false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1165357664m/3758.jpg 3758 61 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. <br><br> 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. <br><br> 2503304 book 1953 Casino Royale total:2629|5:484|4:986|3:924|2:197|1:38| 2629 9568 3406 317 3 5 false false Thu Dec 07 19:55:24 -0800 2006 Wed Dec 20 16:31:10 -0800 2006 more...]]> 4 3 false false Wed Jun 04 12:57:03 -0700 2008 Wed Jun 04 13:07:12 -0700 2008
Despite and maybe because of the blatant misogyny, James Bo...more...]]> 4 3 false false Mon Jan 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 15 12:58:45 -0700 2008 Wed Jan 07 06:25:56 -0800 2009 Casino Royale launches us straight into the high life at Royale-les-Eaux, there to gamble all the money away from Le Chiffre, an agent of the USSR, who needs the money to get out of his debts and save his life, since the money he initially lost wasn't h...more...]]> 1 2 false false Sun Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 14 11:48:15 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 14:04:25 -0700 2008
W.T.F.?

Misogynist zingers aside, it's at least 70 pages too long. When it wasn't r...more...]]> 2 2 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Jan 12 07:47:01 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 14:22:33 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 1 false false Tue Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Nov 01 14:18:59 -0700 2008 Tue Nov 11 10:31:26 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 2 false false Wed May 28 15:24:37 -0700 2008 Wed May 28 15:49:32 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Sun May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 13 11:30:02 -0800 2008 Sun May 18 19:58:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 18:42:04 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 19:18:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 05:56:10 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 12:46:46 -0700 2009
1) The scenes of playing Baccarat were hugely enjoyable to me. I really appreciated learning how the game is played and following the play. The movie version could not reproduce the tension of ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue May 12 08:40:07 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 08:48:55 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Thu Dec 07 20:20:43 -0800 2006 Tue Jan 09 09:17:09 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 15 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Apr 18 11:58:03 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 18 12:34:30 -0700 2009
And that's where the book shines. This is about a spy, disillusioned and tired, going on another mis...more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Jan 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 17 03:25:18 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 03:40:39 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 15 20:24:35 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 15 20:38:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Dec 19 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 10 12:45:58 -0800 2008 Sat Dec 20 07:09:27 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sat Jan 24 20:00:25 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 29 12:33:16 -0800 2009 Casino Royale, I thought it was quite nice to read the actual novel, which is the very first of Ian Fleming's James Bond series.

It was a quick read. Fleming might not be the greatest writer on Earth but he managed to create suspenseful moments and an en...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Dec 31 22:04:40 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 12 00:39:47 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false true Fri Jan 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 08 08:08:05 -0800 2009 Tue Jan 20 19:18:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun May 03 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu May 07 20:28:18 -0700 2009 Wed May 20 19:28:26 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=3758