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BioShock: Rapture by John Shirley

3 reviews

rosa_lina96's review against another edition

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

3.5

A worthwhile book to read if you're a fan of Bioshock, like I am--otherwise, you might not get much leverage out of the book. It nicely sets up the rise, decline, and fall of Rapture, all while making it clear that its fall was at least partially due to the arrogance of its founders. Overall, it was a dark, twisted, and somehow still enjoyable read, but I definitely do agree with the viewpoints of other people on it having far too many character arcs to try and keep track of (as well as some woefully underdeveloped characters). 
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sweetslowreadin's review against another edition

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dark reflective sad tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

This is my second time reading this and it's decent enough, it's a good back story to everything rapture but for me I get bored with it easily, it's long and slow and the characters aren't loveable so it can be a hard read
Love BioShock as a whole though
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morriganivy's review against another edition

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challenging dark emotional tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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