Two-person Book Club

Agent Amanda B. and Rony "Double-O" J. (aka Mr. License-to-Find-the-Real-Killer) jump the shark in rocket-powered skis by doing fiction-- specifically, the novel that introduced 007 to the world, CASINO ROYALE, by Ian Fleming. Did Sir Ian debut with the cool gadgets, exotic locales, and clever women that we expect nowadays from James Bond? Dr. HELL No.Get the living daylights knocked out of you when:Rony wonders why they keep referring to M as "he"!You experience the sexiness of scrambled eggs for dinner!There's a weird digression into the nature of evil for some reason!Amanda flashes her golden eye for drink science!Also: aaaaaaaahhh, my thunderballs!"Do you really expect me to judge a book published in 1953 by 2019 moral standards?"No, Mr. Listener. I expect you to die.(#notgreatforwomen)RURTHER FEEDING (AND VIEWING):"The Tipping Point: When Do Female Leaders Become the Norm?" by Susanna Schrobsdorff, TIME Magazine, October 12, 2017 (Good news! It's at THIRT