He drinks “in the region of half a bottle of spirits of between sixty and seventy proof”. We learn that every day, Bond smokes sixty cigarettes (“a Balkan mixture with a higher nicotine content than the cheaper varieties”). The story of Thunderball begins comically, with Bond being summoned by M., the boss of his service, for a ticking off about Bond’s poor health and lifestyle. The story is bursting with underwater action, including marauding marine life. They sum up the 1960s vibe of the books pretty well. Thunderball, like other Folio society editions, features illustrations by Fay Dalton. Thunderball the book: the Folio Society edition You can see all my posts on James Bond here. I have so far read and reviewed the following Ian Fleming novels in my Folio Society edition: I have never recovered (links in bold italics are to other posts on this site).īut what is the original 1961 book like? Thunderball the book: Ian Fleming’s novels reviewed Viewing the original movie of Thunderball in a cinema in 1966 made me a James Bond addict. Even he described it as “long and immensely dull”. Thunderball the book: the roots of Ian Fleming’s death are visible in the 8th James Bond novel, published in 1961.
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