Bond. James Bond. It's not what you'd expect when you read it. The movies is all about "I'm Bond. James Bond." And shooting, and explosions and James Bond not looking away from the explosion cause he's James Bond and that's what he does. The movies tend to go through the plot and the set up of the mission pretty quickly and get to the action. The book is really drawn out and everything is set up very precisely and slowly and everything has a different back story to it that Ian Flemming gives every detail about, which is what makes him such a great writer. But when you see a few '007 movies you expect a lot more action.
While the action is picking up and the book is moving a lot quicker now, the opening chapters can get pretty dry. It's all back story and there is not a lot of dialogue, another thing you wouldn't expect. You'd expect a lot of dialogue and witty catch phrases. Instead it's very detailed description of every character. And it gets pretty confusing because the descriptions are written in spy lingo like you would read them out of a file cabinet. And there is a lot of that kind of writing that can get pretty dry. Casino Royale is also set in France. So there is also a lot of French dialogue and French description that can get pretty confusing.
Overall, I like reading James Bond action. It's different from the movies because it's all slowed down so you can picture every angle and every part of the entire action. Unlike in a lot of action movies where all the action happens so fast and all at once. Although I have seen other James Bond films, I have not seen either Casino Royale films. Nor have I decided which one I will be viewing to review for my book to movie comparison. 1967 or 2006?
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