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Casino Royale by Ian Fleming

joeymoreau88's review against another edition

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4.0

The first half is a bit underwhelming, but Fleming delivers in the lead up to the finale and the end result is a quality read.

billiamdyemyhair's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No

3.0

Classic and classically problematic and decrepit

logan4519's review against another edition

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adventurous tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

grantj00's review against another edition

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3.0

Wasn’t a huge fan of this. Maybe this was the wrong Bond book for me to read. But most the parts I found most interesting were the little spy details, like how to avoid people listening to your conversation, or little gadgets. Unfortunately there wasn’t much of that here… mostly torture, gambling, & soft-core erotica. Perhaps Sherlock Holmes would be more my speed

yananed's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

rrsmf12's review against another edition

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3.0

Este foi o primeiro James Bond que li. Não posso dizer que tenha ficado fã.

Sendo que já conhecia a história (do filme com o mesmo nome), o enredo não me causou surpresas. Apesar de ser relativamente diferente do filme, a ideia geral é a mesma: acção non-stop e aventura ao melhor estilo de Bond. No geral penso que a história é o ponto forte do livro e aquilo que prende o leitor.

Em relação aos pontos fracos tenho que referir as personagens. Não estão bem exploradas e claramente o livro ganharia com uma maior aposta na construção emocional das mesmas. Sendo um livro pequeno, mal não fariam mais algumas páginas dedicadas a Bond: quem é, de onde vem, porque é um agente secreto e outras quesstões que poderiam ser melhor abordadas. Em relação às outras, gostei especialmente de Vesper, a mais enigmática e, no fim de contas, a melhor personagem da história.

Recomendo para fãs dos filmes de James Bond que queiram ver de onde ele vem. De resto, não é um livro marcante.

andreaskuschwitz's review against another edition

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mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.5

joshwrose's review against another edition

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5.0

007 in his debut gripped me today like it did to people when it was first published. Outstanding

wifjuj_secki0_giwcox's review against another edition

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fast-paced

3.75

juliekreddy's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0