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James Bond Audiobooks
I started listening to the James Bond Audio Books. The first one was From Russia With Love. They are relatively cheap if you own the ebook, you can upgrade.
Pros - Fun, wonderful. However, I would not recommend them if you have not read the book first. Since I have read the books, I feel no need to listen to them order. Again, they cost about $4.00. The last for about 6 to 8 hours. Good gym and road companion.
Cons - Simon Vance is good, but I would prefer more of a "radio play". Also, I was hoping Tanya would have the sexy voice of a woman. Vance reads all of the parts. I also wish that he would read the test more naturally. We do not say "Colt point-four-five" or point-two-five caliber we say "Colt-45" and 25-caliber. and when we see "e.g." we say "example", at least I do.
I would recommend them.
Pros - Fun, wonderful. However, I would not recommend them if you have not read the book first. Since I have read the books, I feel no need to listen to them order. Again, they cost about $4.00. The last for about 6 to 8 hours. Good gym and road companion.
Cons - Simon Vance is good, but I would prefer more of a "radio play". Also, I was hoping Tanya would have the sexy voice of a woman. Vance reads all of the parts. I also wish that he would read the test more naturally. We do not say "Colt point-four-five" or point-two-five caliber we say "Colt-45" and 25-caliber. and when we see "e.g." we say "example", at least I do.
I would recommend them.
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Carte Blanche, solo, devil may care. I find them great to listen to while driving
Or walking the dog. I've even passed the odd boring shopping trip, listening to
A bit of Bond, as the wife picks shoes or dresses. :))
In "The Spy Who Loved Me". The line where Sluggsly says "If you can——like you can cook, you’re the gal of my dreams." (Fleming, Ian (2008-06-03). The Spy Who Loved Me (p. 84). Ian Fleming Publications Ltd. Kindle Edition.)
The narrator, Nadia May, drops the eff-bomb.
Very interesting; thanks. On censorship of the Bond novels more generally please see my article here:
http://thebondologistblog.blogspot.co.uk/2012/08/james-bond-novels-that-were-edited.html
I enjoyed that. I think some one should point out that "Nigger Heaven" was the name of the 1926 novel written by Carl Van Vechten about the Harlem Renaissance. I believe that IF named that chapter 5 that because of the novel.