Author: Robert Ludlum
PubÂlished: 1980
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FinÂished on: 2018/01/21
Iâm a big fan of the Jason Bourne film, the origÂiÂnal trilÂoÂgy is one of my favourite series of films and ones that I regÂuÂlarÂly return to when I want to watch someÂthing familÂiar. When I saw The Bourne IdenÂtiÂty in a charÂiÂty shop for a couÂple of pounds I had to pick it up.
I enjoy readÂing books that have been turned in to film and seeÂing how they stack up. Iâve always wonÂdered how the Bourne books meaÂsure up to their film counÂterÂparts, norÂmalÂly the two are quite close with a few bits missÂing for the sake of time, with parts being cut that are not critÂiÂcal to the stoÂry. Thatâs realÂly not the case with this book.
OverÂall itâs an enjoyÂable read, itâs a bit hard going in places, the detail is high and the depth of the stoÂry is interÂestÂing. Itâs a comÂpleteÂly difÂferÂent stoÂry to the film. Although the film has clearÂly been based on bits of the book, the key stoÂry line beyond Bourneâs amneÂsia is comÂpleteÂly difÂferÂent and it took me a while to adjust my expecÂtaÂtions accordÂingÂly. I had to force myself to divorce the the film from the book I was readÂing before I could let myself get drawn in to he story.
I might return to it in a couÂple of years and see whether my view of it has changed. My overÂall impresÂsion has been coloured by my expecÂtaÂtion of the book being more simÂiÂlar to the film I enjoy so much, Iâd like to read it again withÂout havÂing to go through the process of findÂing that out and see if I enjoy it more.
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