I've been a fan of the world's most famous secret agent for most of my life. As is probably true for many others, I fell in love with the Bond movies as a kid, and have remained an avid and committed fan to this very day.
Up to now, my exposure to Bond has been limited to the film series. I knew the movies were based on books, but I never read them. It's a curious thing, given that I was a big enough James Bond fan that I made a point to watch all of the films growing up. I guess maybe I just hadn't heard many people talk about the books, and therefore never felt compelled to seek them out. That's changed, however, in recent years. Thanks to online articles and James Bond-themed YouTube videos, I've heard more about the books, and been persuaded to believe they might be worth checking out. My interest in this really became piqued when I learned that some of the Bond films are more faithful and closer in tone to the Fleming novels than others, and the ones I hear mentioned most frequently happen to be among my favorites.
My favorite Bond films are the more serious ones. When I was younger, I was especially partial to the Timothy Dalton pictures. And I love On Her Majesty's Secret Service and all the movies in the Daniel Craig series.
I feel it's time to finally give the Fleming novels a look.
I don't know if I'll read the books in published order, but I am starting with "Casino Royale," the first Fleming book. As it happens, I started the book a couple of weeks ago and am almost finished, so I should be posting my thoughts about it soon!
This blog will serve as a place for me to ramble about the experience of reading the novels, as well as post other random thoughts--reflections on the movies, Bond news, stuff like that.
Thanks for checking it out!
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