Literary James Bond #1: Casino Royale by Ian Fleming book overview and analysis

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This is the first in my series of video covering each and every James Bond novel as I do my regular re-read of the series. I've done this in the same manner as my videos on other book series. The goal is to do an overview and spoiler free analysis to try and hopefully make something of interest to old and new fans alike. I also cover the various adaptations in other media, differences compared with the cinematic Bond, the edits made to the novels in recent editions plus interesting and unique book editions and cover art designs.
The scent and smoke and sweat of editing a video can be nauseating at three in the morning...

00:00 Introduction
02:30 Book discussion, background of writing the novel
03:13 Setting up the world of James Bond, the first story
05:42 Story setup, Fleming’s prose style
07:13 Fleming’s dry wit and linkage to Bond’s characterization
08:01 Plot summary start
10:56 Setting the stage, the inner working of the service etc
12:31 Literary Bond character differences to Cinematic Bond
12:53 Dated aspects inherent
13:55 Fleming’s ability to define a plot and quickly raise the stakes
14:31 Meeting Bond’s friends
14:56 Introducing Vesper
15:26 Building to the centerpiece game sequence, then the aftermath
16:09 The central game, and it’s a game of luck
17:51 The torture sequence
18:59 The final element to crystallize the character, a sense of a first full mission
22:26 Le Chiffre, Bond villain analysis
23:44 Vesper Lynd, Bond Heroine analysis
25:43 The development of an actual romance, the romance of Literary Bond
26:42 The striking finale is all character and emotionally based, like a postscript
finalizing Bond’s character
28:40 This is the starting point for the literary series to follow
30:00 Book summary
32:23 The poor decision to edit the novels in modern reprints
34:19 Casino Royale is the nucleus of James Bond
36:03 Film adaptations
38:21 The 2006 film and some of my issues with it
45:02 Other adaptations: Comics and Stage versions
45:30 1958 Daily Express newspaper strip
49:53 1968 Chilean Zig Zag comics
53:57 Dynamite comic adaptation
55:44 Raymond Benson’s 1980’s unproduced stage adaptation
57:06 Takarazuka Review Musical adaptation
01:00:06 Selected and favorite book covers
01:09:02 Final Summary

Vintage Fleming edition information:
The Book Bond: https://www.thebookbond.com/
Piz Gloria: http://www.pizgloria.com/
Titan Books James Bond newspaper strip collections: https://titanbooks.com/catalog/?q=jam...
Comics Royale's translated Zig Zag comics: https://www.comicsroyale.com/   / comicsroyale007     / comicsroyale007  
Dynamite Comics Casino Royale: https://www.dynamite.com/htmlfiles/vi...
‪@jamesbondradio‬ Dynamite interview on the Casino Royale comic:    • Dynamite Comics Dennis Calero Talks A...  
Clips from the Takarazuka musical:    • 宙組公演『カジノ・ロワイヤル ～我が名はボンド～』初日舞台映像（ロング）  
‪@licencetoqueer‬ video podcast episode:    • 'A Japanese musical of Casino Royale!...