Our Man in Havana vs Thunderball: Which Should You Read?
Both live on shelves: Secret service, Intelligence officers, Intelligence service, Spy Fiction, Fiction
Our Man in Havana
Wormold's daughter had reached an expensive age - so he accepted a mysterious Englishman's offer of extra income. All he has to do is run agents, file reports, and spy. But his fake reports have an alarming tendency to…
1 film adaptation
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Thunderball
“It was one of those days when it seemed to James Bond that all life, as someone put it, was nothing but a heap of six to four against.”
"When a stranger arrives in the Bahamas, the locals barely turn their heads, seeing another ex-pat with money to burn at the casino tables. But James Bond has more than money on his mind; he's got less than a week to…
1 film adaptation
The verdict
- Ratings are close across the board — any is a safe pick by score.
- Our Man in Havana has the widest readership — 43165 ratings behind its score.
Scores by source
| Our Man in Havana | Thunderball | |
|---|---|---|
| Goodreads | 3.9 (43165) | 3.8 (19211) |
| Hardcover | 3.9 (107) | 3.7 (65) |
| Google Books | 3.5 (11) | — |
| Apple Books | 4.0 (211) | 4.5 (32) |
Reception
| Our Man in Havana | Thunderball | |
|---|---|---|
| Ratings | 43165 | 19211 |
| Editions | 87 | 94 |
| Film adaptations | 1 | 1 |
| Want to read | 30272 | 10161 |
| Reading it now | 3224 | 647 |
| Written reviews | 3400 | 1139 |
| Wikipedia attention | 7039 | 7632 |
| Pages | 286 | 344 |