A review by rimahsum
The Bancroft Strategy by Robert Ludlum
5.0
Even though the cover and the title of t he book may sound boring, and sound like 'just another James Bond, or more likely, Jason Bourne rip-off', think again.
I really wonder how and when does Robert Ludlum get the time to craft such details, research such intricacies, and write and envision such stories. They are a web of mystery upon thrillers! This is why I feel that the money I spent on this book, was worth it (especially since the book is 520 pages long!)
First of all, I finished reading this book on a bus from my university on the way back to the capital city. I finished it *just* before I stopped at my destination (Berjaya Times Square).
Throw the dice, or you won't be in the game.
There is a lot of crossing, double crossing, and triple crossings. And Genesis, oh how they finally found him out - it was epic. How the story ended, all the loose ends finally ending in one EPIC part - it was one of the most satisfying and well knotted reading.
I realize that ludlum tries to make the story as logical in its sequence as possible, describing of how a side action (i.e. an operative agent tasked to remove a target), prepares and plans. If it wasn't for these side paragraphs, some of us might scoff at how non-linear the story is.
Then we come to the parts on philosophy, on what 'The Bancroft Strategy' really is. It leads us to think - is it really, morally good? Idealistic action in its most literal sense?
The epilogue ending, - will leave a smile, and make you think - of what Batman once said: Either you die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain itself.
I can't say any more without revealing the spoilers, but rest assured, this is one tightly-knitted, well-researched, spy-rogue thriller story with a side romantic plot and father-to-son moments - novel that puts forth one philosophical argument that might influence you yourself of the effectiveness of the Bancroft Strategy.
I really wonder how and when does Robert Ludlum get the time to craft such details, research such intricacies, and write and envision such stories. They are a web of mystery upon thrillers! This is why I feel that the money I spent on this book, was worth it (especially since the book is 520 pages long!)
First of all, I finished reading this book on a bus from my university on the way back to the capital city. I finished it *just* before I stopped at my destination (Berjaya Times Square).
Throw the dice, or you won't be in the game.
There is a lot of crossing, double crossing, and triple crossings. And Genesis, oh how they finally found him out - it was epic. How the story ended, all the loose ends finally ending in one EPIC part - it was one of the most satisfying and well knotted reading.
I realize that ludlum tries to make the story as logical in its sequence as possible, describing of how a side action (i.e. an operative agent tasked to remove a target), prepares and plans. If it wasn't for these side paragraphs, some of us might scoff at how non-linear the story is.
Then we come to the parts on philosophy, on what 'The Bancroft Strategy' really is. It leads us to think - is it really, morally good? Idealistic action in its most literal sense?
The epilogue ending, - will leave a smile, and make you think - of what Batman once said: Either you die a hero, or live long enough to become the villain itself.
I can't say any more without revealing the spoilers, but rest assured, this is one tightly-knitted, well-researched, spy-rogue thriller story with a side romantic plot and father-to-son moments - novel that puts forth one philosophical argument that might influence you yourself of the effectiveness of the Bancroft Strategy.