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Bioshock: Rapture by John Shirley

bookishbabe431's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5


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tombristow's review against another edition

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adventurous dark mysterious relaxing tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

olivierv's review against another edition

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2.0

It might be a nice add on for the fans of the games and it was fun getting to know more about the characters backstory. But I wouldn’t recommend it to anyone who hasn’t played the games.

laedyred's review against another edition

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Boring, caricature-like characters littered with stereotypes that are supposed to serve as personalities. The "plot" drags with so many unnecessary words that I guess are an attempt at world building. References to the games are just thrown in for the reader to say, "I know that!", nothing more. This is a disappointing, disgraceful depiction of the Bioshock series that destroys the magic. I was tempted to push through just to see how Lamb and Fontaine were involved, but I put the book down for a week and never picked it back up. 

shepardsolbear's review

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adventurous tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.0


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vetara's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

minja22's review against another edition

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4.0

I like it! It tied everything in with the game really well. Nothing was left skipped over. IT was dark a lot of the time which was to be expected. Like the game, a lot of things the psycho's did just left me sickened. When I finished a was laying inside a room a 1:30 am and there was window on the ceiling away from me. There was a blue filter pulled down over the window which gave me the sense of being underwater as the light streamed through. Especially since I wasn't sleeping under it and could only see the effect of the light on the room. That was cool... but more freaky. Anyway, good book!

gv53's review against another edition

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challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

3.5


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jordanem1995's review against another edition

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adventurous dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? Yes
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.5

jarichan's review against another edition

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3.0

Schatz hat mich einmal dazu gebracht, mich am Game BioShock zu versuchen. Nach zwei Minuten musste ich aufhören. Die Atmosphäre unter Wasser war so dicht und ergreifend, dass ich mit meiner Angst vor der Meerestiefe das Spiel nicht spielen konnte.

Die Bücher schienen eine gute Alternative zu sein, da mir die Welt eigentlich sehr gefiel. Es spricht ja eigentlich auch für die Qualität des Spiels, dass ich derart drin war, dass ich es nicht mehr aushielt.

John Shirley schafft es aber leider nicht, dort anzuknüpfen. Dafür wimmelt es im Buch nur so von ungenutzten Möglichkeiten. Hätte Shirley sich, im wahrsten Sinne des Wortes, mehr in die Tiefe gewagt, hätte es ein grossartiges Buch werden können.

Da dies aber nicht geschehen ist, bleiben Charaktertiefe und -entwicklung, das World Building und die gesamte Atmosphäre auf der Strecke. Es ist noch immer ein gut zu lesendes Buch, man kann sich damit die Zeit vertreiben, aber die verschenkten Chancen sind so zahlreich, dass es mir richtig leid darum tut.

Ich persönlich werde somit keine weiteren Titel aus dieser Serie lesen, Fans des Games können aber mal einen Blick auf das Buch werfen.