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The Bourne Identity
by Robert Ludlum
You may have seen the movie and think you know how this story unfolds, but you'd be wrong. The book and movie have only the vaguest connection through a few of the characters' names and the basics. A man is fished out of the sea with gunshot wounds and amnesia. He and a woman named Marie race around Europe while people try to kill them. The CIA is involved somehow. That's about it.
This book is rich with detail and characters. The plot is complex and engaging, and the author describes well Bourne's PTSD interacting with the amnesia and causing his frustration and fear. I just wanted to throttle the American characters who only add to Bourne's struggles with their deep-seated belief in his guilt, primarily based on past experiences that almost amount to hatred of who he was before Treadstone. Marie is a more integral and important part of the story, both intelligent and strong. She aids Bourne in deciphering the mysteries of what is happening to him. Getting to know Ludlum's Marie makes me angry that Hollywood portrayed her as a rootless wanderer.
I'm looking forward to the next installment.
This book is rich with detail and characters. The plot is complex and engaging, and the author describes well Bourne's PTSD interacting with the amnesia and causing his frustration and fear. I just wanted to throttle the American characters who only add to Bourne's struggles with their deep-seated belief in his guilt, primarily based on past experiences that almost amount to hatred of who he was before Treadstone. Marie is a more integral and important part of the story, both intelligent and strong. She aids Bourne in deciphering the mysteries of what is happening to him. Getting to know Ludlum's Marie makes me angry that Hollywood portrayed her as a rootless wanderer.
I'm looking forward to the next installment.