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A review by amritesh
The Bourne Deception by Eric Van Lustbader, Robert Ludlum
5.0
All around him half-shattered faces seemed to turn to him, shrieking in the silent agony of their death throes. They were all the same now, these victims of violence that was always, at heart, senseless.
The 7th book in the Bourne series, continued after Robert Ludlum's original trilogy by Eric Van Lustbader, Bourne Deception has a plot which seems straight out of a conspiracy theory.
I'm positive you must have come across theories as to how 9/11 was a government-executed operation to wage war against Islamic terrorist groups. The book perhaps drew its inspiration from this theory itself.
"Perhaps we're both good and evil," Bourne said, wondering about himself, about all his identities, and where the truth lay, "depending on the time and circumstance."
What happens when a security agency teams up with the NSA, to gain control over Iran? Well, you gotta read the book for that, don't you?
The book moves through several cities and countries, most notably Bali, Egypt and the US. The author explores the culture and mythology of Bali quite stunningly, and the time we spend there is more or less, devoid of the chaos and action present throughout the book.
Once again, he was struck by all the myriad strands that went into the weave of a human life- Tracy's no less than anyone else's- perhaps more so in her case because, like him, she lived a double life.
Finally, with this book, I can close the Bourne saga, as these books had been staring wistfully at me, for over 2 years now from my shelves.
Recommended!
The 7th book in the Bourne series, continued after Robert Ludlum's original trilogy by Eric Van Lustbader, Bourne Deception has a plot which seems straight out of a conspiracy theory.
I'm positive you must have come across theories as to how 9/11 was a government-executed operation to wage war against Islamic terrorist groups. The book perhaps drew its inspiration from this theory itself.
"Perhaps we're both good and evil," Bourne said, wondering about himself, about all his identities, and where the truth lay, "depending on the time and circumstance."
What happens when a security agency teams up with the NSA, to gain control over Iran? Well, you gotta read the book for that, don't you?
The book moves through several cities and countries, most notably Bali, Egypt and the US. The author explores the culture and mythology of Bali quite stunningly, and the time we spend there is more or less, devoid of the chaos and action present throughout the book.
Once again, he was struck by all the myriad strands that went into the weave of a human life- Tracy's no less than anyone else's- perhaps more so in her case because, like him, she lived a double life.
Finally, with this book, I can close the Bourne saga, as these books had been staring wistfully at me, for over 2 years now from my shelves.
Recommended!