My expectations for this book was based primarily on all of those James Bond films - something with action, fast cars, a few gadgets and maybe a 'love them and leave them' love interest. This book had that and more. The plot was not that unusual for a spy novel, but what surprised me was James Bon...
It is hard for me to be objective when it comes to agent 007, but I will try. Casino Royale does read quite a bit like an origin story, with all the good, and bad that brings with it. There is not nearly so much action as one might expect coming from the film franchise to the books. Additionally the...
Every single James Bond book in my house (not counting the Young Bond series) belongs to my dad. Considering my dad's usual taste in books (he used to read maps and atlases before going to sleep) and my hatred for the Bond films, I didn't expect much from this book at all. I expected it to be exactl...
I’m not a very big Bond movies fan. The action scenes are always very, very long, and start getting bored. The next thing I know, the movie’s over and I’ve spaced out for the better part of 30 minutes. That said, I actually quite enjoyed this! I didn’t know what to make of it as I started, it was a ...
I was surprised at how much I liked this book. It's a very nicely paced suspense story. Well, 2/3 of it is anyway.The last 1/3 is an emotional drama with some strangely dated plays by each character (such as when Bond refers to her emotional withdrawal and sexual advances as having the "titillatin...
A pretty decent movie and a first rate novel. I love the Bond movies if for nothing else I find the anti-feminism in hilariously bad taste - but the problem for me always was, "Why is a SECRET AGENT running around fighting CRIME SYNDICATES run by ridiculously silly and stupid individuals (as fun as...
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