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Casino Royale (James Bond Novels) | 
 enlarge | Author: Ian Fleming
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Category: Book
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Rating:  129 reviews
Sales Rank: 15045
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 192
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.1 x 0.6
ISBN: 014200202X
Dewey Decimal Number: 823.914
UPC: 108112002025
EAN: 9780142002025
ASIN: 014200202X
Publication Date: August 27, 2002
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Product Description
In the first of Ian Fleming's James Bond novels, 007 declares war on Le Chiffre, French communist and paymaster of the Soviet murder organization SMERSH.
The battle begins with a fifty-million-franc game of baccarat, gains momentum during Bond's fiery love affair with a sensuous lady spy, and reaches a chilling climax with fiendish torture at the hands of a master sadist. For incredible suspense, unexpected thrills, and extraordinary danger, nothing can beat James Bond in his inaugural adventure.
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 Ian Fleming has already achieved "classic status" a la Conan Doyle etc. September 1, 2008
Once I decided it was time to read the originals... (wasn't I right!)
I started with QUANTUM OF SOLACE (the complete short stories), liked them... and then bought the rest of the paperbacks.
After reading the first three "long" novels, I am not going to tell you nothing you already do not know... only one thing is a valid advice... if you only have seen the films... it is about time you read the books... Ian Fleming "had it" (the talent).
Great villains are always the backbone of a thriller and Le Chiffre, Mr BIG and Sir Hugo Drax are "excellent creations"... Bond is quite subdued and fatalistic... he doesn't think he will live to 45!... that is why he lives to the full and indulges in expensive habits...
CASINO ROYALE is an impressing debut and the second half of the novel quite a surprise as we know what Bond THINKS... and quite a philosophy of life you get!...(of course it was Fleming's...). It is a very "near Britain" novel.
(IT HELPS A LOT TO READ THEM IN CONTEXT OF COURSE!).
After reading the books I still think Sean Connery got into the James Bond "skin" quite effortlessly... and is the best ever... but the recent film (CASINO ROYALE II film... remember the old silly one?) has also a certain "flavour".
I do not like spoilers myself but I guess "M" is much more formidable in the novels... and of course I have strong doubts about the opinion of the late Ian Fleming about casting Judi Dench (as good as it is her acting) in the role.
INAVOIDABLE.
ADB
Awesome Book! June 24, 2008
Ian Fleming did a great job with his first James Bond book and I highly recommend it! If you're expecting the Daniel Craig movie (which was very good, mind you), this is not the same story (it's similar, but very, very different).
 Just Ok May 19, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
I don't know if it's where I have already seen the Daniel Craig Casino Royale film or not. When I usually see the film before the book, I love the book so much more because it has way more details. This book I felt didn't. I wanted more explanation about the events and the characters' thoughts and feelings. I didn't get that. I realize that the movie took a lot of liberties especially with the ending but I just thought the book would be so much more. In the book, I never understood why James Bond would fall for Vesper. Their sexual tension was downplayed and she didn't verbally spar with him. I'm not sure why he was interested. I understand after the kidnapping incident why he would fall for her since they had 3 weeks together. I liked the book ending better than that movie ending because it was more realistic and more painful to Bond. However, I didn't get totally why Bond's comrades left him alone. I just thought this book was so so. It wasn't great. I definitely wanted it to be great. I was left very disappointed.
Great read! May 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Do you want a long review? Well too bad, you're not going to get one here. The first Bond book is great for fans of sensationalist literature. It is not always quick-paced but it sets the tone for suspense and unexpected and much wanted action. Tense moments are the card game with Le chiffre, the bomb assasination attempt, the car chase, and the torture scene. The romantic beach getaway between Bond and Vesper may bore you, but Bond's last words in the novel make up for it. Thank God, for books like this because it was a breeze to read. Back when this book was published they had paperback fiction, where the average paperback book was around 55,000 words. What do you get when you see the average paperback book released nowadays and Barnes and Noble? You see huge Bible-sized books. No thank you. I bought the old paperback edition that can fit inside my pocket. It was great reading it on the light rail to and from work each day for a whole week. I like this book and I hope you will too.
Great Movie, Great book March 3, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is the only James Bond book I've read so far and it will not be the last. The best James Bond movie and a fantastic James Bond book. Very classy and exciting. The only flaw for me was I didn't entirely understand the concept of Baccarat and since that was a huge chunk of the book, I was a tad confused at some crucial parts of the story. Other than that it's definatly worth a read.
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