Rating: Summary: The Best Book I Have Ever Read!!! Review: Great tapestry of characters woven into a greater plot with a ton of action. Great book!
Rating: Summary: A very entertaining book Review: Full of suspense and blood, it's a must read for every action thriller book lover.
Rating: Summary: Required reading Review: If you're fan of spy thrillers, then this is required reading. Sure, it's Cold War stuff that's a bit dated, but I promise you it's still quite a ride even today. Even moreso when I read it back in the 1980s, when the Soviets and the bad old KGB were primal American fears. Ludlum brilliantly twists that notion 180-degrees: the thought that a CIA agent and KGB agent would get togther was stunning indeed. When I read this book, it knocked me on my butt. I couldn't put it down and I couldn't forget it. Now, a decade-and-half later, I find myself doing my own writing and this book still influences me. So yeah - buy it. And don't expect to get any sleep. But a word of warning - do not read this and then expect the sequel, MATARESE COUNTDOWN, to match its power. It doesn't. That one is hack Ludlum of recent times, he's lost his gift. But not back in 1980 - he was a master. Enjoy.
Rating: Summary: Somethig to Read Read and Read Review: La historia es cautivante desde el comienzo, vale la pena dedicarle horas y leerlo varias veces, porque siempre encuentras algo nuevo en la historia.
Rating: Summary: Ingenious, one of Ludlum's best Review: It was a great book, non-stop action and surprises, and a brilliantly crafted novel.
Rating: Summary: I love this book so much that I have read it about seven tim Review: I know that some people believe the characters aren't well developed and the plot is the same as all his other books. What you have to remember though is why people with average jobs and mediocre lives read books like this. It is a form of escapism. If you can't see yourself visiting the murky depths of the world of international espionage you can still experience it through the imagination of Ludlum and his characters. The book is a form of escapism where we can be thrilled and entertained by the experiences of eople who live in a world so far detached from our own in this case an imaginary one.
Rating: Summary: French version Review: I'm presently reading the french version of The Matarese Circle: the translation is really poor. Frequently, it's impossible to understand the sense of a sentence or words. 4 stars for the book and 0 for the translation.
Rating: Summary: Riveting story lines and characters Review: Robert Ludlum has an unsurpassable talent of knitting a large scale intrigue and have his characters unravel the mysteries of the plot one logical step at a time. Both Scofield and Taleniekov will have to wait until the next page to know more than we do. No short cuts, no long detours, just straight forward, nail bitting, edge of your seet action. My only regret is that this book resembles every other Ludlum Book. But hey that's why we love him
Rating: Summary: Fans of the Genre will be delighted Review: Ludlum is the master of Large-Scale intrigue. Although it is a classic Ludlum Scenario, It is a definit must read for the hard-core fans. Despite the immensity of the plot and the complexities of the story line, Ludlum guides you through every heart-stopping momment of the action.The cast of characters are extremely realistic although the vilains tend to be somewhat one-dimensional. The clues that will eventualy lead Teleniekov and Scofield to the leader of the matarese are incribly complexe but surprisingly easy to find (too easy perhaps). As always, Ludlum books come with a warning. Don't pick it up unlesse you've got plenty of time ahead of you...
Rating: Summary: GOOD, TYPICAL LUDLUM - Review: THIS BOOK STARTED OFF SLOWLY AND THEN PICKED UP. I LIKED IT AND IT KEPT MY ATTENTION. AS WITH MOST OF HIS BOOKS, A LITTLE FAR FETCHED AND TOO MUCH CREDIT GIVEN TO THE BAD GUYS. BUT, OVERALL A VERY ENJOYABLE READ.
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