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The Bourne Identity

By: Robert Ludlum
Narrated by: Darren McGavin
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He is a man with an unknown past and an uncertain future. A man dragged from the sea riddled with bullets, his face altered by plastic surgery—a man bearing the dubious identity of Jason Bourne. Now he is running for his life, the target of professional assassins, at the center of a maddening, deadly puzzle.

Who is Jason Bourne? To answer that question, he must find the secret buried deep in his own past. And the only one who can help him is a beautiful stranger—the woman who once would do anything to escape him. Plus, hear a preview of Ludlum's riveting thriller The Bourne Ultimatum.

©1987 Robert Ludlum and Bantam Audio Publishing (P)1987 Bantam Audio Publishing, Bantam Doubleday Dell Audio Publishing, A Division of Random House Inc. Action & Adventure Espionage Mystery, Thriller & Suspense Spies & Politics Suspense Thriller & Suspense Exciting Russia
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The production of this book feels like a 1970’s movie. Odd music and timing with the narration. The reader is too low keyed for a book like this.

Do Not Buy

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This story line was probably ok 20 years ago but I don’t feel like it aged well.

Out of date

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Disappointed with content, the book is a bigger story than was told by the narrator.

Audio version extremely compressed.

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Great book and narration but the background music is far too loud to completely enjoy.

Great book but too much background music

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I wanted the unabridged version and this is what I got. I feel like I was ripped off.

where's the full book

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Having read “The Bourne Identity” as written by Robert Ludlum a few times, I find this audio version very disappointing. So many key passages of the novel were left out. The only saving grace is the fantastic performance by the narrator, Darren McGavin.

Disappointed

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Great story and reading was good.
Back ground music took away from the reading too much.

Background music took away from the reading.

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I thought I was buying the full version of the book. Having read the original, I noticed immediately. Key parts are left out.

abridged version-do not buy

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I love this BOOK! I love audio books! But why did they abridge it?!?! I wanted to hear the entire original story...I was so sad when I realized I was missing so much of it. Please have Scott Brick read the unabridged original version. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE

Abridged!

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Abridgment didn’t do the original book justice. While I like Darren McGavin as an actor, he lacks sufficient range as a narrator

Sub-par abridgment

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