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Live and Let Die

A James Bond Novel

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Live and Let Die

By: Ian Fleming
Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh
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Read by Adjoa Andoh

LEGENDARY AGENT JAMES BOND CONFRONTS AN ENEMY UNLIKE ANY HE’S FACED BEFORE

James Bond is not an easily intimidated man, but it’s hard not to feel unnerved in the presence of Mr. Big. A ruthless Harlem gangster who uses superstition and fear to control his vast criminal empire, he’s also one of SMERSH’s top American operatives.

Mr. Big has been smuggling British pirate treasure to New York from a remote Jamaican island and funneling the proceeds to Moscow. With help from Solitaire, Mr. Big’s beautiful and enigmatic Creole fortune teller, and his old friend Felix Leiter of the CIA, 007 must locate the crime lord’s hideout, sabotage his operation, and reclaim the pirate hoard for England.

©1954 Ian Fleming Publications Ltd (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Action & Adventure Classics Espionage Spies & Politics Thriller & Suspense Crime Fiction New York Pirate
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The reader is absolutely charming until she does the “American” accent. I’ve never heard that accent from any state.

As an American, I have no clue what that American accent is supposed to be.

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I've always been a huge bond fan but just recently I've started listening to the books and they didn't disappoint at all

James Bond is a badass

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I love Ian Fleming and the first narrator for casino royale was immaculate, but wow this narrator is unbearable. The voices are just terrible! Felix’s voice was so cringy, and M’s voice is just as bad!

Such a bummer😓

Almost unbearable to listen to

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I could not stand the narrators choice of voice for Felix, it took away from the story for me. It would have been better if they got different voice performers for Bond and Felix.

They got the wrong narrator.

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I now understand why it took so long to have this movie made, itneeded major overhaul on the script : The lack of action… also Race swapping solitaire, and Felix’s African-American slang dialogue … had some really good bones, but needed work also needed the culture to shift after the civil rights movement. Fleming was ahead of his time on this one.

The movie was far better

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Not sure how they could do this, but they broke the cardinal rule of audio books. Using the wrong gender for the narrator. No matter how good they are, they can’t carry the book. So for that reason I haven’t yet finished the book when the first was epic,

Never use a female narrator for male a primary character!

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I like most spy novels. James Bond being the G.O.A.T I expect it to blow my mind. However I could not get past the poor accents from the narrator. I will continue to listen to more of Ian Flemmings work however if they are continued to be read by the audio narrator chosen for this book. I will probably just buy the actual books.

The story is good and interesting, however the narrator is not the correct one for this.

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Who knows what goes thru someone’s mind when choosing a female narrator for one of the most male characters in literature? Aside from this wild miscasting, this narrator brings nothing to the listening experience except groans when her accents for characters keep one from engaging with the story. I cannot really rate this novel because it didn’t resemble any other audio productions of Fleming’s Bond. Too sad.

Narrator choice

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Story is a “page turner”, hard to put down, with vivid character development.
Narration is a personal choice—for this though, I would have preferred a different one.
Overall, if the narration fits you, it deserves 5 stars.

Story—Excellent / Narration—Your Choice

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Great story. I think this Ian Fleming fellow has a great future in writing. Liked that James Bond guy too. 😊

Live and let die.

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