So, what are they?
Reading through the Bourne trilogy now... I'd say as a purist (which I am not....) having read #3 first (Bourne Ultimatum)- my reaction was
since I had seen the movies and found characters in the book still very much alive that had been killed off.
Reading through Bourne Identity- the flow of the book became clear
The movies are a fabrication, a good one albeit, but a fabrication!
But I appreciate both for what they are