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James Bond 007. Casino Royale. Film Tie-In | 
 enlarge | Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd (UK)
Category: Book
Buy Used: $3.86
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1100491
Format: Import
Media: Paperback
Edition: Film Tie-in Ed
Pages: 224
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 7.6 x 5 x 0.6
ISBN: 0141028696
EAN: 9780141028699
ASIN: 0141028696
Publication Date: October 31, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Condition: Not an ex library copy. A clean copy with no underlining, highlighting, or other text markings whatsoever. WE SHIP DAILY
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Most Insightful of Fleming's Bond Novels November 20, 2006
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
This is not only Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel but one of his best. It is richly textured, well written, clearly defines the Bond character and has survived not only as good literature but as a great period piece of the 50s. It also gives us a glimpse of the often unseen smoke filled cocktailed night life found Europe's plush casinos of that era. Clearly, James Bond is worldly character that lives and breaths in this unseen world described by Ian Fleming in this novel. James Bond can easily adapt to any locale or situation, size it up and endure. He is both innovative and resourceful and he must rely on his talents and instincts to survive. This novel gives us some insight into Fleming's hero concerning his motivations as a blunt civil servant of his country and as a living and breathing man perhaps more here than in subsequent novels. This is a very good Bond novel. The cover depicts the new James Bond seen in the film which pays homage perhaps better than any other Bond film to Fleming's complex character.
New movie and book well worth it..... November 18, 2006
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I am writing this having just returned from the new motion picture release. I read the book probably 35 years ago and as a young man, was quite impressed by the style and yes, the unmitigated violence. I enjoyed it thouroughly... I was surprised that the motion picture actually included the excruciating torture scene involving Bond and Le Chifre. The main characters are well drawn and intriguing. Casino scenes are tense and hold your attention. Overall, this first book in the bond series holds your interest and makes you want more. And history shows this is exactly what happened with the series.
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