Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

My rating: 3 of 5 stars

I felt as if I had just read a short story than a book. This really goes quick. Part of the reason is the very good writing and pacing. The story itself was, oddly enough, a bit like the book I read before this in which it is a kind of a novel-length chase scene. This chase involving a deck of Bicycle. Unlike the book I read before this, this has far better writing and a real development of the characters. The ending is rather overdone. But then so is the card game which is central to the story. Meaning this short story novel could have been even shorter.

Involving the movie series: I really like the James Bond character in this book better than all the film versions. More intriguing character. This first of the set should be leading me on to the next in the series.

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