Saturday, January 12, 2013

Live and Let Die


Live and Let Die
by Ian Fleming
read: 2013

Casino Royale is the first James Bond novel, but Live and Let Die is the first real James Bond novel. Casino Royale takes place in just one location, and it's a subdued and largely internal book - Bond never even kills anyone. Live and Let Die, on the other hand, is full of action from start to finish, spans from Harlem to St. Petersburg to Jamaica, features battles on land and sea, and has a more cinematic pace and scope. Mr. Big is a much more imposing villain than Royale's Le Chiffre, and his showdowns with Bond are more satisfying. This is the James Bond I know.

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