The Bourne Ultimatum (Bourne Trilogy, Book 3) | 
| Author: Robert Ludlum
Publisher: Bantam
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Avg. Customer Rating:  64 reviews
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Media: Mass Market Paperback
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Pages: 672
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Dimensions (in): 6.8 x 4.1 x 1.2
ISBN: 0553287737
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780553287738
ASIN: 0553287737
Publication Date: February 1, 1991
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Product Description
The world's two deadliest spies in the ultimate showdown. At a small-town carnival two men, each mysteriously summoned by telegram, witness a bizarre killing. The telegrams are signed Jason Bourne. Only they know Bourne's true identity and understand the telegram is really a message from Bourne's mortal enemy, Carlos, known also as the Jackal, the world's deadliest and most elusive terrorist. And furthermore, they know that the Jackal wants: a final confrontation with Bourne. Now David Webb, professor of Oriental studies, husband, and father, must do what he hoped he would never have to do again—assume the terrible identity of Jason Bourne. His plan is simple: to infiltrate the politically and economically Medusan group and use himself as bait to lure the cunning Jackal into a deadly trap—a trap from which only one of them will escape.
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A long read June 23, 2008
A very long read, lots of twists and turns; some felt like they were added just to make the book longer. And, don't expect it to be like the movie - entire plot is different. But, it was OK.
 Please read to yourself June 2, 2008
This is my first Robert Ludlum book so I am not familiar with his writing style. I like the Bourne movies but this plot does not have anything to do with the movie and, quite frankly, does not seem very intelligent or exciting. But the WORST part of this recording is in the reading performance. Even a mediocre book could be illuminated by a good reader. Who is this Darren McGavin? Most of the time he reads in a very bored manner, taking a big breath and then reading through the passages as fast and monotone as he can go making it difficult to follow what's going on. Then if he finds something he thinks is interesting, he slows down a little to mumble through the character parts. How can you tell anyone apart? All the characters are mumbling, disinterested, foreign, coughing old men.
 One star is generous May 5, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I read my first Ludlum novels back in high school and the memory of those books fooled me into getting trying this one out. Despite having fairly moderate expectations (I just wanted some easy summer reading) the writing is so awkward - never mind the ridiculous 'dialog' - that I felt embarrassed for the author for writing it and for myself for having spent money on buying this waste of trees. I am not a book snob but there has to be a bare minimum of competency when it comes to being a bestselling author. The Bourne Ultimatum reads like it was written by a high school student for a middle-school audience. I have tried about a dozen times to read this thing but I start to giggle each time a character talks or each time there's some sort of plot exposition (and there's a lot of this). Character development? What's that?
I do have one thing to be thankful for and that is I will avoid bestseller's lists and authors.
Great read? Seriously? In what Bizarro World do you live in?
Maybe a 2.5 not, enoug for 3-boring action? April 29, 2008
Potential Spoilers
This book is packed with action and I was bored by it. It makes no sense to have climax after climax of action with no changes or resolution. For instance if Bourne is confronting the Jackal on page 150 of 600 pages, do you think either one will be killed? No, so it takes any suspense or excitement out of the action and makes it rather pointless. Main characters in the book can not die and everyone else would probably be killed playing dodgeball. Many characters do things that are just plain stupid (i.e. Marie going to Paris).
This is the only book in the series I have read and I was wondering if Bourne/Webb was always so annoying. There is not a lot of development of this dual personality and Bourne is just a violent swearing blunderrer. Was anyone really scared that Bourne would take Webb over permanently and he would do something insane? It was more pointless plot that was never developed enough to be believable. Panov babbling every once in a while about how only Marie can save Webb was not very convincing.
So anyhow this book had a lot of boring action, stupid characters, and undeveloped/unbelievable plot.
Couldn't be written by Ludlum April 3, 2008
I agree with another reviewer here who said that they couldn't believe that this final Bourne book was written by Ludlum. I had to read the prologue twice, trying to understand what the heck it was saying. I only read the first page, and I wonder if it had been translated from Chinese or some other non-English language by one of those automatic translator programs. I could only make it through the first page. I am going to give the book away. I don't have time to waste, and I am not a masochist. I have a copy of The Tailor of Panama and will read that instead. Don't waste your time. Pick up something by John Le Carre instead.
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