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In this best-selling novel by Robert Ludlum, a man is shot, left for dead, later rescued from the sea. Surviving but with no memory, he is given a name: Jason Bourne. Physically and mentally agile, he retraces his past through a harrowing personal labyrinth. The discovery: He was a trained killer, and now in turn is being hunted by assassins. <P>"His characters are complex and credible, his sleight of plot as cunning as any terrorist conspiracy. It is a Bourne from which no traveler returns unsatisfied." (Time)

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The thing is: I haven't the faintest idea how the movie came out of the book. Beyond the premise of a man fished from the sea with no memory but incredible ingrained abilities and talents that make it look ...more...]]> 4 2 false false Sat Jul 07 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Feb 10 17:34:04 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 10 17:35:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 4 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 16 18:50:59 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 17:28:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 2 true false Sun Jun 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 09:04:24 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 09 11:13:42 -0700 2008 HOWEVER : There is a TON of swearing ! And I do...more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Feb 21 12:29:56 -0800 2008 Tue Mar 04 05:42:01 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 26 16:15:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 10:21:25 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Wed Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Jan 18 13:44:28 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 13:56:41 -0800 2009
The story is about a man with extraor...more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Nov 30 20:47:20 -0800 2007 Fri Nov 30 20:50:59 -0800 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Mar 04 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 12:22:15 -0800 2009 Wed Mar 04 13:00:41 -0800 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Wed Aug 26 20:25:16 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 20:25:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1980 Wed Jun 10 06:18:31 -0700 2009 Wed Jun 10 06:24:06 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 18:29:56 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 18:30:31 -0700 2009 Although many people only know of The Bourne Identity as one of Matt Damon’s better roles, it is also a book written by Robert Ludlum in the 1980’s. The spy-themed novel was once a #1 New York Times Bestseller that grabbed the attention of the public during the era where a military’s b...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Tue Apr 14 23:07:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 02:17:04 -0700 2009
The ...more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Oct 03 23:09:04 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 16:41:05 -0700 2009 The Bourne Identity is one of the few books whose movie version is markedly superior.

My main problems with the book may be summed up as follows:

1: the plot moves with glacial speed, without gaining anything from this pace

2: Ludlum seems to suffer from the Alistair MacLean syndrome:...

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Fast fast FAST paced, with lots of action, lots of double crossing the reader, lots of unexpected twists and lots ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 21:17:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 05:45:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 1 false false Sat Mar 07 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 24 08:04:19 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 05:37:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1996 Wed Nov 12 10:18:29 -0800 2008 Wed Nov 12 10:20:09 -0800 2008