![]() ![]() I had an instinct that it was coming, as I’ve seen all the Bond movies, including this one: The final third presents Bond, the romantic hero. The middle of the book heads away from the quieter spy stuff, and into the more car chase style spy thriller stuff we’ve come to expect. The first third of the book introduces some of the classic Bond characters which will populate the rest of the series (Felix Lighter and M notably) but also serves as a primer on baccarat and the kind of man Bond is, and the importance or lack thereof, of his work. I hadn’t necessarily thought about it while I was listening, but it made sense upon some thought. The story of Casino Royale is broken into three basic acts (which Stevens talks about after the book on the audio), the mission at the casino, the kidnap/chase/torture, and then recovery/denouement. Although I admit wholeheartedly that in my mind, I was imagining this: Casino Royale is narrated by Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey fame. In 2014 a new set of James Bond audiobooks, the Celebrity Performances, were released. So in order to get back on the reviewing bandwagon, I decided a quick audiobook was the ticket, and clocking in at just over 5 hours, Casino Royale fit the bill. I have been reading most of the time, but I’m working through two very dense books ( Children of God by Mary Doria Russell and House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende) during a very busy time for me at work (Ah, summer camp season). ![]() ![]() It’s been nearly 4 weeks since my last review. ![]()
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