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    Bioshock is a series of award winning first person shooters published by 2K Games. The first and third games were developed by Ken Levine's Irrational Games, while the second installment was handled by 2K Marin.

    Bioshock: Rapture book

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    #1  Edited By NerdxBomb

    Just picked it up tonight and was wondering what you guys think of it. People on amazon seemed to have loved it. Also what, I'd any was Ken Levine's involvement?

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    #2  Edited By amomjc

    Huh, let me know if its too gritty or is f'ed up because I tend to move away from stuff that really goes in depth with dark stuff. I'd appreciate it because I loved the story of Bioshock but some of the stuff you overhear from the tapes creeps me out and I don't know if I'd really want to read an in depth version of them.

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    #3  Edited By Romination

    I have a cousin who liked it. And he seems a bit pretentious with things he likes... so I don't know if it's good or bad.

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    #4  Edited By Brendan

    @Romination said:

    I have a cousin who liked it. And he seems a bit pretentious with things he likes... so I don't know if it's good or bad.

    If your cousin was actually pretentious about what he said he liked, then what he said he liked would probably be good.

    pre·ten·tious/priˈtenCHəs/

    Adjective: Attempting to impress by affecting greater importance, talent, culture, etc., than is actually possessed.

    What I'm trying to say is, you don't know what pretentious means.

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    #5  Edited By mattyhochs

    Thank you for that wonderfully necessary lesson in vocabulary.

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    #6  Edited By Hizang

    I'm playing through Bioshock for the first time, is the book before or after, I may want to buy it.

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    #7  Edited By iMiles

    Literally just finished reading the novel.

    On the surface I loved it. But it felt a little held back at points.

    SPOILERS

    As a massive Ryan aficionado I wanted a LOT more on him, but I was happy that Shirley really homed in on the fact that really, Ryan is a very tragic character. He has these ideals and they all go to shit right before his eyes. He starts off as inspiring and through the novel declines, never knowing when to break his ideals until it is too late.

    The repurposing of the audio diaries started off as neat and started to grate on me towards the end. Especially with Steinman's final chapter where it was very clear that the author HAD to include those diaries and very little was done with them. Also it pissed me off that Karlosky and Redgrave weren't killed off or given a resolution. These characters will never receive one now as I doubt there will be any other Bioshock fiction set in Rapture.

    I noticed one or two problems with the lore but that's bound to happen. Like telling Bill they were taking wallace off to Suchong, though Suchong was long dead after the big daddies had been perfected.

    END SPOILERS

    At any rate, I couldn't put it down even though I knew the ending from the start, and I guess that's the seal of a good book.

    EDIT: How the HELL do you se the spoiler function

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    #8  Edited By HandsomeDead
    If it's anything like the game, I can imagine it's baby's first straw man tale.
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    #9  Edited By iMiles

    @HandsomeDead said:

    If it's anything like the game, I can imagine it's baby's first straw man tale.

    It IS accessible, but not to such a detrimental degree. Not a fan of Bioshock's story?

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    #10  Edited By Venatio

    There's a Bioshock book? I'm gonna have to check it out

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    I am currently reading the book myself and quite enjoyed it. Shirley stuck true to the story and setting of Rapture. However, the only true tragic character is Bill McDonagh. I don't want to spoil any of the book, however you knew that Rapture would fall before she even got the chance to flourish. It is an easy and enjoyable read.

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    #12  Edited By On1inepersona

    I loved the book as a fan of the bioshock fiction. It felt like a very in depth radio message with all of the tragedy you expect of the people of Rapture.

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    Alright, lately I've been bumping some old threads, but I feel it's for fine enough reasons. I am just wondering the same question, instead of making a new thread to ask, what did you guys think? Has anyone else read it, especially considering this thread is four years old? It's my b-day on the 23rd, and I don't really know what I wanted, as my brothers and parents keep asking, so I came up with this, as well as the audio from the CD, because I would rather follow along as I listen (because honestly, I think it'd hold my attention for longer). Before I read and hear it, I just wanted to get your guys' take on it. Thanks. I think it's a good time to read it considering the remaster is coming out, which I am going to get since I just love Bioshock.

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