Casino Royale [Hardcover]

Ian Fleming (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Macmillan Pub Co (June 1954)
• ISBN-10: 9997407180
• ISBN-13: 978-9997407184
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,478,845 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Starter, January 28, 2000

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Duncafunk (USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casino Royale (Hardcover)

This was probably one of the best Ian Fleming James Bond novels I have read. It is also one of the most violent and saddist. But none the less, this book was an excellent beginning to the James Bond series. It has it all. A barrack (card game) duel, a thrilling car chase, and a torture secene. It can't get much better than this. Here in this book, you'll meet one of Bond's most deadlist enemies, SMERSH or 'Death to Spies.' I only wish we could see more books like these, but Ian Fleming is gone and only the follow-ups will remain. But in a way he still lives on: in the books, in the movies, and in the way he shaped our lives.

5.0 out of 5 stars Richly Textured Novel and Period Piece, December 11, 2006

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gobirds2 (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casino Royale (Hardcover)

This is not only Ian Fleming's first James Bond novel but one of his best. It is richly textured, well written, clearly defines the Bond character and has survived not only as good literature but as a great period piece of the 50s. It also gives us a glimpse of the often unseen smoke filled cocktailed night life found in Europe's plush casinos of that era. Clearly, James Bond is a worldly character that lives and breaths in this unseen world described by Ian Fleming in this novel. James Bond can easily adapt to any locale or situation, size it up and endure. He is both innovative and resourceful and he must rely on his talents and instincts to survive. This is a very good Bond novel.

5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Bond!, July 25, 1998

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[e-mail] (Kansas City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Casino Royale (Hardcover)

Ian Fleming, obviously, is an excellent spy novelist and Casino Royal is an excellent spy novel! Fleming has the unique ability, through thick, vivid, atmospheric prose,of placing the reader in the middle of the action. In one scene the reader is sweating right along with Bond as he is on the losing end of a high stakes game of Baccarat.It is easy to smell the smoke and feel the tension as Bond desperately maintains his cool.There is also an interesting love interest where Fleming, with great verbage, shows the softer and vulnerable side of Bond.Unfortunately,the girl, in an incredible ending,perhaps, reinforces Bond's cynicism and contempt for the opposition seen in later novels. A great read. Couldn't put it down!