Thursday, June 23, 2005

The Bourne Identity

I just finished reading Robert Ludlum's original tale of intrigue, written in the early 80s. I saw the movie a couple of years ago, I think, and I really liked it. However, if you have not read the book, whether you've seen the movie or not, I cannot recommend it enough.
Ludlum is a master storyteller of suspense. He keeps the action and tension up through the whole of 500 pages. I could not put it down (at least not willingly). And it is nothing like the movie, really. The only similarities are that the main character is a highly trained killing machine, and he has lost his memory. The rest was changed in the movie, presumably to make the story easier to tell within two hours.
Thumbs way, way up.

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