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Summary: Easily 5 Stars
Review: This was a really great book. The characters all became very well developed and the plot is great. This book is not as well known as it should be since it was written in 1980. That will soon change when the movie comes out in May.The Bourne Idenity is about a man who washed up on shore with no memory and who has amazing fighting skills. He found his name was Jason Bourne. Killers are chasing him for reasons he doesn't remember. He falls in love with a woman named Marie who is determined to help him get his memory back. But will Jason Bourne want to find out who he was? What if he was somebody he didn't want to be? This book is great and is followed up by two other great books, The Bourne Supremacy and the Bourne Ultimatum. Ludlum's writing really shines in this book and it is his best writing. I would recomend you read this book today and gear up for the movie coming in May.
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Summary: Ludlum Never Loses It
Review: I read Robert Ludlum's book, The Bourne Identity, and lost a lot of sleep over late night read-a-thon's. I can't believe how RL grabs the reader from the first page and has the reader hanging on by their fingernails at the end of every chapter. I was so impressed by this book, when I discovered there were two sequels to the Bourne Identity, I immediately purchased them. They were not dissapointing either--two more weeks of sleepless nights trying to reach the thrilling climax at the end of each book! If you love high speed espionage with chases, the beautiful female love interest, and the antagonist disquised as an evil devil that 'good' has to overcome, then I highly encourage you to run to the closest bookstore or library and get your own copy!
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Summary: Not Bourne Yesterday
Review: Reading this highly explosive excerpt from the thriller is as intense as being the main character and dodging the arrray of gun fire and if that wasn't enough he must also overcome some fierce typhoon crazed weather. The best excerpt I have read , can't wait to read the book and for the movie.
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Summary: One of Ludlum's Best Books
Review: Reading the Bourne Identity is one hell of an experience. Ludlum is at his best here. As you slowly unravel the mind of Jason Bourne, the plot gets thicker & thicker. A gripping story coupled with fantastic action & beautiful characters, this book is worth preserving for years!
Close your eyes & order for this book!
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Summary: BEST FIRST VOLUME IN A TRILOGY SINCE TOLKIEN's Fellowship
Review: Ludlum wrote an exceptional thriller that serves as a page-turner by itself and an addictive drug that can only be satisfied by reading The Bourne Ultimatum and The Bourne Supremacy, the two books that follow. Go ahead and buy all three at once, it will save you the trip to the bookstore when you finish "Identity."
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Summary: Great Sy Novel
Review: If you read one, you'll read all three. It's a detailed book so you won't be able to put it down for a week and come back to it without losing track of the characters and story. Therefore, read it when you have the time to give the book your full attention. It's a great vacation book.
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Summary: My favorite Robert Ludlum Book
Review: In order to enjoy Robert Ludlum's work it is often necessary to suspend one's sense of disbelief, and to a degree silence the critic within. This book is no exception. Ludlum's work tends to follow a standard formula. He typically presents us with a protagonist posessing extaordinary skills who suddenly finds himself alienated from the powers that he serves. We quickly learn that those in power are either corrupt, or incompetant. Our hero will soon be betrayed by friends, and helped by former antagonists. Our hero will eventually fall in love under improbably circumstances, and his new love will prove to be his trump card. She can go places he can't, and interpet things as an "outsider looking in". Ludlum's books are packed with cliches, but Ludlum created most of those cliches. Is Ludlum the author of great literature, absolutely not; however, his books provide a door to an alternate reality where one man, with the help of a good woman, can save the world. These are guilty pleasure books. Ignore, the cliche's, suspend disbelief, and have a good time.
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Summary: AMONG LUDLUM'S BEST
Review: As a mystery writer with my debut novel in its initial release, I've been enjoying Robert Ludlum's thrillers for (gasp!) decades. THE BOURNE IDENTITY is one of Mr. Ludlum's best. The plot begins when a man, shot and left for dead, is rescued from the sea. He has no memory, yet he attempts to discover his past. He learns he is a trained killer and killers are now hunting for him. They'd like to see him dead. The plot spins on from there, and the plot is one of Mr. Ludlum's best. There's some romance. There's some danger. There's some action. There's some adventure. THE BOURNE IDENTITY is a terrific novel. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: Ludlum fan(actic)
Review: This is the book that started my obsession with the writing of Robert Ludlum and later Tom Clancy. The characters and storyline kept me riveted from the first page to the last. I have re-read this book (and the 2 sequels ) more times than I care to admit, yet each reading is as enthralling as the first.
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Summary: A full-packed action thriller!!!
Review: Ive read the book many years back and to re-read the book from time to time and get a few glimpse of what's inside is still a thrill.It's the best book of its genre and uncomparable. Hollywood's interest with the story--from the 1988 blockbuster miniseries to this year's upcoming movie--proves how rich and powerful this book is. A wonderful treat to fans of this genre!
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