While I liked the plot of story, the writing in The Bourne Identity was extremely slow. The long scenes of dialog were very repetitive, and while it made sense for a character who is trying to work his way out of the fog of amnesia to rehash the same images over and over, it was no fun to read. It took me three times as long to read as it should have, simply because I didn't pick it up as often as I would have a book that I enjoyed. Three stars for the plot and the originality of the character, but it could have used a bit of editing to improve the pacing.