Better than Bourne

This is one of the best books I've listened to. It is set during the heart of the Cold War and starts with the main character witnessing the assassination of his lover whom he believes has betrayed him and his country. He then quits the CIA and decides to tour Europe before taking up a teaching position. However his former profession won't let him go and before long he is thrust back into his former role not only to safe his life but also to safe his country.. This book is full of intrigue and so many twists and turns you'll be left guessing to the very end.

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keeps you on the edge all the time

I use the audiobook service to keep me entertained and alert during my commute to work.

And this book certainly did the job perfectly. The plot is so ambitious and fast paced that you literally wait for the time to go fast that you know the next part of the story, yet the story is so good that you don't want the book to end. A must listen for all those thrill seekers.

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A must listen

A marathon listen that needs at least a second listen to get all the plot twists. Perhaps a little too far fetched but then it is fiction. Recommended

The best!

The best and the most entertaining. Scott Brick is one of the best and most greatest narrators. Enjoyable and worth listening to.

Long winded

Lots of unnecessary infill which leads to an obvious conclusion and often confuses the reader.

narrator drove me mad!!!

What did you like best about The Parsifal Mosaic? What did you like least?

Brilliant, if far far fetched story, although I suppose it might just happen, but in any case it kept me up all night listening to it. However, it was a bit hard to keep tabs on all the different characters, especially when they kept getting knocked off so frequently, and one can't refer back , as with the pages of a book.

Who was your favorite character and why?

None really, they all stretched the imagination a bit, but they were still all ok.

What didn’t you like about Scott Brick’s performance?

Where do I startr? The terribly contrived foreign accent, which did indeed drone on and on, and was the same for anyone who wasn't American, and then, halfway through the book he began sounding like a priest giving a service, an absolute drone, which I came to dread as I became more interested in the plot, yet he interspersed this with odd incidences of over dramatics. Mr. Ludlum, get another narrator please!

If this book were a film would you go see it?

I wouldn't go to a cinema, but I'd certainly watch on TV.

Any additional comments?

This is the first book I have had by Mr Ludlum, and I am immediately going to choose another, so that says it all really!

Awful narration

What didn’t you like about Scott Brick’s performance?

Scott Brick's delivery is perhaps the most terrible I've ever experienced in an audiobook. Maybe he got caught up in the moment, maybe he was "over-visualising"? Regardless, it was over-dramatised, pushed too far for any listener enjoyment and seemed a product of method acting school. Dear Scott, this is an audiobook not a Broadway performance.

You didn’t love this book--but did it have any redeeming qualities?

The story is Ludlum and there is little else to say. It was never going to set the world alight, break new ground or surprise anyone who's read a Ludlum novel in the past. But I like them and this was ruined by the awful performance. Such a shame.

Fantastic from start to finish

What did you like most about The Parsifal Mosaic?

Ludlam at his best.

What did you like best about this story?

Effortless listen. Twists & turns

Any additional comments?

If you like the Bourne books you'll love this

The Parsifal Mosaic

Much much too slow for me. I have tried to get into it and listened for hours at a time but I can't and have given up.

The Parsifal Mosaic

It drones on and on in an awful north American accent. No more Robert Ludlum for me