A review by phinewines
Live and Let Die by Ian Fleming

adventurous mysterious medium-paced

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

3.0

Dash of misogyny here and there (not as bad as casino royale, but still not great), and racist tropes abound make it hard to love this book. Slower than casino royale, with some clunky pacing but generally entertaining and straight forward adventure story. Thin characters, but the Bond/Leiter team is fun,  and so are Flemings disgruntled descriptions of American food/culture.