Ian Fleming
Paperback | Pages: 181 pages Rating: 3.73 | 60546 Users | 4017 Reviews
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| Original Title: | Casino Royale |
| ISBN: | 014200202X (ISBN13: 9780142002025) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | James Bond (Original Series) #1, James Bond - Extended |
| Series: | #1 |
| Characters: | James Bond, M, Felix Leiter, Vesper Lynd, Le Chiffre, René Mathis |
| Setting: | France |
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Introducing James Bond: charming, sophisticated, handsome, chillingly ruthless and licensed to kill. This, the first of Ian Fleming's tales of secret agent 007, finds Bond on a mission to neutralize a lethal, high-rolling Russian operative called simply "le Chiffre" -- by ruining him at the Baccarat table and forcing his Soviet spymasters to "retire" him. It seems that lady luck is taken with 007 -- le Chiffre has hit a losing streak. But some people just refuse to play by the rules, and Bond's attraction to a beautiful female agent leads him to disaster and an unexpected savior...Present Containing Books Casino Royale (James Bond (Original Series) #1)
| Title | : | Casino Royale (James Bond (Original Series) #1) |
| Author | : | Ian Fleming |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 181 pages |
| Published | : | August 27th 2002 by Penguin (first published 1953) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Thriller. Mystery. Classics. Spy Thriller. Espionage. Crime. Adventure |
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Ratings: 3.73 From 60546 Users | 4017 ReviewsJudgment Containing Books Casino Royale (James Bond (Original Series) #1)
I've been a huge fan of James Bond ever since Casino Royale(2006) was shown in theatres. I remember watching it with my family and my dream then was to become just like James Bond. I watched all the Bond movies that Daniel Craig starred in ever since that Royale movie. I haven't seen the older ones though, and I heard that this novel is similar to the older movies, and thankfully I haven't seen those. There's this scene in this novel wherein the villain tortured Bond by repeatedly striking hisThere is a time for every man and this man is of his time. I might go a step further and say, a profession for every man and this man is of his profession, for James Bond is a psychopath and one would need to be in order to do the things his job requires of him. He is a controllable psychopath. He's not the loner, loose cannon type. He's the loner, well-aimed cannon type. He's not going to fill up his closet with the severed limbs of his random victims, because the voices in his head told him
You're right about Daniel Craig.
This was a very interesting read. If you know the James Bond movies you might be a bit disappointed since the James Bond character shown here isn't the unbeatable superhero as on film. We have a casino setting with a compelling game going on between Bond and a villain named Le Chiffre. Then there is a secret agency named Smersh. What about Vesper, his female colleague on this case? It's a nice story with a romantic twist at the end and a woman (Vesper) torn between two men. Don't get me wrong,
The first novel about James Bond, the 00 agent, takes place at the Casino Royale. He has to outplay a French/Russian operative to take money away from the communists.If Bond fails in his mission by losing at the card table, then British government will be directly funding communists. No pressure.I have a thing for Bond. Cool under pressure, fast cars, looks fabulous in a tux...I thought I would like this a lot, but I didn't. I don't think the story has aged well.The best parts of the tale took
(A-) 80% | Very GoodNotes: James Bond, embittered professional killer, gambles on humanity and love, while we learn the intricacies of baccarat.
The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning. Then the soul-erosion produced by high gambling--a compost of greed and fear and nervous tension--becomes unbearable and senses awake and revolt from it. James Bond suddenly knew that he was tired. He always knew when his body or his mind had had enough and he always acted on the knowledge. This helped him avoid staleness and the sensual bluntness that breeds mistakes.Thus begins Casino Royale, which in 1953
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