Jason Bourne novels

MustonMuston Huncote, Leicestershire Posts: 228MI6 Agent
For those who have read them:

Is it me or are they very clumsily written? I enjoyed the first two, however I have stopped half way through The Bourne Ultimatum. I loved the films and really want to like the novels but some of the things and some of the dialogue that Ludlum writes is unrealistic in the extreme.
"Thank you very much. I was just out walking my RAT and seem to have lost my way... "

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  • Asp9mmAsp9mm Over the Hills and Far Away.Posts: 7,535MI6 Agent
    You should read the follow ups to those :#
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  • Le SamouraiLe Samourai Honolulu, HIPosts: 573MI6 Agent
    Robert Ludlum has many fans. I am not one of them.

    I have tried on more than one occasion to finish a Robert Ludlum novel, including 'The Bourne Identity.' I even tried listening to the audiobooks. Each time, I gave up, and don't plan to try again. I think Ludlum is a terrible writer, with awful dialogue and many annoying stylistic quirks, i.e. lots of exclamation points.

    I love the Bourne films, though. As one critic wrote, the movies have the advantage of being free of Ludlum's leaden prose.
    —Le Samourai

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  • James SuzukiJames Suzuki New ZealandPosts: 2,406MI6 Agent
    Very formulaic I believe (more then just the Bond Films, but that's part of 007's charm).
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