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The Bourne Identity

By: Robert Ludlum
Narrated by: Darren McGavin
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Publisher's summary

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.

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I can’t believe I paid good money for this.

95% of the story is missing. I loved reading this book several years ago and this production was very disappointing. It should be called “A Brief Sampling of the famous “Bourne Identity”. Very misleading.

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P.O.S. Abridged Version - An Insult

Total BS that I cannot get a refund for accidentally buying an abridged version of one of the greatest spy novels of all time. 2 hrs long? What a joke. and what an INSULT to both reader and writer. Not to mention Jason Bourne. I pray for him to come to life and handle the publishers of this version in true Jason Bourne fashion. It's amazing to me how lame some humans can be. If you worked on this version, bad things will happen. watch out. karma is real.

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Cheated

I thought it was the whole book and I’m sorry I purchased it. For a substitute for the original book.

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Don't waste your money or time.

The abridged version is terrible. They took a 20+ hour book and made it 2 hours and 7 minutes! I have been trying to find an unabridged version, Audible doesn't have it. There is a slight beginning, part of the middle, and then an almost end. Impossible to follow. On the positive side, the narrator, Darren McGavin does a good job. I'm on the waiting list at my local library for the full version.

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Disappointing

This abridged version is a waste of time. The book was interesting and fun. This audiobook was not. And the music was worse.

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Abridged and Ridiculous

The music and sound effects are so ridiculous that they make it almost impossible to focus on the story. The abridging leaves you lost in the story, missing large chunks of time and feeling as confused and amnesiac as the protagonist.

I loved the movies. After finishing this, I still have no idea if I would have liked the book.

Do yourself a favor and skip this one.

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Great story -- unnecessary dramatic production

I love this book, but I couldn't get past 4 chapters in this production, which included dramatic music and occasionally inaudible reading. The story carries the drama - there's no need for music and breathless reading.

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Waste of a credit

I didn’t realize this was not a full book when I got it. It was not satisfying to read and even confusing at times. I do not recommend.

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Waste of a credit

I did not realize when I purchased it that it was not a complete book

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Save your credit: A chop job of an abridgement

Loved this book when I read it years ago. I should've looked at the reviews noting it was abridged. McGavin is a great reader but they hacked the book up. Save your credit.

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