Far Cry: Absolution

I went into this book expecting mediocre character development but a decent background story of the game I have been anticipating for a while. I wanted to finish this before the release of far cry 5 and with the audio book and my reading I have done so!I was not disappointed and pleasantly surprised with William Boyd. The main character of this book a member of the cult that plays the antagonist in this latest far cry rendition. I hope once I start playing the game I see how far the author went into the research of this book to develop him. The reading was easy to follow and the written detail really immersed me into he story. I don’t want to spoil the book but i really want to know what happens next!On the scale of 1-10 I give this book an 8 and would totally recommend it. My only complaint about the book is the dang bear cub! Bring him back! Also I feel as though William Boyd could have his own stand alone book leading up to him joining the cult!

this will be a bit biased coming from a huge far cry 5 fan.far cry: absolution is a great prequel novel to the video game far cry 5 as well as a standalone novel. the writing itself if easy to read and descriptive at the same time, fully immersing the reader in the happenings of fictional hope valley county, montana.the characters are true to the source material and are actually seen more in-depth as opposed to the video game (whixh makes sense considering the game is an open world fps). mary may and will boyd are very flawed characters but have struggles many readers can relate to on different levels.i would recommend this for more "mature" audiences (16+) seeing that there's many depictions of violence, strong language, and sexual themes. the same goes for the source material which is available for pc, the ps4, and xbox.

Pretty good story. The characters are good and relatable. I however would say it's biggest weakness is that there is not really a resolution and so it does require the reader to later become a player. I know that 99% of people are reading this because they plan on playing, but anything that comes out and requires you to buy something else for closure needs to have that called out.

I've played the other Far Cry games and was super excited to play Far Cry 5. While waiting for the game to be released, I purchased this pre-quel novel. It has made me more excited to play and dig deeper into the story line of the game.The novel is extremely well written and I was able to finish the book in a weekend.So why read a prequel? Could you still play the game and understand what's going on? The novel is good. It helps paint the landscape of the dichotomy of the factions of the resistance and Eden's Gate. The book will help you create more of an emotional investment in your gameplay and the choices you'll ultimately make. At least this is my personal opinion, I still have to wait another week to play!

Starts off a little slow but I enjoyed the flow of the writing and getting a little more backstory on the characters. A must read for Far Cry 5 fans.

I liked the author’a writing style. He was great with setting the mood with the minor details, especially with the hunter, Will. He seemed to know a thing or two about the outdoors, and I really felt inside the character’s head. Makes me want to read more of his work.I thought this was an okay setup for the game. I’m about to start my second playthrough of it and thought I should read this while my mind is on the subject. It didn’t expand much upon its story, and from what I remember about Mary May, not too much on her either, despite her being the book’s main supporting character. It makes the game’s story a little more personal to her, but not much. I would’ve liked to have read more about Sheriff Whitehorse, since he’s such an interesting character; or about how Joseph Seed got started, specifically his history with his daughter and wife.None the less, it was a good read. Easy. Finished it in just over a day. Will definitely look into this author’s other books.The internal monologue that Will and Mary May had was good, and it said more about the human experience more than what I would expect for a video game novelization, but not enough to fulfill my standard for five stars. Still good writing. And since the story was just okay, just three stars.

If you find yourself listening to all the dialogue, reading all the notes and searching around for other clues and tidbits to the story line, I recommend this book. Well written and easy to stay with. Helps to shed some light on the cult's start, and a bit on the inside of the cult, as well. Worth the purchase, in my opinion.

Very well written and keeps the reader intrigued throughout the book. I usually don't buy or read books based on video games, but I decided to give this a try because I am very excited for Far Cry 5 and I was not disappointed at all and finished the book in one day. I highly recommend this book for anyone even if you're not a fan of the Far Cry series, but especially if you are waiting for Far Cry 5 this month.