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Summary: so confused!
Review: This book took me six months to read. Not because i am a slow reader, but because i had other things to do, like read books for school. (Never ever ever read Joseph Conrad's Lord Jim) Because i would put the book down and pick it up several weeks later, i would often lose touch with the plot. This does not detract from the story, however, and in this department, Ludlum deliveres an action packed thrill ride. It seemed that I could actually feel the mental and physical turmoil of Jason Bourne. This book is a good read. Not "Beach Reading", but more of an in-depth read. Ludlum is like Clancy in that respect. If you lose track of what he's saying, you'll lose the entire book. All in all though, it was worth the six months i spent to read it.
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Summary: The Thrilling Beginning To The Bourne Trilogy
Review: This is an excellent novel by the great Robert Ludlum. The author has a way that makes everything really mysterious and keeps the reader intrigued. The characters are all very interesting. This is the story of a man who knows nothing of what he is. He has lethal skills, but no idea how he got them. It is the story of his journey to find his own idenity. The Bourne Idenity is an awesome book...I give it the best rating I can (5 stars out of 5 stars). I suggest you read this novel.
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Summary: The Bourne Identity
Review: THis is the first Robert Ludlum book that i have read, i had heard amazing things about the book. It was an outstanding plot, i seemed to be glued to the book almost. The way that the story started, just caught my attentin, and i wanted to keep reading, keep finding out about this Jason C Bourne. At times though it seemed unbelievable, with some of the things that had happened, like him getting shot and not dying, but overall, the book was very interesting and entertaining.
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Summary: Sigh
Review: The movie was kind of fun, for pure fluff, also it saved you the trouble of reading the book. About ten pages in, a French sailor sees the hero floating helpless on the waves, and he says "he's holding onto something, a piece of debris, a plank of some sort." So much for believable dialog. Believable plot drops away when we learn that, hey, the main character has amnesia. Obviously, Mr. Ludlum is a fan of As the World Turns or General Hospital. Perhaps someone should suggest to Robert that he has plenty of money and maybe it's time to retire. I placed this book in the nearest airport trash receptacle and got on with my vacation after chapter one.
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Summary: Plenty of action but not a believable story
Review: This is the first Ludlum book I have read and I'm debating whether or not to continue with the other "Bourne" books. The Bourne Identiy had plenty of page turning action and the plot was solid. Ludlum does a fair job developing Bourne's character, but Marie's character is weak and not at all believable. The story is also so outrageous that at times it is difficult to follow.
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Summary: NONSTOP ACTION, KEEPS YOU GUESSING
Review: A Great thriller with a strong plot and amazing suspense. The movie equalled the book in action and suspense, but the movie didn't follow the book at all and had no real plot. Don't be fooled. The book is much better than the movie. This is a thriller you couldn't possibly not enjoy.
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Summary: It's okay, I guess.
Review: The doctor who finds Bourne is shown as a drunk but seems quite intelligent when you pick up his comments to Bourne. It didn't add up. I just didn't find the female character all that believable. She seemed too easy to jump into a love story and deny all of her other existence. Last, Carlos flew to the US the same time are Bourne did in the end. Why didn't anyone mention looking on the plane rosters that morning. Carlos who is said to be a well known face rushes past dozens of people, though one entry and no one says a word or looks at him Gunfire in a house and no one calls the police. Just plain week.
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Summary: Make you wonder who you really are
Review: How would you like to wake up one day, in Europe, to find out you do not know who you are or where you are from, but still retained physical, emotional and mental instincts that you had when you did know who you were? I recently re-read this book, having a vague recollection of reading it way back it the early '80s, to refresh my memory on it before going to see the movie of the same title that was released this past summer (I enjoyed the movie immensely by the way). It's a fun and exciting read, given all of the action, chases, violence, etc. But fundamentally it deals with someone trying to find out who he really is as defined by his past. And as the story unfolds and wraps up it seems to figuratively place a question mark on this approach - are you who you are because of what you have done in the past, or what you are doing in the present? Not to get too cerebral, because the book is basically entertaining and not "deep", but that is what it left me thinking about.
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Summary: The Bournr Identity
Review: Critical Review: The Bourne Identity
In my opinion, after reading this book, I feel that Robert Ludlum is the proverbial father of suspense, holding his own with such writers as Alfred Hitchcock and Stephen King. The book, the first of a trilogy is written magnificently leaving endless opportunities to expand on future sequels. Ludlum has an uncanny way of grabbing the reader's attention and keeping him eager to continue. The plot thickens early, wasting no time to express deep thought. The author leaves much to decipher, not spoon-feeding information; done commonly in less quality works of literature, boring the reader to exhaustion.
Jason Bourne the protagonist has a very disguised role in the novel. Although struck with amnesia, Bourne has a very smooth and calm way of executing his actions. Bourne's ability to stay mild mannered is a perfect counter balance to all the far-fetched and extravagant plots that arise throughout the course of the novel.
Throughout the novel uncertainty keeps the reader intrigued. Bourne is constantly fighting a battle; not always physically with other characters, rather mentally against himself. The never-ending dilemma between good and evil is a major factor in this book. Slowly learning more about his past, Bourne is realizing the life he led is not the one he wants to lead. From this point on in the book, Bourne is fighting to get out of the line of work that made him into what he is. "Jason Bourne had been paid to kill, and the police in several countries had sent funds through Interpol to convert reluctant informers, to broaden the base of his capture (Ludlum, 94)." With the help of Marie St. Jacques Bourne starts his transformation. In reality, The Bourne Identity is an incredible suspense thriller, but if you take a closer look, its really just your basic stereotypical love story with many obstacles and twists, boy meets a girl, boy has four million dollars, boy asks girl to drive him to Paris, and they fall in love.
Bourne, right off the bat, is portrayed as a superhero, almost immortal, having the ability to endure the icy wrath of the ocean and the lead that is temporarily residing in his head. "The boat rolled violently leeward and the and the man whose skull was ripped open plugged over the over the side into the madness of the darkness below (Ludlum, 1)." Bourne's flawless execution is a little overdone at times and casts a shadow of artificiality on the storyline. The novel is quite unrealistic at times though, for example, Bourne's amnesia was in a sense limited, his name, age, identity were all lost in his accident, but his ability to combat was in tact as well as his illusive clever nature. "Jason dropped to a crouch, spun to his left and lunged out of the aisle between two adjacent cars, breaking his fall with the palms of his hands, the maneuver made in silence (Ludlum, 426)."
To conclude, The Bourne Identity is a literary masterpiece, setting a mold for all future suspense thrillers to come. The book is directed towards more of an intellectual audience, with gaps in the story that only your imagination can fill. Each person will take his or her own individual thoughts and opinions from this book. I stand strong behind this book, and would recommend it to all readers with interest in deep thought and suspense.
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Summary: Vintage Ludlum
Review: I thought this book was really good. Robert Ludlum is a good author. I read this book right before the movie came out. I think one of the things I liked about it was the characters and what they go through in the book. Jason Bourne is my favorite character in this book. The emotional things he has to go through are interesting, and educational at the same time. I would reccomend this book to anyone who likes Robert Ludlum, or spy thrillers.
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