Bourne Identity not movie....the Book

[Mokabbir]

Anyone have read Robert Ludlum Bourne series
I mean;
Bourne Identity
Bourne Supremacy
Bourne Ultimatum
If you than what is your feelings
on reading those along with the movies

[geekerati]

Yes, I'm a big fan of his. I've seen the Bourne Supremacy movie and thought it was good. Matt Damon plays the roll of Jason very well. As usual, the movies are much different than the books. The books are always better, too, read the books first. I own all of them written in his lifetime. Which is your favorite? Mine include, The Scarlatti Inheritance, The Icarus Agenda, The Chancellor Manuscript and The Matlock Paper.

Jason Bourne
Robert Ludlum novels

The Bourne Identity (1980)
The Bourne Supremacy (1987)
The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)
Eric Van Lustbader novels

The Bourne Legacy (2004)
Matt Damon films

The Bourne Identity (2002)
The Bourne Supremacy (2004)
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

By Ludlum, Published Posthumously:

* The Ambler Warning (2005)
* The Tristan Betrayal (2003)
* The Janson Directive (2002)
* The Sigma Protocol (October, 2001)


Covert-One series:

* The Moscow Vector (co-written by Patrick Larkin) (2005)
* The Lazarus Vendetta (co-written by Patrick Larkin) (2004)
* The Altman Code (co-written by Gayle Lynds) (2003)
* The Paris Option (co-written by Gayle Lynds) (2002)
* The Cassandra Compact (co-written by Phillip Shelby) (2001)
* The Hades Factor (co-written by Gayle Lynds) (2000)

I have these!
By Ludlum, Published During the Author's Lifetime († March 2001)

* The Prometheus Deception (2000)
* The Matarese Countdown
* The Apocalypse Watch (1995)
* The Scorpio Illusion(1993)
* The Road To Omaha (1992)
* The Bourne Ultimatum (1990)
* Trevayne (1989)
* The Icarus Agenda (198
* The Bourne Supremacy (1986)
* The Aquitaine Progression(1984)
* The Parsifal Mosaic (1982)
* The Bourne Identity (1980)
* The Matarese Circle (1979)
* The Holcroft Covenant (197
* The Chancellor Manuscript (1977)
* The Gemini Contenders (1976)
* The Road to Gandolfo (1975)
* The Rhinemann Exchange (1974)
* The Cry of the Halidon (1974)
* The Matlock Paper (1973)
* The Osterman Weekend (1972)
* The Scarlatti Inheritance (1971)

Read Tom Clancy's The Cardinal Of the Kremlin and you'll agree Ludlums the archetype for his style of writing. His character 'Jack Ryan' is similar to 'Jason Bourne', too. Is your handles inspiration from the book The Day of the Jackal?

[Kailas]

Actually, the first book of the Bourne Trilogy, "The Bourne Identity" is the best. The movies have just a lot of action, no story really. The action is good. It is fast enough to suspend any thinking. "The Road to Omaha" by Robert Ludlum is good. I found "The Gemini Contenders" and "The Rhineman Exchange" predictable after reading about half way through. "Prometheus Deception" is OK, but the concept of a big brother watching over everyone seems more real now than ever before.

[LC Trucido]

I've seen both movies so far, and read only the Bourne Supremacy, which
I got at a library sale. I agree that books are usually better than the
movies made for them, and this was no exception. The book has an actual
plot, and character development. This is not to say that I didn't like
the movies though. They were excellent as well.br

[andrewfordmedina]

Yes I am a fan of Robert Ludlum and I do have all three Bourne books. Jason Bourne is one of my favorite all-time characters. I like the way he was made to be the ultimate human weapon. I was completely shocked when I saw the movie version, it was good but it did not remain faithful to the book it was taken from. For me the literary installments of Ludlum's coolest character are far better than its movie version.