Welcome to Litsy!

#tlt 10/100 for this one. Though there are some I'm not quite sure if I should have added as the title of a book and a movie don't always match

Up next on audio…it‘s on my 12 in ‘24 list!

#bookspinbingo

#SundayFunday @BookmarkTavern

Nothing like a good James Bond book!

I had to look up books set in casinos because I didn‘t know of any and this was one of the books that came up. It said that this is the first James Bond book. I‘ve never read James Bond. I watched part of 1 James Bond movie and I didn‘t know what to think about him but the ladies love him. I don‘t remember what James Bond movie it was. Also, there‘s a female character in the franchise named Pussy Galore. Why is she named that?

#sundayfunday

#SundayFunday
@BookmarkTavern

Bond, James Bond. 🃏

#sundayfunday @BookmarkTavern

Done!!

เล่นบาคาร่าเว็บไหนดี แนะนำ POP1CLUB เว็บบาคาร่า ได้เงินจริง 2024 เว็บตรงคาสิโน จ่ายจริง เชื่อถือได้ อันดับ1

🦀แทงบอล: https://bit.ly/POP1CLUB99

🦀สมัคร: https://bit.ly/POP1CLUB99

🦀หน้าเว็บ: https://bit.ly/POP1CLUB99

แทงบาคาร่าขั้นต่ำ1 บาท
เรารองรับระบบปฏิบัติการชั้นนำทั้ง IOS และ Android
เรารองรับทุกธนาคารชั้นนำในการทำรายการฝาก-ถอน
จ่ายจริง จ่ายชัวร์
ถอนเงินรวดเร็วภายใน 3 วินาที
มีแอดมินดูแลตลอด 24 ชม.

113/150 If this was my first exposure to James Bond, if I had never seen any of the movies, then I know I wouldn't be the JB fan I am today. He's not a likable character, cold, cruel and manipulative, not a heroic figure at all. Putting aside the racism and misogyny of the era its written in, it's still poorly paced with paper thin characters. 3 ⭐⭐⭐
38th book finished for #RushathonExtended @DieAReader @GHABI4ROSES @Andrew65

The scent and smoke and sweat of a casino are nauseating at three in the morning.

#FirstLineFridays @ShyBookOwl

Entertaining spy novel. The book has more depth and detail than the movie (as is usually the case). Though the Daniel Craig movie is actually a fairly decent adaptation. Much less wholesome than Mrs.Pollifax, but Bond is well-written with nuance and believable character development. The book was written in the 50's so the descriptions of the scenes are an interesting peek back in time. Definitely not to everyone's taste, but I liked it. Recommend.

#Movie2BookRecs @klou
Prompt: Ocean's Eleven

#Scarathlon2022 @StayCurious
#TeamMonsterMash

In the second half of this book James Bond wins against Le Chiffre but soon after Vesper gets kidnapped and he has to go and save her but then he gets captured and they are both taken to Le Chiffres secret base. He is the tortured by Le Chiffre but a group called SMERSH break in and kill Le Chiffre. He escapes with Vesper and they go to a hotel and the night before Bond goes to ask to marry her she kills herself because she was a secret spy.

This book was about a 007 agent named James Bond who is sent to France to bankrupt a Soviet agent named Le Chiffre. He has already lost 80 million and James Bond thinks it will be easy. He is working with a women named Vesper who he also has a crush on. James arrives in France and is immediately almost killed. He eventually gets to gamble with Le Chiffre and is slowly trying to run him dry.

Not much of a 007 fan, but this only cost me a quarter so what the hell. This book was pretty meh. The writing was decent but it was overly expository in places and the characters were thin. It did have some exciting moments tho. But DAMN is James Bond an asshole in these books! Misogynistic, sexually deranged; women are basically just meat to him. 🙁 Still, a fairly entertaining thriller. Full review here:

https://youtu.be/CbolqruIBh8

"A dry martini…Three measures of Gordon's, one of vodka, half a measure of Kina Lillet. Shake it very well until it's ice-cold, then add a large thin slice of lemon-peel. Got it?" #OnThisDay in 1953 publication of Casino Royale introduced the world to James Bond and his martini order. 007 was almost named James Secreten but Fleming changed it to Bond because it was "the dullest name I've ever heard." #HistoryGetsLIT

Casino Royale follows the exploits of James Bond, a British double-o agent whose mission is to bankrupt Le Chiffre, a French banker for a communist organization during a baccarat tournament held at the Royale casino in Jamaica. If you like spy books and dramatic thrillers you will be amazed by this book. A central theme of this book is lying, which is used to great effect throughout the story with a highlight of this in the tense baccarat games

#Onthespot
1.Definitely from the tagged book-one of the first spy novels to have such a startling twist and set it up in such a good way.
2.So difficult to pick just one!I'll go with Raiders of the hidden ark by Graham Addison,evocative of not just a time but also explores a contested city,the reasons behind archaeology.
3.It would have to be Subterranean Homesick Blues, available on audible,helped me when I was sick with dengue.
4.Gala Brand!

For #wintergames2021 photo challenge day two here‘s my bookish #redandwhite collage. It‘s a random selection of books on my kindle that were red and white - turns out a lot of books have those colours!

#mistletoemaniacs @Clwojick

This is book one in a thirteen (?) book series so I'm looking forward to see how Bond's character grows.

This book hasn't aged well but I think if you go into it knowing that you may enjoy it more and I do appreciate what this author did for the spy genre overall.

Three stars.

The latest episode of Adaptation Nation by @bookriot has inspired a reread of James Bond (and possibly a rewatch)!!

#tbrpile

I enjoyed this book—-different than the movie/movies. For the time period it was written—well done!!!

Ian Fleming wrote an exciting, thrilling story. Bond went through a lot in this story, (the guy smokes nonstop, at one point it says he lit his 70th cigarette of the day). I believe through his ignorance he learned quite a bit about life and how the line between good and evil could shift from a hard edge, to a blurred. This book was a loads of fun to read! I give it an A+
#JamesBond #007 #SpyThriller

Watching Casino Royale on DVD and laughing at the really crappy subtitle font and resolution. Also the cellphones and the 2005-era internet 😂😂

#12Books of2020 @Andrew65
I was inspired to repeat my Day 1 post from other people's lovely edited graphics!

@Andrew65 #12Booksof2020
This is a fun idea!
Casino Royale was honestly a revelation for me. Super fun thriller with quite some soul searching and insights into espionage.

What an excellent line.

This is pretty evocative writing

Reading Ian Fleming is a bit of a revelation. Bond in the books is a lot sadder, and a lot more rueful than the debonair playboy of the movies.

#QuotsyOct20 Day 5: #Spy

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description or reason for wanting to read the book. Some are old and some will be new. Don't judge me - I have a lot of books.
Day 77

#tbrmountain #bookbuyingdiet

Once I accepted that young Bond of the book is sexist and full of anger, I was able to get into the book a little easier and again with Steven‘s amazing acting chops, silky baritone and accent, I did find myself enjoying the pace of the book if not Bond‘s inner monologues on Vesper which is why I ended up with a strong 3 ⭐ rating for this book and an interest to know how many more books are narrated by Stevens.

Hoping to read through the full series in the next couple of years. Casino Royale bit dated but still worth a read for any Bond fan. I have a feeling the next Bond film is going to be terrible. I hope I'm wrong.

I am my father‘s daughter. The first thing I thought about for #globetrotter was James Bond! 🌎
#letstravelaugust

I chose this when aimlessly searching Libby for an audiobook. I‘ve never read a James Bond book and I learned through a little digging that there is a set of audio editions read by British celebrities. This is not in and of itself a thing to be sought out. But so far, Dan Stevens of Downton Abbey fame has just the right sort of smooth purr I would associate with James Bond. #audiobooks #jamesbond

#1001books #reading1001
This is the book that started it all. It was nice to be introduced to the characters I know so well. First published in 1953 this book is dated and rather chauvinistic. I enjoyed the adventure of it all and it ended in typical Bond fashion.

Went to an awesome book-themed bar in San Francisco. I had a Miss Moneypenny from Ian Fleming‘s Casino Royale! 🍸 📚🍸

I hate DNFing books... it hurts my soul... I tried to read a different type of book... and I love James Bond movie so it really hurts my soul. I might try to read it again but not right now.

#quotsyjan19 #base @TK-421

It‘s finally cold enough here in central CA to start wearing my fave cozy sweatshirts! And by “cold” I mean high of 56F and raining. And pretty good air quality! Yay, rain! This shirt has me in a 007 mood. I‘ll have to watch one tonight.

I couldn‘t figure out why the physical therapist asked me if I was a James Bond fan... #bookishshirts

#abbainaugust #thewinnertakesitall
My 1955 copy of this James Bond classic originally cost my Dad 3 shillings and sixpence!

007 is assigned to play against and bankrupt Le Chiffre, in a high-stakes baccarat game at the Royale-les-Eaux casino.
Haven‘t read the novel but enjoyed the 2006 film adaptation.
#ABBAInAugust #thewinnertakesitall

Ian Fleming is one of the Fathers of the Thriller and Bond one of the most successful literary characters of all time.

Who is your favourite Bond?

Of course there are misogynistic bits, the book was first published in 1953! Looking past all of that, the way Fleming writes is amazing. Detailed and smooth, it definitely reflects Bond‘s lifestyle; he observes everything and is only focused on that moment in time. He‘s a spy after all and could die at any moment, that‘s the beauty of it.

Bookout bug! If you “pause” the timer stops on the screen—but it still adds the paused time. Yesterday I read 121 pages at 70+ pages/hour. Today I utilized “pause”. This book actually took me about 3 hours. It was very quick and quite misogynistic—not that that surprised me. From page 159: “the conquest of her body, because of the central privacy in her, would each time have the sweet tang of rape.” WTF “sweet tang”. 😡 #1001books #192019 #1953

Halfway through February and finally starting one of the THREE group reads I have left, ugh! This one will be quick. This page number made me giggle. Every page uses three digits, even page one. Clever. #1001books #jamesbond

Picked up the 4th of my February group reads at the library this morning. And there are 3 other books I‘m already reading (2 group, 1 nonfiction). Aye yi yi I need more hours in the day!

He‘s good-looking, charming, worldly, and armed with a licence to kill.
#heartsandhardcovers #charm