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"Don't ever begin a Ludlum novel if you have to go to work the next day." -- Chicago Sun Times
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Will David Webb ever be able to escape his past - as superspy assassin Jason Bourne?
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Here we go again... another Eric Van Lustbader poor knock-off Bourne Book!
When The Bourne Legacy came out I felt that new life had been brought into (the book) Jason Bourne (I thought it was a great book), and could not wait for more... but when the Bourne Betrayal (Betrayal is the word for sure) came out and was so angry and wish that Van Lustbader had stopped while he was ahead with Legacy.
Anyway, when The Bourne Sanction came out, a part of me wanted to avoid it after the let down of the last book!
TBH, the story is still VERY weak and poor (even Robert Ludlum himself never wrote anything as poor as this and the last book)... but is actually more enjoyable than Betrayal... Bourne again seems to be getting younger rather older (its pretty weired reading about a guy in his late 60's on the dancefloor of a Moscow nightclub, like he is in his late 20's, dancing with a young Russian girl), which makes me think that Van Lustbader has based "his" Bourne on the Matt Damon one rather than Robert Ludlums one!
From what I hear another book is due out next year... hopefully Van Lustbader will move on from the Middle-East Terrorist story that he has followed in the last 3 books, as it is getting old now!
When The Bourne Legacy came out I felt that new life had been brought into (the book) Jason Bourne (I thought it was a great book), and could not wait for more... but when the Bourne Betrayal (Betrayal is the word for sure) came out and was so angry and wish that Van Lustbader had stopped while he was ahead with Legacy.
Anyway, when The Bourne Sanction came out, a part of me wanted to avoid it after the let down of the last book!
TBH, the story is still VERY weak and poor (even Robert Ludlum himself never wrote anything as poor as this and the last book)... but is actually more enjoyable than Betrayal... Bourne again seems to be getting younger rather older (its pretty weired reading about a guy in his late 60's on the dancefloor of a Moscow nightclub, like he is in his late 20's, dancing with a young Russian girl), which makes me think that Van Lustbader has based "his" Bourne on the Matt Damon one rather than Robert Ludlums one!
From what I hear another book is due out next year... hopefully Van Lustbader will move on from the Middle-East Terrorist story that he has followed in the last 3 books, as it is getting old now!
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is the third book written by Eric Van Lustbader about Jason Bourne. As I've commented before, this isn't the same Jason Bourne as Robert Ludlum wrote about. If you want that Jason Bourne, skip this book. It's also different from the wonderful ninja stories that Eric Van Lustbader is known for. So don't look for that either.
If you are interested in meeting and following a new Jason Bourne, read on. If you do decide to read The Bourne Sanction, I strongly suggest that you read The Bourne Betrayal first. The characters and the situation won't make much sense to you otherwise. I suspect that you will see this book as a one or two star effort.
As the book opens, there's a deadly secret being passed along to help foil a dangerous terrorist plan. The U.S. intelligence community is in great turmoil, and there are lots of people who want to grab the reins of power. Jason Bourne has resumed his David Webb persona and is teaching again. Events quickly conspire to intertwine those plot threads into a huge conflict that imperils even Jason Bourne.
Like The Bourne Betrayal, this book is too long. But it's only 150 pages too long, rather than 200 pages too long. That's progress.
The book's strength can be found in some of the action scenes and in the plot twists that are deeply embedded into the early Bourne stories. The book's weaknesses are that it moves too slowly, Bourne is barely present as a personality, and there's a little too much assuming that readers have read the last two stories.
I get the sense that Mr. Lustbader is beginning to get his sea legs under him in writing about Jason Bourne. I suspect the series will continue to get better from here. But what do I know? I'm just an optimist who is rooting for this series to work. I would miss the idea of Jason Bourne too much otherwise.
If you are interested in meeting and following a new Jason Bourne, read on. If you do decide to read The Bourne Sanction, I strongly suggest that you read The Bourne Betrayal first. The characters and the situation won't make much sense to you otherwise. I suspect that you will see this book as a one or two star effort.
As the book opens, there's a deadly secret being passed along to help foil a dangerous terrorist plan. The U.S. intelligence community is in great turmoil, and there are lots of people who want to grab the reins of power. Jason Bourne has resumed his David Webb persona and is teaching again. Events quickly conspire to intertwine those plot threads into a huge conflict that imperils even Jason Bourne.
Like The Bourne Betrayal, this book is too long. But it's only 150 pages too long, rather than 200 pages too long. That's progress.
The book's strength can be found in some of the action scenes and in the plot twists that are deeply embedded into the early Bourne stories. The book's weaknesses are that it moves too slowly, Bourne is barely present as a personality, and there's a little too much assuming that readers have read the last two stories.
I get the sense that Mr. Lustbader is beginning to get his sea legs under him in writing about Jason Bourne. I suspect the series will continue to get better from here. But what do I know? I'm just an optimist who is rooting for this series to work. I would miss the idea of Jason Bourne too much otherwise.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
Having enjoyed the Bourne trilogy films I took a risk on this at the airport looking for an action novel and trusting the 'Bourne' brand. Eric Van Lustbader disappointed, in fact has written a book that's so bad its laughable, the worst aspects being the ill-informed descriptions of foreign cities and terribly stereo-typical accounts of people from the countries visited in the novel. He might sell well in the US where a tiny proportion of the population have travelled outside of the US, but to us quirky Europeans it smacks of ignorant Americans imagining what dark European cities and peoples are like. I was not expecting the beautiful prose found in some American authors such as Cormac McCarthy, this after all is a populist action series - an 'unputdownable' holiday novel, but there's a line which I suspect most people will draw between acceptable poetic license when scripting fast action and 'boys own' style adventures of goody homespun Americans against 'Johnny foreigner' baddies. What's good about this book? Well it keeps Bourne alive, just, it's a fast moving adventure, but a bit rubbish, and it kept me going until the end, despite my better judgement as the end was even more awful.
You can only read so many books, so I'd urge you to read a bit more in the bookshop and try harder to understand whether its really any good. This was so bad it prompted my first ever book review on Amazon. Rant over...
You can only read so many books, so I'd urge you to read a bit more in the bookshop and try harder to understand whether its really any good. This was so bad it prompted my first ever book review on Amazon. Rant over...
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the bourne sanction
i would say this is one of the best of this franchise and keeps the reader on the edge of there seat
Published 1 month ago by Mr. A. B. Dunlop
Bourne keeps going strong
The Bourne Sanction is another classic Jason Bourne novel. Plenty of Action and twists throughout with a search for normality a key aspect to the book. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Zepsis
Bourne Sanction
Yet another great Bourne novel. Have read them all so far and got number 7 as well. Not usually much of a reader but love this series of books. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Jules
Bourne annialated
Ever since Lustbader took over the Bourne books the offerings have gone down hill. For the odd character from the original to be eliminated or die would be a natural occurrence but... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Trebor L Lesnam
I sanction my recommendation you buy it.
This is the sixth Bourne novel in the series (the third since Lustbader took the reins). In this one, Bourne has to stop a potential terrorist attack on an American port. Read more
Published 11 months ago by Mr James Martin
Bourne Again!!
I have read the last 6 Bourne books (3-9) and this book 6 was a real page turner. I couldn't put it down and finished it in 2 days. I've recently read book 9 which was even better! Read more
Published 11 months ago by PaulF
With one bound he was free...
Do you remember when you were young and you read those great adventure stories? Your younger brother or sister was still struggling with "Look Peter, look Jane, here is Rover with... Read more
Published 13 months ago by Pandemonic
A Very Poor Novel
I understand that Eric Van Whatsit is a writer in his own right but what were the publishers thinking of giving him Ludlum's legacy? Ludlum must be turning in his grave. Read more
Published on 25 Jan 2010 by R. P. Griffiths
Laborious read
This is the only post Ludllum book I have triad and don't think I will bother again. The plot was ok but a little complicated and insanely corny and coincidental as all Bournes... Read more
Published on 10 Jan 2010 by A. Ground
Excellent
A very good read. The book was also ssent promptly and arrived as stated. A good experience.
Published on 15 Oct 2009 by Ms. Lynn Beaufort
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