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The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum

puppywaffle's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

Too long. The action scenes and back and forth between the protagonist and antagonist got boring and repetitive. Some scenes, specifically from the POV of
the American government
felt confusing and unnecessary. The action was reminiscent of the previous books, and was still enjoyable. It felt like the book wanted to focus on a mental health aspect, but kept abandoning it and then picking it back up at other points in a jarring manner. Certain scenes felt like they were placed in as token recognition, like when
Bourne helps Conklin put his fake leg on. It happens twice and is not referenced anywhere, which makes it feel like forced character development except I don't know what was supposed to be developed.

avid_read's review against another edition

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adventurous slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

distgenius's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

drereadsalot's review against another edition

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adventurous tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

bookkeepingcat's review against another edition

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1.0

Really did not like this last part, had to struggle and quit halfway.
The author used a lot of stuffy details, at several points, and the main character got quite confusing in its development at several points. Even when you know that he has a split personality (at least three, maybe four?, that's how confusing this became).

kecb12's review against another edition

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4.0

This was a great conclusion to the trilogy! I am so amazed by Ludlum's ability to write a book where I literally cannot turn the pages fast enough. I will need to re-read all three books at some point because I know that I was skipping whole portions of the writing just to figure out what was coming next. Besides the great action, I appreciate that Ludlum also found a way to comment on identity and how all of us have parts of ourselves that we wish we could just keep buried. The premise of these books is so fascinating, and that helps to fuel the furious pacing of these books, too.

nucleareaction's review against another edition

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2.0

Yep. At least the original series ended in filling closure?

mixmasterb's review against another edition

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adventurous mysterious fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

3.0

jsburt's review against another edition

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1.0

Very disappointed in this book as it was nothing like the movie. I'll take the Jason Bourne movies over this book any time (and I usually really like the book much more than the movie).

hswright0404's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0