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Really? I read some of the series and quit because the writing was incredibly dry and boring. I rank it in my bottom 5.Bourne is a clear case of the movies being far superior to the books.
Because they have bled the books completely dry in the original trilogy and still only made a meh result with steadily diminishing results, then crashed and burned the franchise with the fourth effort so there should be every expectation that the fifth attempt will be just as bad as Terminator : Genisys
Fair enough. I really like the 1st 3. I don't like Renner in anything, so no surprise i didn't like #4. I am all for them trying another with Damon.
Bled the books dry? Beyond the premise that's covered in the first few minutes of the first movie, the movies are only very loosely related to the books. As someone above mentioned, this is one of the few cases where the movies are actually better for it.
Ludlum is a terrible writer who has some interesting ideas. See Dan Brown or John Grisham.
Yep, I read him in my early teens in the 80s. He very well could have been a ####ty writer, but at the time I enjoyed his books. Same with King and Gresham.
It looks like a Poltergeist?
I've only ever read 1 comic book series (The Walking Dead). I read plenty of fiction. Ludlum is a terrible author. I doubt I'm the only one who thinks so. Sorry if he's your uncle or whatever.
Ok, so he's a terrible writer because you didn't have the attention span to complete one of his many, many FANTASTIC books. And you're surely right, there are others who should have stayed in the young adult section of the library before picking up one of his works. He's so bad that he is one of the top selling authors of all time and even continues to sell new books from his grave through Eric von Lustbader- who decided he could channel RL and continue his writing style. I'm very thankful for the enjoyment I received when I read at least 20 of his books- and never considered putting one down once.
Get over yourself. Hulk doesn't like his writing, so what? Why do you feel the need to attack Hulk personally?
I'm not attacking Hulk, I disagree with his assessment of what I consider to be an excellent writer. To say he is so bad may dissuade others from having a terrific reading experience. Who are you? Spiderman?
You're point blank saying I should stick to reading comics and teen romance fiction. That isn't an attack?
I never mentioned you reading teen romance fiction- I don't know where you got that from, I did say you should stick to comic books. For that I apologize for offending you, my bad. You don't like Ludlum, I really enjoyed reading all of his books. For me, the original Bourne Identity is a great read and one of the few books that I can and do reread.
I thought 4 was fine, not great. I'll definitely be back for another Damon version. Love the movie series (never read the books).
I think i made it a third of the way through the first.
I liked Ludlum's books.
This. Is. Good. Posting. The stories are from a different era. Toss in Ken Follett's Eye of the Needle, The Man from St. Petersburg then mix in some Frederick Forsythe's The Day of the Jackal and you have 70/80's style international intrigue at it's best!
I think people forget the original Bourne Identity came out in 1980 - it is essentially a 1970's spy thriller. Of course its going to read a little differently than a thriller set (or written) in today's world.
I read most, if not all, of Ludlum's early work - its just set in a different time frame, but I found the stories engaging.
Clancy upped the game for that genre, but Ludlum had his place.
Yep - read all of those.This. Is. Good. Posting. The stories are from a different era. Toss in Ken Follett's Eye of the Needle, The Man from St. Petersburg then mix in some Frederick Forsythe's The Day of the Jackal and you have 70/80's style international intrigue at it's best!
I think people forget the original Bourne Identity came out in 1980 - it is essentially a 1970's spy thriller. Of course its going to read a little differently than a thriller set (or written) in today's world.
I read most, if not all, of Ludlum's early work - its just set in a different time frame, but I found the stories engaging.
Clancy upped the game for that genre, but Ludlum had his place.
Cain is for Carlos.
I liked 4 a lot (probably more than the first 3) until the fire. After that, there really was not a lot more plot wise and it felt like one giant chase that seemed like it was never going to end.
You are probably a lot like me and many others who enjoy the intrigue and dialogue more-so then the action with fights and car chases.
