I have read many books which I have disliked - usually becuase the story becomes too drawn out and pointless, and does nothing to develop the plot, or contribute to my caring about the characters. ...

Did you read The Bourne Identity tho?

nope. i didn't. should i? hopefully it wasn't so drawn out. borne gets hunted. someone gets kidnapped. there's a fight. borne escapes. borne gets hunted. arghhhhhh

You just started reading the trilogy in the middle? The first book is the best. And the movies are pretty much just "inspired" by the books, not so much based on them. If you liked The Bourne Supre...