The Apocalypse Watch (Abridged): A Novel Audiobook

" At times the dialog is horrid, the ending is preposterous, and I couldn't put it down. I had to go buy it in a used bookstore to finish it because we found it in our cottage at Mackinac Island. "

" To much excruciating detail. Not a fast read. Afraid I could never really get going with this one. I find that many of Ludlum's books have this affect on me. Suppose confusion and uncertainty are part of the spy craft, if so Apocalyse Watch has that. "

" Ugh. We can all agree that Ludlum's dialogue is a really easy target, right? Like everyone else, there are some books that just aren't my cup of tea, but this book has been the first in which I really enjoyed the turns of events and liked the characters well enough, but would literally get angry with Ludlum that he was soaking those great factors in such obnoxious dialogue. There seems to be a 1:1:1 ratio of action description, character development, and dialogue so unnecessary, so inauthentic, and so self-indulgent as to give up on reading the book all the way through. The worst. "

" If you want a good conspiracy story, just add Nazis "

" If ever you wanted a Ludlum book to read first, then this is the one. Once I bought it and read it, I became a die-hard Ludlum fan. Espionage books became a thrilling new adventure. "

" I actually gave up on this one. Couldn't get into it. "

" It's an old Ludlum, but somehow I missed it the first time. Funny how much of it still resonates almost 10 years after it was published. "

" A staple suspense thriller, my introduction to the genre... "

" This is a great spy thriller that unfortunately ran about 50 pages too long. I love Ludlum for plotting and likable heroes and nasty villains. His dialogue, unfortunately, becomes a bit turgid at times, with protagonists launching off into soliloquies. "

" The thrill began when I opened page 1 and didn't end till I finished the book! Killer read! "

" Good; Fighting the rise of the 4th Reich "

" Unrealistic/entertaining/get's old if you don't make it a quickie "

" Pretty good Ludlum book, but I felt like it dragged on a little longer than it should have. "

" Whoever told me I should read Robert Ludlum (because of my fondness for John Le Carre) was, well, mistaken. This book was terrible -- for so many reasons. The writing was terrible, the plot was not even remotely plausible,the characters were not even worthy of being called characters... sigh. "

" Ludlum's earlier stuff is much, much better. talk about stilted, mellow-dramatic dialog. it got better towards the middle, but man, you had to fight through the first few hours just to get there. "

" Great thriller - fast paced, plenty of action, and an interesting (if sometimes slightly unbelievable) plot. Has one of the most interesting "climaxes" I've ever read in a novel. I've always been a Ludlum fan, and this read does nothing to change that! "

" Just...insane! It's like what Dan Brown is going for, but with characters instead of symbols...very entertaining read. "

" This was not Ludlum's best. It took me FOREVER to get through this book because I just couldn't get very interested in it. "

" Really horrible thriller that for some reason I thought was really great when I read it in high school. Also served as the basis of a truly awful made-for-TV movie starring Patrick Bergin and Virginia Madsen. "

" Good, not great. A little predictable and the constant cliffhangers in every chapter get a little tedious. "

" read some time ago "

" A lot of people and things to keep track of. "

" One of my favorite books - got me hooked on Robert Ludlum "

" Whoever told me I should read Robert Ludlum (because of my fondness for John Le Carre) was, well, mistaken. This book was terrible -- for so many reasons. The writing was terrible, the plot was not even remotely plausible,the characters were not even worthy of being called characters... sigh. "

" This was not Ludlum's best. It took me FOREVER to get through this book because I just couldn't get very interested in it. "

" A great story with lots of twists throughout. I did notice that Ludlum tends to reuse various subplots multiple times. I liked the plot, but some of the character interaction seemed forced and awkward. "

" Fighting the rise of the Fourth Reich, dead people who aren't dead, spies and many a classic Ludlum plot twist, even if some of them are a tad obvious, make The Apocalypse Watch an enjoyable read. However, at 790 pages, it is quite a hefty read. "

" Ludlum's earlier stuff is much, much better. talk about stilted, mellow-dramatic dialog. it got better towards the middle, but man, you had to fight through the first few hours just to get there. "

" One of my favorite books - got me hooked on Robert Ludlum "

" Just...insane! It's like what Dan Brown is going for, but with characters instead of symbols...very entertaining read. "

" Good; Fighting the rise of the 4th Reich "

" Heroism and Bravery - One man bound to protect someone he loves without risking the "job" he has to complete. "

" Good, not great. A little predictable and the constant cliffhangers in every chapter get a little tedious. "

" Finally got around to this 1995 work. Clever use of brothers to confuse enemy but still a typical Ludlum story. Good if you like the genre. "

" Unrealistic/entertaining/get's old if you don't make it a quickie "

" Typical Ludlum thriller, political espionage. I like Ludlum. He always entertains me. "

" Soft back edition.......NY times bestseller......fun read..... "

" I actually gave up on this one. Couldn't get into it. "