“The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at
three in the morning.” Truth.
58.12 Casino Royale
This is the first book in the James Bond series and also the
first I have read and I enjoyed it for being exactly what it is supposed to
be. A page turning, tight, spy
story. There is a bit of a mystery
going on but not much, and what was most interesting for me was how much Bond
is NOT a super hero. He is more
like an emotionless machine that is that way because he couldn’t do his job any
other way. About half way through
the man who is the closest thing to a friend that Bond has says:
‘Surround yourself with human
beings, my dear James. They are easier to fight for than principles.’
He
laughed. ‘But don’t let me down and become human yourself. We would lose such a
wonderful machine.’
Kind of sad right?
The whole book felt that way.
Bond is tragic and the plot is very harsh. It is a lot more introspective about the gray zone of good
guy versus bad guy than the Bond movies tend to be.
Speaking of, if you have seen the film version, much of the
plot line is going to be familiar to you as the book is essentially the middle
part of the movie’s plot. I think
the movie would have been more successful if it hadn’t gone on and on and was a
bit more streamlined like the book.
However, this part of the book works MUCH better on film. You're welcome.
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