The books mainly, not the movies, just curious who has read any of them, if so any favorites? I have read Casino Royale(badass), Live and Let Die(also cool), and the short stories(most good), am on Moonraker now. I can see why its such a popular character, though I would argue Craig's(I know, sacrilege) is the closest portrayal to date. Anyway, if you like the movies and genre of fiction, I would recommend them.

I have read Carte Blanch the one that Jeffrey Deaver wrote but I've never read any by Ian Fleming.

The books mainly, not the movies, just curious who has read any of them, if so any favorites? I have read Casino Royale(badass), Live and Let Die(also cool), and the short stories(most good), am on Moonraker now. I can see why its such a popular character, though I would argue Craig's(I know, sacrilege) is the closest portrayal to date. Anyway, if you like the movies and genre of fiction, I would recommend them.

I read several of the Flemming novels and it never seemed like the movies got him quite right as they did with Daniel Craig. The character is a little...unlikeable in the books, sort of a wild card. He doesn't toss out one-liners and wink-wink-nudge-nudge sexual innuendo.

I don't remember much about the writing style though or the stories for that matter. I know I read Casino Royale and Dr. No, but I can't recall if I read any others. Been a while.

I agree about the movies, Dalton almost had him right, but not quite. He is defintely not the most sympathetic of characters, also very much a product of his and Flemings times. I don't know though, I kind of find it refreshing to read a character like that, something about the dickish anti-hero, similar to Stark's Parker series.

The writing style is pretty much hard-boiled, efficient and to the point.

As to Medusa's comment, I am only reading the Fleming ones now, not sure how I feel about reading someone elses take on such a personal character.