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A book that will no doubt keep you on the edge of your seat! (SOUTH WALES ARGUS )
moves at quantum speed with thrills and spills galore as Bourne seeks to win a cat and mouse game with his nemesis Arkadin (EVENING TELEGRAPH )
moves at quantum speed with thrills and spills galore as Bourne seeks to win a cat and mouse game with his nemesis Arkadin (EVENING TELEGRAPH )
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A book that will no doubt keep you on the edge of your seat! SOUTH WALES ARGUS moves at quantum speed with thrills and spills galore as Bourne seeks to win a cat and mouse game with his nemesis Arkadin EVENING TELEGRAPH
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
I bought this at the airport because it had Robert Ludlam's name emblazoned on the cover. I should have realised that something might not have been quite right when I noticed the price had been slashed by 50% !
This is not a Robert Ludlam book. This is not the Jason Bourne of Ludlam's earlier books. This book has been written ( I use the term loosely ) by Eric Van Lustbader ?
The plot complicates itself up it's own backside from the outset, jumping from place to place all over the planet every few paragraphs without holding your attention for a minute.
Some books are 'un-putdownable' this one is sadly one of those books that you keep hoping will get better......it doesn't !
The style of writing after Ludlam's 1st classic trilogy, is amateur, cliche ridden, with needless adjective overkill oozing of every line ?
What a waste of time and money ! If this is the standard of the stories after the original trilogy.......Forget em !
This is not a Robert Ludlam book. This is not the Jason Bourne of Ludlam's earlier books. This book has been written ( I use the term loosely ) by Eric Van Lustbader ?
The plot complicates itself up it's own backside from the outset, jumping from place to place all over the planet every few paragraphs without holding your attention for a minute.
Some books are 'un-putdownable' this one is sadly one of those books that you keep hoping will get better......it doesn't !
The style of writing after Ludlam's 1st classic trilogy, is amateur, cliche ridden, with needless adjective overkill oozing of every line ?
What a waste of time and money ! If this is the standard of the stories after the original trilogy.......Forget em !
10 of 11 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
The storyline is OK and pretty much what I expected and bought it for. However the author drove me to distraction with his schoolboy like efforts to make the story move along by introducing, for e.g., a quick reference to a characters past which means, miraculously, they can come out trumps in a difficult situation. I felt as though he had written to a semi-climax and through lack of forward planning couldn't then keep the storyline moving without resorting to elementary techniques.
Analogies throughout the book left me astonished that they could be so tortuously bad that they spoiled the description he was trying to make.
Finally his use of a thesaurus didn't impress. This could be the only way in which the author could have dredged up some very obscure words in an attempt to impress the reader with his vocabulary. Once may have been acceptable, throughout the book just left me asking 'what is he trying to prove'?
Overall so disappointing I am moved to write this my first ever review. If I hadn't been trapped in a tent with nothing else I would have binned the book long before the end.
Analogies throughout the book left me astonished that they could be so tortuously bad that they spoiled the description he was trying to make.
Finally his use of a thesaurus didn't impress. This could be the only way in which the author could have dredged up some very obscure words in an attempt to impress the reader with his vocabulary. Once may have been acceptable, throughout the book just left me asking 'what is he trying to prove'?
Overall so disappointing I am moved to write this my first ever review. If I hadn't been trapped in a tent with nothing else I would have binned the book long before the end.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
This is a cheap rip off of Robert Ludlum's Bourne series, clearly they wanted to cash in some more profit so dredge up this rubish author. Got half way into the book and bined it. Wish I had given up at page 10.
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An insult to Robert Ludlum's name
One of the worst books I have read, ever. Robert Ludlum's name is so prominent on the cover, that you feel almost 'conned' by the cover. Read more
Published 9 months ago by catflap
A monkey could have written better
I've never given a review so low a rating - until now. It doesn't deserve one star.
This book is utter rubbish and an insult to the Bourne series written by Ludlum. Read more
This book is utter rubbish and an insult to the Bourne series written by Ludlum. Read more
Published 9 months ago by M. G. Taylor
Bourne Strikes Again!
I have read all the Bourne series and this did not let me down either. Great story line excellent plot. Read more
Published 19 months ago by Andy
OK, so its not Ludlum
Its not Ludlum, but who really thought it would be? The book is OK (but not more). If you want Ludlum, buy Ludlum, not these lesser quasi-sequels.
Published 21 months ago by armadaman
Don't be deceived by Bourne
Eric Van Lustbader continues to pick up the Bourne mantle from Robert Ludlum with great results, and the 7th book is no exception with another phenomenal extension to the Bourne... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Hellibot
A real disappointment
Having read several Ludlum books, this is a big disappointment for several reasons.
Firstly, Ludlum has gone out of his way to move Bourne into the present era, by adding... Read more
Firstly, Ludlum has gone out of his way to move Bourne into the present era, by adding... Read more
Published on 6 May 2010 by W. G. Edwards
An Appalling Read
I am a massive Jason Bourne fan and have complete respect for Robert Ludlum who writes a great book. Read more
Published on 15 Mar 2010 by Mr. Stuart White
Bourne Deception
As with all of the other Jason Bourne books I have read this was an absorbing read. Jason Bourne has passed quite seamlessly from Ludlum to Lustbader.
Published on 26 Feb 2010 by Calvin
Action packed.
Yet another good read. Don't know how Jason Bourne keeps going. Twists and turns all through.
Published on 3 Feb 2010 by Mrs. S. P. Roberts
Good read
... good read - but felt it kind of left me hanging more than usual at the end ... a few too many loose ends? but totally okay summer read.
Published on 30 July 2009 by Ena Marie Ause
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