Thunderball [Import] [Paperback]

Ian Fleming (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 352 pages
• Publisher: Penguin Books; New Ed edition (2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0141028289
• ISBN-13: 978-0141028286
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,361,667 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Rich in Fleming Literary Atmosphere, September 20, 2008

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Thunderball (Paperback)

Despite many faults this remains one of my favorite Ian Fleming James Bond novels. THUNDERBALL is a very interesting Ian Fleming James Bond novel. I found the first two thirds of the novel very well written. The final third of the novel seems to lose all its steam and sinks into literary mediocrity and that's what really interests me. The first third of this novel contains some of the best prose that Fleming ever put on paper. It is rich in detail and thoroughly engrossing. It is a true delight to read and savor. As the novel enters the second the third it still remains engrossing but seems to lack some of Fleming's usual drive and coherency. The final third falls below what could even be considered outright complacency even for Fleming. Fleming seems to have just given up on this project at some point and just finished it out to get it into publication. Yet THUNDERBALL remains one of my favorite Fleming novels. The first third truly is brilliant and I enjoy reading it and examining at what point Fleming became disinterested.