Ludlum, Robert.

[Spite]

Bourne!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SuicideKitten]

http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ludlum.htm (http://)

i've heard of him before, his books sound very interesting but i've never been able to come across any.

[Spite]

Ummmm, the URL isnt valid... Please try agian, i love Ludlum.

[Jay]

The site's ok, it's the 'post' that's wrong :)
http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/ludlum.htm

[awglass1]

i wish people would leave Jason Bourne alone. The amount of second rate authors trying to get rich off another man's work of genius is despicable. People get the truth of the matter if Carlos is dead Jason Bourne is dead too!!
Rant over.

[sinjinjoe]

I was a big fan of the bourne series and read alot of his other works too but i find them very similar. Maybe it just me but they all seem to follow the same pattern. I find it difficult to read his books now.

[dfloyd]

He's about as far from literature as you can get!

[BienvenuJDC]

He's about as far from literature as you can get!

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, but who can really define literature. Who has the right to exclude anything from being literature. I greatly enjoy the works of writers like Robert Ludlum, his co-writers, and Clive Cussler. Sometimes I just want to relax and enjoy a storyline without having to delve too deeply into the undertones and over tones and symbolism. Sometimes I just want a simple cloak and dagger story.

[Michael T]

I was a big fan of the bourne series and read alot of his other works too but i find them very similar. Maybe it just me but they all seem to follow the same pattern. I find it difficult to read his books now.



I agree. I read a lot of his books a long time ago and after reading two or three they do seem similar and tend to follow a pattern.

That said, as escapist, easy reading I really enjoyed them and 'The Rhinemann Exchange' always sticks in my mind as one of his best. :)

[Don Quixote Jr]

re: Robert Ludlum

I haven't read any of his books, but I think I'd like some of them if not most because I liked the Bourne movies & The Holcroft Covenant.
Any recommendations on which ones to read ASAP and which ones to read last or skip entirely would be appreciated.

[BienvenuJDC]

re: Robert Ludlum

I haven't read any of his books, but I think I'd like some of them if not most because I liked the Bourne movies & The Holcroft Covenant.
Any recommendations on which ones to read ASAP and which ones to read last or skip entirely would be appreciated.

I enjoy the Covert one series...they mainly deal with some sort of Bio-terrorism... but The Paris Option had an interesting idea of a DNA based computer.

I am currently reading through The Prometheus Deception. What era do you like...a good WWII era cloak and dagger was The Trystan Betrayal... I usually get them on CD since my opportunity for reading a book is almost nil (two little girls at home don't understand what Daddy alone time means...:)) So by read...I mean listen...

If you are looking for a GREAT Literary work, you won't find it here... if you are looking for an enjoyable spy adventure, these are great.

[sinjinjoe]

The Prometheus Deception was actually one of the few i enjoyed.. its a good read if your looking for something outside of your classic "literature"

[Dionido]

I read and enjoyed very much the Bourne trilogy. They do get a bit redundant at times, but that's compensated by how involved you get in the plot, it's quite addicting.
Fun.

[Amethyst2010]

I have read only The Bourne Identity. I love the plot. I could not put down the book. Even if you have seen the movie, I think it's still worth reading. The most significant difference will be the technology and devices used. Robert Ludlum was not writing during an era when cell phone is ubiquitous.