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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 Fiction New York Pirate
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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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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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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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The second recording of the Bond Collection was good, but not great. This particular novel was not one of my favorites and unfortunately the narration did not change my opinion. As much as I admire Adjoa Andoh's immense talent, this was not the right story for her. She did a good job but listening to Bond with a woman's voice made it difficult to stay interested. I tried to keep an open mind about a female narrator, but kept thinking this should be narrated by a male. Maybe if she had done the female parts and a male did the rest of the narration, I would have been more involved with the story. Overall it was good, but....

One thing this narration did was bring back memories of when I was in New Orleans when the movie was being filmed and Roger Moore debuted as James Bond. I was lucky to see part of the filming and it will be something I will not forget.

It's Bond.....But

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Despite some of the sexist reviewers, I rather enjoy the narrator. A story about a male, even an iconic one, can be told by anyone. The story itself is wonderful, and I'm definitely enjoying it.

Enjoyable

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I've read all of the Bond books. Many times. never once did that Voice come into my head reading the books. Sorry to say she sounds like an irritating grandmother. The book is great story's great. The narrative just didn't make the book as good as the story dictates
I would say that if she I would narrate all the books I will probably want to returnthe. By the way, Felix voice almost made me quit listening to this book. Nothing against generator it should be against a person who interviewed her

I'm sure she would be very good. In Heather stories, but she shouldn't be doing any character. Voices to support this story once again. I'm sorry that's what this is so bad.I can't wait to finish this book and get on to the next

irritating narrators voice.

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