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- Robert Ludlum was known as a master of spy novels, but I just discovered his name in an earlier book review. This reading is complex, but not without a sustained edge which kept me quite sleepless, moving from crisis to crisis. As I learned the core theory which propelled his two main characters who operated outside the spy agencies of opposing countries, I stepped back a moment, then took that leap of faith, and from there all the complimentary and opposing actions fell gradually into place in this masterful puzzle. Once or twice those actions seemed a little exaggerated, but once I had become a believer, they were easy to assimilate. This book was written before the internet and all sorts of technological apparatus' now available, yet the sharpness of apprehension is not lost. The author stood at the pinnacle of this genre during his life....and I will continue to plum the library of his works. If you like spy novels, this book stands with the best.
- Definitely kept my interest all the way through the book. Some surprises, most but not all of them bad. Kept me guessing who were traitors and who were allies. The romance was there as an integral part of the story, not heavy breathing filler. I enjoyed the different portrayals of the foreign locales. As it should be, I liked the good guys and hated the villains; a testament to the skill of the author. A lot of action, all loose ends tied up at the end. All in all, a very enjoyable read.
- I'd wanted to read a Robert Ludlum book and anything other than one of the Bourne stories. All I'd see there was Matt Damon. The Matarese Circle is of the same vein though. Highly trained operative against a massive conspiracy, normal everyday stuff. As a tale of the 80s, pre-Reagan, the plot was interesting though the love interest took away from some possibilities. I admit, women in my spy stories should be either just as badass as the main character or a passing interest. Not mysogynist, just want my heroes focused. But, overall, a good story that moved at a good pace and didn't weigh itself down in details. So, worth the read.
- What did I like most anout this book? At least 327 laughs* in it! It was hilarious! Had it been serious, it would have been horrible. But wasn’t—it was preposterous, it was silly, it was funny!!
What did not like about it? Funny as it was, it was slow to develop. Real action on the main plot line didn’t start for almost 300 pages. But don’t let that deter you—the story was fantastic (note the pun there).
Another point on the plus side is the excellent Character development. it was very well done.
I recommend this to all Ludlum fans or those who wannabe.
P.S. This was at least my second (maybe third) read. And I am about to start my second or third read of The Road To Omaha.
*327 Sound like an odd number?. It’s AT LEAST one per page. - This is the fifth Ludlum novel I've read. The later ones, like "The Bourne Ultimatum" suffered from certain excesses - meandering, repetitive plotting, ridiculuous villains and so forth. So I thought I would try this, one of his earlier works. It's pretty much what you'd expect from Ludlum - vast murderous conspiracy, lone super-agent (well two of them in this case) against the world, paper-thin characterizations, utilitarian dialogue, astronomical body count. So much so that I felt like this novel was a caricature of all of the excesses that characterize Ludlum. The climax was like something straight out of "McBain" from the Simpsons.
I'll just come out and say, the plot is preposterous. I guess I don't buy into the conspiratorial view of the world. At least, this particular conspiracy didn't seem plausible to me. However, Ludlum does manage to make an interesting story, even a page turner, out of it.
My other issue with this is that the main hero, Scofield, isn't nearly as interesting a character as his odd-couple partner, Taleniekov. Unfortunately, Taleniekov is kind of pushed to the margins of the story for the final act, and following Scofield for that length of time is just a bit tedious. Oh, and one other irritation, the edition has numerous typos and formatting errors. - I read this book 30+ years ago and loved it. Now, I can't imagine why. It is a good, if implausible, story; the characters are heroic. Yet, the prose is often in italics or followed by exclamation points so as to emphasize to the reader the excitement of the situation. It does not inspire me to reread other Ludlums.
- Robert Ludlum is,possibly one of the greatest all time writers of mystery there is. This,book was one outstanding read. It's a,book that you will not be able to put down if you like mysteries
- Impeccably written. Highly believable. The unexa mined theme of relentless evil inflation is starkly evident in the ridiculously low prices and amounts set forth compared to today's prices for everything.
Now, that is truly scary, because, well, inflation isn't fictional. Truth in vino, and great fiction.
