Maybe it’s because of the story, a gripping thriller that sets the stage for a trilogy of novels (later expanded to an even wider series). I find it hard to decide whether ‘ The Bourne Identity‘ is among my favorite reads. Rushing from city to city in a breathless hunt. We fly around the world, from a remote beach on an island to Europe’s top capitals, then across the ocean to America.
One follows the other in rapid fire sequence. The hectic speed of the action never lets up at all.Ī shootout in a bank. The pace of Ludlum’s writing just doesn’t slow down for even a second.Īnd it isn’t as if everything eases into a gentle flow after that early burst. Not the first time I read, nor the many others. If you pick up this novel, start reading it, and then manage to put it down any time before you’re through the initial 50 pages, you must have enormous will power. One that grows murkier as new pieces emerge. A picture emerges, a bit at a time – only to paint a scary, horrifying image. The story begins with a man washed up on a beach… and no memory of who he is.Īn intriguing sequence of events leads to a sketchy search for his identity. Not so, the hero of Robert Ludlum‘s fast-paced thriller. We wake up most mornings – and know exactly who we are. A gripping, edge of the seat thriller from a master storyteller, ‘ The Bourne Identity‘ sets the standard for an engrossing action adventure – against which other books will shoot in vain!
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