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3.74 AVERAGE
3.74 AVERAGE
Wonderful Borne Action
Great read and the beginnings of the Machine that is Borne! Can’t wait for the next one in the Borne Series!
Great read and the beginnings of the Machine that is Borne! Can’t wait for the next one in the Borne Series!
adventurous
challenging
dark
tense
slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
No
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
One of the best spy books/work of fiction I have read.
adventurous
dark
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
I read this book for the first time a few years ago. I have a distinct memory of being on an Amtrak train flipping pages feverishly. My dad had suggested this book to me, and I called him from the train and was like, "DAD...THIS BOOK IS AMAZING." This second time through was no different. The book is pretty different than the movie, although I like the movie, too. I can't wait to read the next two! :)
I completely loved the first half of the book. The protagonist and Marie simply spring from the pages. They are chiseled, controlled characters, refined, intelligent, "methodical". In this journey of self-discovery, very much like a roller-coaster, they are both defined by what I call style. The first half has it all. 5 stars
[a:Jorge Luis Borges|500|Jorge Luis Borges|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1306036027p2/500.jpg] said once "I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited." The quote seems appropriate here. Stumbling from one discovery to another, the patient is desperately trying to unite the pieces of the puzzle that is his mind, incapable to escape the temptation of knowledge.
When I stopped reading it was 3 AM, at page 306, and since then it's been angst, gunshots, angst, gunshots, angst, angst, angst... The powerful character is transformed into a constant cycle of anger-elation-despair while the story focuses more on his quest for truth - any truth. I don't know if it's because people who undergo such a stressful journey turn delirious in the end. However, I would have cared more for a character who could entertain his trauma without letting it surface all the time, much in the semblance of [b:New Moon|49041|New Moon (Twilight, #2)|Stephenie Meyer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308815097s/49041.jpg|3203964] Bella.
Crucify me, fandom (though I'd rather not), and since this book appeared way before I was even a project, I can't really review it well on my actual mindset, but... I'm currently fighting a skimming battle, whenever I reach his or her passages.
So far, 3 stars.
Oh, yes. I got bored and looked at the end of the book. >:)
Back in black, 90 pages later (396/566)... things start looking up. For the rest of the books it's pretty much "goodbye, Bella", but still not enough, compared to the first part. For those who liked the movie, the first part is better, the second worse. Make of that what you will.
[a:Jorge Luis Borges|500|Jorge Luis Borges|http://photo.goodreads.com/authors/1306036027p2/500.jpg] said once "I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited." The quote seems appropriate here. Stumbling from one discovery to another, the patient is desperately trying to unite the pieces of the puzzle that is his mind, incapable to escape the temptation of knowledge.
When I stopped reading it was 3 AM, at page 306, and since then it's been angst, gunshots, angst, gunshots, angst, angst, angst... The powerful character is transformed into a constant cycle of anger-elation-despair while the story focuses more on his quest for truth - any truth. I don't know if it's because people who undergo such a stressful journey turn delirious in the end. However, I would have cared more for a character who could entertain his trauma without letting it surface all the time, much in the semblance of [b:New Moon|49041|New Moon (Twilight, #2)|Stephenie Meyer|http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1308815097s/49041.jpg|3203964] Bella.
Crucify me, fandom (though I'd rather not), and since this book appeared way before I was even a project, I can't really review it well on my actual mindset, but... I'm currently fighting a skimming battle, whenever I reach his or her passages.
So far, 3 stars.
Oh, yes. I got bored and looked at the end of the book. >:)
Back in black, 90 pages later (396/566)... things start looking up. For the rest of the books it's pretty much "goodbye, Bella", but still not enough, compared to the first part. For those who liked the movie, the first part is better, the second worse. Make of that what you will.
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
adventurous
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I enjoyed the white room concept for a while and it was done well here. The book did drag in the middle and some things were a bit of a reach, but everything picked back up at the end. If anything, I think this should have been a bit shorter, but I still mostly had a good time.