11.12.23 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Agree with the points above. I am finding, generally, that I am enjoying these books much more this time round, even the ones that I was unsure of when I first read them.
Once again, this read was one of the beautiful Folio Society editions.