jchow Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 Hello everyone I am almost done reading the Bourne Legacy, and from the looks of it, I'm a bit disappointed with this book. As a result, I was wondering if anyone has read The Bourne Betrayal and if they could tell me if it is worth reading it? And is it better than the Bourne Legacy? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 17, 2007 Share Posted October 17, 2007 I think the reason you might be a little disapointed with this book is because it was not written by the master Robert Ludlum! After his passing the series ended. Eric Van Lustbader picked this up, but it just does not have the same flair. It is like Mark Winegardner who wrote The Godfather Returns. The book just did not have the same flair as the original writer, the true master, Mario Puzo. I guess my point to all of this is to read the original works by Robert Ludlum. They are the originals and I promise you won't be disapointed. The Robert Ludlum books are: The Bourne Identity The Bourne Supremacy The Bourne Ultimatum I am not sure if you have read these or not. I hope I could help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchow Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Oh yah I knew about the The Bourne Identity, Supremacy, and Ultimatum and how Eric Van Lustbader is the new author who picked up the Bourne Betrayal, but I was wondering if it's worth reading? Because after reading The Bourne Legacy, I was disappointed. I do want to read the first three books though... I heard The Bourne Identity and Supremacy are the best ones of the series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 I would suggest reading the first three books. They are the originals and you will get more enjoyment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchow Posted October 18, 2007 Author Share Posted October 18, 2007 Heh, I do want to read the ones by Robert Ludlum... I'll probably read the first three and then read The Bourne Betrayal last. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Heh, I do want to read the ones by Robert Ludlum... I'll probably read the first three and then read The Bourne Betrayal last. Thanks! I think thats a great idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenmck Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Well, I read the originals and wondered how a new author could take the series. But I read another book by Lustbader ("The Testament") and I liked it. I thought I might give his Bourne books a try. But Ludlum rocks and I just don't think anyone could do the series justice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 18, 2007 Share Posted October 18, 2007 Well, I read the originals and wondered how a new author could take the series. But I read another book by Lustbader ("The Testament") and I liked it. I thought I might give his Bourne books a try. But Ludlum rocks and I just don't think anyone could do the series justice. I agree. I stoped after the first three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchow Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 I agree. I stoped after the first three. Which Bourne series is your favourite? Is the book close to the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Which Bourne series is your favourite? Is the book close to the movie? Um. . . good question. My favorite is the Bourne Identity. It just kicks everything off and the mystery is good. The books and the movies are actually fairly similar. I enjoyed the movies and Matt Damon played a really good part. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchow Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 Um. . . good question. My favorite is the Bourne Identity. It just kicks everything off and the mystery is good. The books and the movies are actually fairly similar. I enjoyed the movies and Matt Damon played a really good part. Yah the reason why I want to read the book is because I'm a huge fan of the movies... Matt Damon did do a good job playing as Jason Bourne. I'm wondering if they're gonna make The Bourne Legacy into a movie I know Matt Damon did talk about making more Bourne films but he said it's very unlikely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
samgrosser Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 Yah the reason why I want to read the book is because I'm a huge fan of the movies... Matt Damon did do a good job playing as Jason Bourne. I'm wondering if they're gonna make The Bourne Legacy into a movie I know Matt Damon did talk about making more Bourne films but he said it's very unlikely. I haven't read the books yet but I just loved the films. Unfortunately, from what I've read I think the Bourne Ultimatum was the last. Shame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenmck Posted October 19, 2007 Share Posted October 19, 2007 The books were written in a different time period, so although the storyline is very similar, I think the movies are a bit different. AND the second book and the second movie diverge a lot. Not in a bad way though IMHO. I thought the first book was great, the second was pretty good but the third in that series kicked ass. Those three I've reread a few times. The others that followed aren't on my bookshelf so I haven't reread them as much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchow Posted October 19, 2007 Author Share Posted October 19, 2007 The books were written in a different time period, so although the storyline is very similar, I think the movies are a bit different. AND the second book and the second movie diverge a lot. Not in a bad way though IMHO. I thought the first book was great, the second was pretty good but the third in that series kicked ass. Those three I've reread a few times. The others that followed aren't on my bookshelf so I haven't reread them as much. Yah I didn't like the Bourne Legacy.. I was really disappointed with it. I'm reading Bourne Identity now and from the looks of it, it is a bit different than the movie... but it's not a bad thing though because the films kicked ass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 20, 2007 Share Posted October 20, 2007 I really don't think they will make any more movies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchow Posted October 22, 2007 Author Share Posted October 22, 2007 I really don't think they will make any more movies Yah, and even if they did, it might suck since the Bourne Legacy wasn't that good.. unless if they change a lot of the story from the novel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I liked the 4th Bourne book, its pacing and action worked well. If you have read his ninja series, Lustbader excels at fight scenes and chases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam Posted October 23, 2007 Share Posted October 23, 2007 I liked the 4th Bourne book, its pacing and action worked well. If you have read his ninja series, Lustbader excels at fight scenes and chases. I was not aware he wrote a ninja series. I will have to look into this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jchow Posted December 3, 2007 Author Share Posted December 3, 2007 Originally Posted by O's I liked the 4th Bourne book, its pacing and action worked well. If you have read his ninja series, Lustbader excels at fight scenes and chases. Yah that's true, the fight scenes were pretty good actually. Were his ninja series any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Owen Posted December 3, 2007 Share Posted December 3, 2007 Yeah, I think so. tbh they entertain which makes up for the fantastical plots. Good silly reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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