Comments on: Van Lustbader’s Jason Bourne

By: Leo

Leo — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 03:55:02 +0000

Totally 100% true….Lustbader’s Bourne novels are EMPTY. Feels like one is reading some 5 year old kids fantasies. The character portrayal of bourne, his emotions, startegies, everything is missing. I can only say two words for what Lustbader has done…GROSS INJUSTICE. I have been searching many novels for the kind of style and depth in which Ludlum has portrayed Bourne. So far Ludlum is unmatched..Can anyone suggest me any novel by any author which even comes close to Ludlum’s Bourne trilogy?

By: wes

wes — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 17:42:46 +0000

will there be another bourne story

By: Judi

Judi — Sat, 02 Jan 2010 04:51:21 +0000

Jason Bourne is not an assassin in Ludlum’s books, the US Government credited numerous deaths to Bourne, but that was just to build up the mystique. Other posters are correct, Marie was his reason for living, and she helped him put the Bourne persona behind him. An author that doesn’t understand that can’t really write a Jason Bourne novel.

By: Chris

Chris — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 21:47:44 +0000

I just started reading legacy and im disappointed. I hate what this writer is doing to Ludlum’s Bourne.

By: LudlumFan

LudlumFan — Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:08:37 +0000

I totally agree with this. Ludlum built deep characters and the new books don’t BUILD on the old books like Ludlum used to build on his stories. I mean how can Khan appear and then DISAPPEAR??? I’m not reading more either.

By: Norbert

Norbert — Fri, 29 May 2009 00:44:12 +0000

How many times can Jason Bourne be stabed,chocked,and shot and still get the his opponent while he is said to be weak? And in the Sanction why are they landing in New York while the ship is in the Pacific Ocean? Did I miss something?

By: JasonBourne

JasonBourne — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 12:00:18 +0000

I personally like Lustbaders Bourne stories. I hated it when Lindros was killed but other then that they’re fine books. There is one thing that annoys me greatly. JASON BOURNE IS AN ASSASSIN!!! And i want to see him prepare for an assassination and then go through with it. I want the whole deal. Now even in the books and not just the movies Bourne became a professional fugitive. He kills along the way but what the hell this killings are not assassinations. He is the predator and he shouldn’t be the prey. Ok i get the whole the hunter became the hunted thing but come one. This is interesting once not all the time.

By: ange

ange — Wed, 11 Feb 2009 16:09:15 +0000

This is a MIRACLE! I FINALLY found someone who SEES THE LIGHT as far as these bogus Jason Bourne books go! I don’t understand how Lustbader can, in all good conscience, basically rewrite a classic literary character that belonged to another author and was that author’s masterpiece! If I got permission from Tolkien’s estate and wrote a sequel to Lord of the Rings with Frodo’s boat docking in Narnia, wouldn’t I be feathered and tarred for blasphemy?

Ludlum’s Bourne was a character in his prime in the 80’s, yet Lustbader’s Bourne has seamlessly transitioned into the 21st century and is NOW in his prime… how do the two match up?

And, oh my god, Lustbader KILLED off Bourne’s few friends and WIFE (a.k.a. reason for existence) right at the start of his sequels! Just WHAT does he think he’s doing?!?

I know the movies made up their own plot and story-line (basically all they kept was the main character’s name), but I expected that. Movies based on books are rarely true to the original story.

Now, writing sequels to a hugely popular trilogy and changing everything fans like about it is INSANE! All Lustbader’s done is cheapen and denigrate Ludlum’s original Bourne… I personally refuse to read any more of his ‘Bourne’ works and I think whoever gave him permission to use this character really ought to be tarred and feathered! Lustbader’s a New York Times bestselling author on his own, why on earth would he need to steal someone else’s characters? It’s just downright evil!