The Bourne Identity
The first Jason Bourne thriller - the original action hero
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4.1 • 126 Ratings
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- $11.99
Publisher Description
Before Mission Impossible - Jason Bourne is the original and ultimate action hero
'A superspy to rival Bond' Independent
'He's more mysterious than Bond, more real than Batman and more complex than Bruce Willis' Stella
Go back to where it all began for Bourne in his first adventure
He was dragged from the sea, his body riddled with bullets. There are a few clues: a frame of microfilm surgically implanted beneath the skin of his hip; evidence that plastic surgery has altered his face; strange things he says in his delirium, which could be code words. And a number on the film negative that leads to a bank account in Zurich, four million dollars and a name for the amnesiac: Jason Bourne.
Now he is running for his life. A man with an unknown past and an uncertain future, the target of assassins and at the heart of a deadly puzzle. He's fighting for survival and no one can help him - except the one woman who once wanted to escape him ...
Customer Reviews
Nothing like the movie and better because of this"
If you thought the novel mirrored the film you are wrong. I had simply assumed that the two things, movie and novel, were to forms of the same Ludlum art. I was pleasantly surprised by my error. The novel was a great romp. The film, great! Of course. But the novel has a rich diversity of well fleshed out characters; the figure of Carlos is superb. The stronger female role of the love interest was a welcome surprise as was the absence of Bourne being some superhuman lab-created character. He's just a naturally tough, formerly bad, super killing machine. Wicked! Take this one with you, as I did, on vacation.
Setting the pace
I read this when I was in my early teens and I am in my 40s now - yes my younger friends it is not just a great modern movie but a great book that set the pace for today's audience. Buy this book.