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Heya, guys. Ive not really read that many thrillers. I was thinking of Lee Child, but then i came across this series. I have a couple of questions. It'd be great if you could help answer them: 1) Is there any explicit sex in this book? 2) Does it swear a lot? By swear, I mean particularly the F word. Anything else i should know about/ Thanks so much for any help, appreciate it!

Jonathan Babcock Since other people may have similar questions, here is a slightly more nuanced answer than what has been given:

1) A woman is raped. While it's not ext…moreSince other people may have similar questions, here is a slightly more nuanced answer than what has been given:

1) A woman is raped. While it's not extremely explicit, there is about a one paragraph description, which young or sensitive readers should be aware of. There is a bed scene that cuts to black after they remove their clothing, but again, not explicit. A few mentions of female upper body nudity.

2) There are about 3 or 4 uses of the F word, and 2-3 uses of S***. A few other minor obscenities are sprinkled throughout, such as d***, h*** and a**/a**hole. The Lord's name is taken in vain every few pages, which is offensive to some.

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Bill Fairclough In some ways it reminded me of my life, not through the eyes of an amnesiac, but when I was used by intelligence agencies without knowing who I worked…moreIn some ways it reminded me of my life, not through the eyes of an amnesiac, but when I was used by intelligence agencies without knowing who I worked for as noted in Beyond Enkription which you should like if you are a Jason Bourne fan. For more about me please see https://everipedia.org/wiki/bill-fair... and of course https://theburlingtonfiles.org. (less)

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In the book, does Jason Bourne ever find out who he truly is, and does he go back to who he was before or continue with his persona as Jason Bourne?

Marcin

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So, Mr Ludlum wrote three books, I am reading them now. There are a truck load of 'franchise' novels pertaining to the same Bourne character by different authors. Are they anywhere near as good as the stories actually written by Ludlum? And don't get me on my hobby horse of the original author's name appearing way bigger than the name of the real author in the franchise books. Misleading advertising IMO.

Petter Nordseth I loved Ludlums books, in particular the first one. Eric Van Lustbaders books has gotten decent reviews but I found the writing tedious and boring at …moreI loved Ludlums books, in particular the first one. Eric Van Lustbaders books has gotten decent reviews but I found the writing tedious and boring at times. I've been meaning to try and re read the first one from him but never gotten around to it.(less)

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On a scale of 1-5 how bad is the nudity? I don't mind that much if there's a little of it here an there, but I don't want to jump into a series if it's overflowing with sexual content

Emily If memory serves, I would say probably around 2? A lot is briefly implied rather than spoken of explicitly or in detail. Those aspects of the series a…moreIf memory serves, I would say probably around 2? A lot is briefly implied rather than spoken of explicitly or in detail. Those aspects of the series are pretty throwaway, seldom lingered on and are not terribly memorable for the most part.(less)

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