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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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Do Not Buy

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.

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Out of date

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

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Too much music

Way too much background music. I found it extremely distracting when trying to listen to the narrator. I read this book years ago, and I found it to be one of my favorites, but this adaptation is terrible. So sad

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Abridged Stinks

Why isn't there an unabridged version available? I got lost several times while listening to this.

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narration is lacking

narration was rather flat, and the music distracted from the story. rather disappointed since I've read the original

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dramatized

why don't they have an undramatized version? this guy makes me want to hurt myself!

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Disappointed

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.

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Background music took away from the reading.

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

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abridged version-do not buy

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

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where's the full book

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

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