The Bourne Supremacy (1986)

Good in patches. Similar to the last book in that sometimes it gets bogged down in lots of twists and turns which I'm sure where very exciting in the Authors head, but didn't really do it for me on the page. When the action gets going it's quite enjoyable to read and I really do like the character of Jason Bourne. I think a little too much was made of the duality of Bourne/Webb and his ability to switch each one on and off seemingly at whim. My final complaint is that it was just far too long. The first in the trilogy was quite a long read with a couple of slow books, but this was quite a few pages more and I don't think that this was a good thing.

Still it certainly was a readable book with good points, I was just expecting a little bit more than was delivered. ( )

I was disappointed to say the least. I read the majority of the reviews and after reading through the first 30% of the book I thought it may be better than what others were thinking. But once the last few chapters came around I wasn't wrapped around it so much that I couldn't put the book down. I was actually bored at times. This one just lacked the intense scenes that came from the first book to keep you enthralled to the end. ( )

An adventure from start to finish, fast , furious, twist and turns. So many countries, so many people, no one can be trusted. Viscious and violent. Book 2 in series. (fyi - This one I thought was the most violent and disturbing) ( )

JASON BOURNE

I thought this book was very good. However, it is a totally different story to the film (which is a good thing if you've seen the films and want a new Robert Ludlum story to read).

The only similarity to the film as far as I can see are the names of some of the living and dead characters. This is not a detraction as I found the second film a bit weak in comparison to the first.

This novel is set in and around Hong Kong and China, for the most part, and it's plot is thick with twists and turns. There are a few predictable moments though, which lead me to get a little bored on occasions, but never for too long. It barrels along at quite a pace, moving from location to location and crisis to crisis quite rapidly. I found some of the plot parts a little far-fetched and also a few of the characterizations a bit wooden and unbelievable. However on the whole it was a really good read, perhaps not quite as strong as the first in the series. ( )