Live and Let Die

A James Bond Novel

By: Ian Fleming

Narrated by: Adjoa Andoh

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.

It's Bond.....But

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.

Enjoyable

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.

irritating narrators voice.

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

Almost unbearable to listen to

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😓

They got the wrong narrator.

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.