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The literary faults and stylistic excesses that characterized The Icarus Agenda , The Gemini Contenders and other of Ludlum's works are present in his latest mammoth thriller, but fans will nonetheless cheer the return of his most popular character, David Webb, aka Jason Bourne, the assassin who never was. When the international terrorist known as Carlos the Jackal penetrates his civilian identity, Webb must again assume the Bourne persona to protect his wife and small children. In their renewed struggle, the two master assassins uncover the revived existence of Medusa, the sinister alliance that originally led to the establishment of the Bourne identity. In action that moves from the U.S. to Montserrat to Paris before concluding in Moscow, Bourne and his allies prove incredibly inept, barely escaping the Jackal's traps and failing in their repeated attempts to ambush him. The Ludlum trademarks are present: improbable bloodbaths, repetitive action, stilted and off-the-point conversations and--most annoying--the use of italicized words or entire paragraphs to simulate passion. This is formula writing that delivers even less than its meager promise.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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3.0 out of 5 stars
Pulls you in despite many flaws,
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This review is from: The Bourne Ultimatum (Mass Market Paperback)
Flaws included excessive italics, which attempt to manufacture emotion in lieu of believable and three dimensional characters - very annoying. Also, the story is essentially Bourne v the Jackal in a variety of bloodbaths which carries on for a long time until the final resolution.Frankly, compared to Identity & Supremacy, this book was a little lazy and predictable. The only question was which improbable geographical locale the final confrontation would take place. However, Ludlum didn't sell lots of books for being a completely incompetent writer. Here he ably pulls you into his story, even though there are all kinds of reasons it shouldn't work. For that you must give credit where credit is due. Oh yes, this book has nothing to do with the movie. There's no way you could make a good movie out of this, so its good the whole story arc and plot was changed.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Third in the series,
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This review is from: The Bourne Ultimatum (Mass Market Paperback)
Robert Ludlum's Jason Bourne series is once again in the news, this time because of the current movie. He ends this third in the series on a great note, too, for I felt that the first book especially was a little "off." This is a must read for anyone interested in the spy/thriller genre. Would also recommend a COMPLETELY different type of book, but still a really, really great story: THE BARK OF THE DOGWOOD.
1.0 out of 5 stars
Too much of a good thing,
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This review is from: The Bourne Ultimatum (Mass Market Paperback)
The first two (Identity, Legacy) are beautiful page-turners. However, in the third installment, the Jason Bourne vs. David Webb struggle becomes a dead horse. You can only carry that split so far in a plot line before the man either must end up in an insane asylum, or integrate the pieces and move on. While a desparately wanted the saga to continue, I would rather not have seen it end with this book.
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