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Ian Fleming - Casino Royale: A James Bond Novel

Ian Fleming - Casino Royale: A James Bond Novel

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Casino Royale - The Book That Started An Industry

by rkingfish rkingfish is a Top Reviewer on Epinions in Books, , Sep 20 '07
Pros: Cutting-edge fiction for its day. Quality character introspection and scene-setting.
Cons: Deadly-boring card game Baccarat requires tedious twenty-page set-up.
The facts of author Ian Fleming’s life are awash with nearly the drama of his fictional works. As domestic commander of the WWII British intelligence unit labeled "30AU" (as in assault unit), his main mission was to find and claim the German ...
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Casino Royale is a novel of its times

by adriennefoster , Jan 14 '03
Pros: James Bond's introduction to the world
Cons: Very sexist attitudes, takes it for granted everyone understands French
The recent release of Die Another Day, the twentieth installment of the James Bond 007 movie series initially produced by Harry Saltzman and Albert Broccoli (and now the project of the latter's daughter), celebrates the 40th anniversary of the...
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Forget the movies - this is a different Bond

by billjitsu , Jun 08 '06
Pros: A first look at a classic character, this book started it all.
Cons: A little short, too many unexplained French phrases.
Having been a fan of the James Bond movies, I was curious to see how the books compared to the movies, and what better place to start than with the first Bond book by Ian Fleming, Casino Royale? We are introduced to James Bond, who is summoned for ...
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Introducing Bond, James Bond

by icefire20 , May 29 '01
Pros: Excellent atmosphere, vivid detail, and the beginning of the Bond world
Cons: Bond's mission is very simplistic, book isn't very long
When Ian Fleming wrote a story about a handsome, somewhat eccentric English spy named James Bond, little did he know that this character would take the world by storm. After countless Bond novels and 19 motion pictures (with the 20th in the works), one...
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