Casino Royale (movie tie-in) (James Bond 007)

by Ian Fleming

224 pages

English language

Published Oct. 31, 2006 by Penguin (Non-Classics).

ISBN:: 978-0-14-303766-8

(6 reviews)

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...

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Cheri reviewed Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

Review of 'Casino Royale' on 'Storygraph'

3 stars

I thought it was a fairly fun book to read. I've never read a Bond book before and think I've only seen one or two movies and remember nothing about them. If it weren't for the horrible, absolutely terrible sexism, I would have likely loved it. Yes, I completely understand that it must be taken in context of the time and the sort of man Bond is and his profession. I get all of that but it still took away from my enjoyment of the book.

I don't think I'd read another but I'm glad I read this one. I don't know. Maybe I would read another. Maybe.

JohnnyCache reviewed Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

Review of 'Casino royale' on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

The real James Bond is brutal, cold-hearted, and not a guy you would want to go have drinks with. The character was far more interesting than the one(s) in the movies. The story was surprising - and surprisingly interesting, considering about half of it takes place in a casino. Looking forward to reading more books! The people here who don't like the character's views on females are probably the same people who gave Uncle Tom's Cabin a bad rating for being racist. Times change, literature shouldn't.