Sean Randall reviewed The Bourne Ultimatum by Robert Ludlum
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5 stars
My rating is perhaps a little unusual for me,as it's not really based on literary merit. Indeed, I found myself, upon this reread, a little shocked at how often Bourne makes mistakes and is mentioned to be getting old. Still, it's one of the first adult novels I really read and got into, and for that, it has a special place in my heart. William Dufris's narration of this work so enthralled me at the time that I played the tapes several times over - no small thing considering they ran for over twenty-five hours, and even reading it myself now, I find I hear his voice and his characters.
I especially liked the way Ultimatum made homage to Identity, the section back in France was very nicely done, if a little rushed. And again, I can only further iterate that the way Bourne's age is brought up time and …
My rating is perhaps a little unusual for me,as it's not really based on literary merit. Indeed, I found myself, upon this reread, a little shocked at how often Bourne makes mistakes and is mentioned to be getting old. Still, it's one of the first adult novels I really read and got into, and for that, it has a special place in my heart. William Dufris's narration of this work so enthralled me at the time that I played the tapes several times over - no small thing considering they ran for over twenty-five hours, and even reading it myself now, I find I hear his voice and his characters.
I especially liked the way Ultimatum made homage to Identity, the section back in France was very nicely done, if a little rushed. And again, I can only further iterate that the way Bourne's age is brought up time and again makes the subsequent novels even more pointless than many have intimated. The final sentence of the novel ends the trilogy perfectly and, as far as I'm concerned, that's how the series should have remained.
