The Bourne Identity (Bourne Trilogy, Book 1)
by Robert Ludlum
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Author: Robert LudlumEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Published: 1984-03-01
ISBN: 0553260111
Number of pages: 544
Publisher: Bantam
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Book Review: Bourne Fan
Summary: 5 Stars
The Bourne books by Ludlum do NOT follow the same storyline as the movies that share the same names as the books. The Movies have Matt Damon and were edited for the screen (Ludlum's characters were retained where they fit into the storyline--for the most part).
That being said, the books were published long ago and are good reads. However, if you expect an "extended" storyline from the movie, you will be disappointed (as I think the previous reviewer was). Taken independently, the book is a wonderful read, and the reader will see a character whose difficulty trusting the government is spot on--as is the government's willingness to use people (as is evident in all of the books of this "type").
The characters in the books are more rounded (both good and bad), rather than just one-sided as portrayed in the movie(s)--usually what happens in a "book."
I recommend this series so long as you do not expect a rehash of the movies, and the book gets a 5-star rating from me...
Summary of The Bourne Identity (Bourne Trilogy, Book 1)
Jason Bourne.He has no past. And he may have no future. His memory is blank. He only knows that he was flushed out of the Mediterranean Sea, his body riddled with bullets.
There are a few clues. A frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the flesh of his hip. Evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face. Strange things that he says in his delirium -- maybe code words. Initial: "J.B." And a number on the film negative that leads to a Swiss bank account, a fortune of four million dollars, and, at last, a name: Jason Bourne.
But now he is marked for death, caught in a maddening puzzle, racing for survival through the deep layers of his buried past into a bizarre world of murderous conspirators -- led by Carlos, the world's most dangerous assassin. And no one can help Jason Bourne but the woman who once wanted to escape him.
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