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Summary: very good....but unusual
Review: THIS IS THE FIRST 007 NOVEL, BOND IS UNLIKE HIMSELF, A VERY DIFFERENT CHARACTER FROM OTHERS. BUT THIS BOOK IS VERY ORIGINAL, AND IS THE MOST VIOLENT, DEFINITLY THE MOST CLIMAX OF AN ENDING THAN THAT OF THE OTHERS. I RECOMEND READING THIS ONE FIRST.
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Summary: Could Have Been Better
Review: This book does an excellant job of introducing 007. In my opinion the best part was the shooting of Le Cheriffe
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Summary: Fleming's first Bond story lacks excitement
Review: Casino Royale was the first James Bond novel and it is an amazing work of literature, but it never really seems to capture the mind of the reader. In Fleming's other tales, there is action and excitement, and above all, a solid storyline. However, Casino Royale, while introducing us to Bond and letting us understand him, lacks a sturdy foundation and never really seems to reach quite the climax readers are used to. All in all, however, this story set the groundwork for the other great tales that followed and launched the James Bond empire, something we all should be thankful for.
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Summary: outstanding
Review: The most original and moving of the Bond novels. Read it
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Summary: Casino Royale is What Makes 007 Famous
Review: Fleming's world of sex violence and gambling are what make the James Bond series such a diverse and interesting collection. Because of Fleming's first book, he makes Bond the ideal man. This is the best novel in the world.
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Summary: First of the 007 novels
Review: Casino Royale is the first, and therefore the most coarse, of the 007 novels. Unfortunately, Woody Allen and company made a farce version before a serious version could be made. Try to forget that movie when you are reading this novel.Perhaps they will make it as the 20th or 25th Bond film.
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Summary: The Making of two Legends...
Review: I am of course writing of both Ian Fleming and James Bond. This story is a chilling tale of East versus West in a Cold War classic. Fleming (in his first outing as a writer of fiction) develops the character of Bond. He's witty, charming, a lover of fine foods, Martinis, and of course his privately contracted cigarettes. However, Fleming manages to show how this cold British agent can have his heart shattered when the heroine makes an untimely exit -- Fleming's Bond is a very real Bond with real emotions; not like the Bond we seen on the movie screen. Of course, the casino scene between Bond and Le Chiffre is a classic! There are several assasination attempts on Bond coupled with one of the most horrifying torture scenes in all of English literature. Ian Fleming's legendary James Bond was conceived when he sat down at his home (Goldeneye) in Jamaica to create an alter-ego, for Fleming (at the age of 42 and about to leave bachelorhood) decided to dabble in writing a thriller. "Casino Royale" was the product of this brain-storm and a man with a very unassuming name would live a fantastic fantasy of a life -- James Bond.
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Summary: james bond like you've never seen him .bond at his best.
Review: i think its true what they say the first story in any series is the best and ian fleming's casino royal makes that statement true.i loved the book because its not the same bond you see in the movies he's like bond before the movies got a hold on him.it's awesome.thats probably why quentin tarantino wants to make the movie...
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Summary: Classic Bond!!
Review: Casino Royale is an excellent thriller and Fleming, through his vivid prose, is able to convey every scene with great clarity and realism. For example, the reader is right alongside Bond as he struggles to maintain his cool on the loosing end of a high stakes game of Baccarat or careens with him down a French road in a desperate late night pursuit, which leaves him in a precarious situation (to say the least). Morover, although politically incorrect, some of the dialoge is pricless. e.g. "Bond saw luck as a woman, to be softly wooed or brutally ravaged, never pandered to or pursued. But Bond was honest enought to admit that he had never been made to suffer by cards or by women." In addition, there is an interesting love interest, with a surprise twist ending, which cements Bond's contempt and disdain for the opposition seen in later novels. A great book! Couldn't put it down.
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Summary: The Best Bond Book
Review: 007's debut is a classic and deceptively simple adventure tale. A great story due to the concrete style of Fleming's writing and his very precise creation of the ambiance of the casino, the ruthless menace projected by the first of the Bond villians, Le Chiffre, and the haunting, seductive quality of Vesper Lynd. A riveting adventure story that stuck with me, partly because it did NOT have the classic ending we grew so accustomed to in the films. This one hooked me on Bond for all time.
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