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Summary: I'm breathless
Review: Amazed by the huge amont of books written by Robert Ludlum, I decided to buy and read one of his books. With the help osf Amazon, I chose this one, "The Bourne Identity", because I liked the synopsis, the customer comments, but mostly because it was part of a trilogy. Trilogies enable the writer to deeply develop their characters and plots, explaining in one book what was left behind in another. At first I couldn't believe what I was reading. It made me feel bad, and I couldn't reason why. Only when I was in the 100th page I figured out: I hadn't breathen since the beginning. It's incredible how Ludlum keeps a F-1 pace to his story. When you think that he's gonna stop and let you rest, he increases the rythim again. "The Bourne identity" is the story of a man that could be anyone: me, you, a friend of yours. You simply don't know who Jason Bourne is, because even himself can't remember. That's what's cool about the plot. The reader makes the discoveries together with the main character, dodging bullets, escaping from the unknown enemy, traveling along Switzerland, France and United States. All this with the help of beautiful Marie St. Jacques, a woman that sees herself drowning in another person's nightmare. Ludlum writes in na universe peopled with evil bank managers, above-government agencies, cold-blooded murderers, just like Forsythe. And in the meantime he still finds time to be funny. Really, there are some true pieces od comedy in the book. All in all a fantastic read, mostly the first hundred pages. I only hope that the sequel is as good as the first one. I'm gonna buy "The Bourne Supremacy", and hope to find that Ludlum could keep his good writing.
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Summary: Page Turner
Review: This is a typical Ludlum novel. Somehow he makes you fall in love with Jason Bourne and you just can't wait to get to the next page to see what Jason does next. Ludlum will retain his title of "The king of the superthiller" forever.
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Summary: the bourne identity takes you to hights unknown
Review: The Bourne Identity is one of the best books I have ever read,it brings you to the brink of your seat, it makes you sweat, your heart sometimes beat at a rapid rate and sometimes it slows almost to stop.
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Summary: THIS BOOK IS AN ELEVEN ! ! ! !
Review: What more can be said about this novel? It is among the BEST in its genre, if not the BEST.
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Summary: the first paragraph hooks you like a drug then you are gone!
Review: If ever there was one who made me believe that Carlos was truly the legend the media made him out to be Ludlum was that person. So intrigued was I by this Character that I read David Yallops "To the ends of the earth", even when he was arrested I was somehow disappointed. I learned a great deal from this book as to the dealings in the financial world and to such things as contact lenses that I had never heard of when I first read the book. When I met Ludlum in 1993 I was amazed it was like meeting the Man up stairs!
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Summary: This book is awesome!!
Review: This is a book about a man who has had amnesia. He has to get away from Carlos the Jackel before he is killed. It will sometimes get boring and you feel like you should skip a couple paragrpahs but any and every word is important. The information is referred to at the end of the book or in one of the two book that follows it. Anyone who gets there hands on this book should read it. It is non stop action and is a page turner. (The Bourne Supremacy and the Bourne Ultimatum are awesomwe as well.)
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Summary: Another of my favorite series
Review: I'm not much of a spy novel fan, but I loved this series of books. I really got into the characters. Great action and suspense.
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Summary: To anyone who's ever dreamed of being a spy.....
Review: Am I the only Bourne Fan who read in the news recently of the terrorist Carlos the Jackal (a "fictional" main character in this book) being convicted of crimes described in this book and sentenced to prison? (12-97). It blew my mind to realize that this incredible read was inspired by a real news story. I just finished reading it for the second time in 15 years and still couldn't put it down! I enjoy reading Cussler & Clancy but this has it all! Even a love story! I found it fascinating to learn how Swiss bank accounts work, how to change your identity, etc. The suspense was gut wrenching all the way to the last pages. I strongly encourage other women with a spirit of adventure to read this! Yeah, it's not just for you macho guys! (Smile...)
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Summary: review of "The Bourne Identity" by Robert Ludlum
Review: Ludlum's celebrated "The Bourne Identity" is really nothing more than a modern day reworking of A.Dumas'"The Count of Monte Cristo"(a "10" in any translation)...the story of revenge and repressed identity has a thrilling Mediterranean opening,.. before Ludlum widens the scope of the novel across the face of Europe...the sheer sweep of the book is almost irresistible, and places it at the forefront of like genre thrillers;as a prose stylist,though, Ludlum is no Ambler or Greene.If you want to sample his work-this is the place to start....but just about any Frederick Forsyth novel of international intrigue will be better written and more accurate technically.
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Summary: By all means, READ THIS BOOK!
Review: I only dock it down to an 8 because it can be hard to follow at times. This is by no means a "light read" - this is what you read if you want to spend some free time being the James Bond From Hell, In Hell. Actually, Bourne is better than Bond - more believable. Far more. And more complex. You will get sucked in, you will have trouble putting this book down, and you will learn how to do some of the shadier things in life - like hide in plain sight.
If you get stuck somewhere in the book, don't worry - just take a deep breath (you've probably been holding your breath, waiting for what happens next), and re-read the paragraph or page that lost you.
Once you've finished the book, give it some time to sink in, then read it again - you'll find something new you missed last time.
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