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Rank the Fleming Bond Novels-Readability

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  • Reflsin2bourbonsReflsin2bourbons
    Posts: 466
    I picked up the Bond novels young, so I'll just rank them on the ones I enjoyed the most when I first read them.
    1. Casino Royale
    2. Moonraker
    3. From Russia With Love
    4. Thunderball
    5. Dr. No
    6. OHMSS
    7. Goldfinger
    8. YOLT
    9. TSWLM
    10. TMWTGG
    11. LALD
    12. DAF
  • echoecho 007 in New York
    Posts: 6,885
    For some reason when I think readability of Bond novels, the one that pops into mind is DN. Fleming hit his stride with that one.
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    edited July 16 Posts: 4,029
    Similar to my film rankings, based on enjoyment and which books I've ended up reading the most:

    Novels:
    1. Thunderball
    2. Moonraker
    3. Casino Royale
    4. Goldfinger
    5. You Only Live Twice
    6. Dr. No
    7. Diamonds Are Forever
    8. The Man With The Golden Gun
    9. From Russia With Love (plot is one of the best, but I've found this a slow read upon my recent reading, hoping this could change so, I could elevate it in the next ranking).
    10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    11. The Spy Who Loved Me

    Short Stories:
    1. For Your Eyes Only
    2. From A View To A Kill
    3. The Living Daylights
    4. The Hildebrand Rarity
    5. Risico
    6. Quantum of Solace
    7. Octopussy
    8. 007 In New York
  • LeonardPineLeonardPine The Bar on the Beach
    Posts: 4,440
    Re-reading the novels again. Tentatively my rankings are:

    1. Moonraker
    2. Live And Let Die
    3. From Russia With Love
    4. Dr No
    5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    6. Casino Royale
    7. Goldfinger
    8. Diamonds Are Forever
    9. The Man With The Golden Gun
    10. You Only Live Twice
    11. Thunderball
    12. The Spy Who Loved Me
  • Reflsin2bourbonsReflsin2bourbons
    edited July 18 Posts: 466
    I measured of readability is how much I liked when I first read them (from around 11-13).

    1. From Russia With Love
    2. Casino Royale
    3. Moonraker
    4. Thunderball
    5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    6. Dr. No
    7. Goldfinger
    8. You Only Live Twice
    9. Live and Let Die
    10. The Man With The Golden Gun
    11. Diamonds Are Forever
    12. The Spy Who Loved Me
  • peterpeter Toronto
    Posts: 9,715
    1. OHMSS
    2. MOONRAKER
    3. TMWTGG
    4. FRWL
    5. GF
    6. DN
    7. TB
    8. TSWLM
    9. CR

    10. YOLT


    11. LALD



    12. DAF
  • SIS_HQSIS_HQ At the Vauxhall Headquarters
    Posts: 4,029
    My new rankings after re reading FRWL:

    1. Thunderball
    2. Moonraker
    3. Casino Royale
    4. From Russia With Love
    5. Goldfinger
    6. You Only Live Twice
    7. Dr. No
    8. Diamonds Are Forever
    9. The Man With The Golden Gun
    10. On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    11. Live And Let Die
    12. The Spy Who Loved Me (liked Vivienne Michel as a Bond Girl, but goodness, the book is a real slog).
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