25/4/10 - Ian Fleming - Casino Royale

The first of the Bond novels. I liked the film so it was great to read the original. Interesting how times have changed though - this book had much simpler plot than the modern Bond films. A more gentle invocation of the 1950s glamour. I suspect Bond is also more human and sensitive in this book than the later books anyway - damn that Vesper Lynd breaking his heart.

11/4/10 - Antoine De Saint-Exupery - The Little Prince

Book club book - someone thought it would be a good read I guess. Yes - it is very sweet and at times poignant and sensitive - but probably better left to reading to children. Maybe I'm just not sensitive any more. But it certainly is a quick read.