So this time instead of Europe Bourne had to run through oriental environs of Hong Kong and China to grab a killer who is killing in his name in the name of Jason Bourne. And David Webb has to be Jason Bourne again in order to stop the fake assassin and to stop a terrible plan from succeeding. I don't remember the movie much and intend to watch them again but I don't think that the movie went on the similar storyline. Once I finish 'The Bourne Ultimatum' I would finish the trilogy again. I reall...

Well, this was the worst book I've read in a long time. Where to start? It's bloated, racist and dull. The scenery is a bit interesting and the plot from the first hundred pages or so appeared just convoluted enough that I wanted to see what happened in the end, or I would have been done with this book by the end of half an hour. But I soldiered on...In the end, the book was far less interesting than the Bourne Identity, perhaps because there was less for Bourne to do as the man being manipulate...

4.5 Stars for The Bourne Supremacy: Bourne Series, Book 2 (audiobook) by Robert Ludlum read by Scott Brick. I’m still finding it interesting to see what inspired the movie franchise. The storyline of this book and the movie are quite different. I like that we get to finding out more about Bourne’s backstory in this book. The plot seems kind of dated now but I really liked the immersion into Chinese culture.

JJason Bourne, Ludlum's resourceful superhero, out MacGyver's MacGyver in the middle book of the Bourne trilogy. It takes the story a while to get going, as Ludlum establishes a bucolic scene of academic retreat for Bourne (now going by his real name, David Webb) and his red-headed Canadian companion and now devoted wife Marie. And, like the first book, there are too many talky interludes to push the complicated plot forward.But when Marie is kidnapped by US Government, Jason Bourne snaps back i...

#2 in the Bourne trilogy. This book didn't have some of the elements that made the first one so great, but it had a few things that weren't there in the first book that I liked, namely the distinct seperation of David Webb, the mild mannered husband and Jason Bourne, the highly trained killing machine who cares for nothing but himself. Ludlum actually creates three different characters in the same body: David Webb, Jason Bourne and "Delta", Webbs codename during his time as a heartless American

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While reading this book, I couldn't picture Jason Bourne in my mind without seeing Matt Damon, but those who think the book follows the movie, I'm going to tell you right now, it doesn't.David Webb thought he put the past behind him, he hung up the Jason Bourne mantel, is married to Marie, and is teaching Asian studies at a University in Maine (Where I'm from). But after Webb turns down his own Government when a ruthless Chinese tyrant is working on creating a new order with assassinations perpe...

Once again, utterly forget all of the movies. While book 1 of this series is superior, this is still a top-notch book. Ludlum knows how to keep the tension brewing. Once again, the protagonist's psychology (inner-conflict) is a great element of the tale. I highly recommend this book; it's nothing like a "dumb action movie" book. **************************SPOILER-ISH ISSUE BELOW-One peeve... A thing I really never got: The Ambassador who manipulated David never convinced me that David was truly n...

Still Jason Bourne/David Webb flushes out the impostor in Hong Kong/Kowloon China in this book. It's filled with action, the hand-to-hand fight scenes, and constant plotting. Not quite as good as the first one in my opinion, but still a good read. The Bourne Identity had more of a "wow" factor to it I suppose.

Anyone looking for a book that mirrors the adaptation that made Matt Damon the new spy fatale can move along and not read the rest of this review. Hollywood chose to keep the name of Ludlum’s second book in the series, but make it much more thrill-centred and nothing like what I remember of the movie. Alas, it goes to show that bombs and sex sells, while honest to goodness thriller books, set in a time before GPS technology and the like, seem to wither on the vine. I must say that while the book...

I guess whoever likes reading, or even knows how to read, should (or would surely already have) read the Bourne series. The first book that I'd read many many years ago, changed my life for the better. I have this habit of implementing the learnings of what I read in practical life.The second book, The Bourne Supremacy, though its learnings cannot be implemented in real life unless you are in danger, but I'm sure I could use those when I do get in trouble some time. Every paragraph of this book

That difficult middle book in a trilogy. This time, Bourne is tricked into heading to Hong Kong to track down his kidnapped wife. Except it's all a government plot to get him to assassinate a rogue Chinese leader who is threatening the stability of the region.A frantic chase across the US, China and Hong Kong. Involving the Chinese, American and British secret services. This book was pretty un-put-down-able - including several late nights where my arms were unable to support the book any more. S...

First and foremost, this book has absolutely nothing to do with the movies that recently came out. Sure, they share the same title, but let me reassure you, they have ABSOLUTELY NOTHING to do with the movie. The only thing that is kept from the book and transferred into the movie is the fact that Bourne is killers killer (if you don't believe me, just watch the movie. He kills a man with a TOWEL). All that being said, I found this to be a quite enjoyable book. It takes place in China. Apparently...

I didn't care all that much for the first one, and this one was worse. What a heap of convoluted nonsense, replete with clichés and ridiculous dialogue. And if I had a euro for every time a Chinese characters was referred to as "the Oriental"... Ugh. Suffice it to say, I did a lot of skimming to get through this.

The second novel in the original Bourne Trilogy and Mr Ludlum is really getting the hang of this character. It is almost as if the fictional Jason Bourne is now living a life of his own and the author is just along for the ride. Mainly set in Hong Kong and China the almost supernatural spy is leaving a trail of destruction and we are never really sure who is actually in control of actions and consequences. Ludlum truly was a master of the genre. If you liked the Bourne Identity then pick this up...

My first thought will give you an idea of how this book reads: I am so happy to be done with it! The plot is terribly complex and if you are clueless about the Far East/China and try to follow it, good luck to you! The book and the movie are not similar and this is one of the rare instances where I found the movie better than the book. In the movie, his wife is killed right away. Not so in the book. The wife annoyed me to no end. Here's what I thought of that:As for the economic "genius", Marie

And the legend is back. In this Bourne instalment the chameleon Jason returns to the spy/assassin game when his wife, Canadian economist, Marie, is kidnapped by a Chinese taipan who means serious business. Jason moves heaven and earth to get her back, which means leaving his gentle alter-ego, David, behind and embracing the killer he tried so hard to forget, Delta, in the hunt for his successor. The new Jason Bourne is out there and only the original can catch him.Behind the scenes Havilland and...

now i am hooked. This was such a great, easy and creative book. i was hooked after the first page. The characters were easy to fall in love with and follow, along with the story. the author made the mental visions so easy and vivid of the surroundings and the characters actions felt so real.i would highly recommend this author and this book.

(4.0) more preposterous, but somehow more gripping than the first.

It's a whodunit. It's a psychological thriller. It's a spy adventure. And more than everything, it's a beautiful love story.While the first 20-25% of the book is impressively straight forward, most part of the remaining book was thrillingly confusing, and at times agonising too.David Webb and Marie are thoroughly impressive as leads, but whenever Jason Bourne comes to the fore, he delivers the fireworks so rivetingly.. Having read the book at a stretch for a reason, the tension never really diff...