The Illusion of Living: An AFK Book (Bendy)

I absolutely love the lore in this book, it's basically the life story of cartoonist Joey Drew, founder of Joey Drew Studios.Those that play Bendy and the Ink Machine like me will love to read this book for hours on end.

This story has made Joey Drew a fascinating character to me. It says a lot about him by saying it without saying so directly but it's clearly there. Sometimes it is direct of course but saying it through Joey's pov is interesting. How he views things is just like the title Says. Won't go into specifics because people should read it. Definitely a book for Bendy fans.10/10 Recommendation

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Absolutely brilliant for what it was intended to be: the artifact memoir/inspirational book of Joey Drew. This book was written so well in his meticulously passive-aggressive narcissist character that I never mentally lost the sound of his voice (from the recordings on the game) throughout it. Fantastic. The right amount of background was told, with a few new-revelational gasps thrown in. I am a huge fan of the game/lore/mystery of bendy, and this book was a welcome and even applauded addition to the journey. Well done, indeed. I feel Joey Drew actually exists as a real person... And perhaps that very fact echoes his enticing and rather addicting philosophy of "The Illusion Of Living". If you're a Bendy fan, and are interested in the Joey Drew Studios lore, this book will not leave you disappointed. I cannot wait for the conversations to arise on the internet about some specifics in this book, because oh boy, do I want to know even more now about some stuff I didn't even know I didn't know, and yet I now know so much! Highly recommend this book for any others like me impatiently awaiting BATDR.

So this is what the book Henry finds in the first chapter of BATIM contains. In summation it is the failed bio of the late Joey Drew. Where he came from, his home life in New Jersey, serving his country in the first world war, finding his nitch in the world, and the stories from his life and experiences that brought him where he ended up.We also learn about how he met many characters like Henry Stein,Abby Lambert, Jack Fain, and Sammy Lawrence. The story of how Bendy was created and the man who inspired him.The book in large part is him going on and on about himself and his philosophy in life. While you will get some interesting tidbits out of it he has a huge penchant to just ramble on and on. Of course as tiring as it can be it is something to expect of his character. He also has quite the gift for lying and really wants you to believe it was him not Henry who had the real talent. I guess Henry didn't tell him that he left because his work with him was keeping him from his wife but I also have a feeling he likely drove Henry nuts. Even though he is the one that should get the credit Henry must have decided it wasn't worth it and hopefully went on to do better things before he ended up back at the studio.Joey wants nothing more then to convince even the reader that everything is fine and big things are on the way like he did with his staff. Too bad it didn't work out in the end though.Now the book doesn't seem to contain any lore but more just a journey into the mind of the late Joey Drew and him presenting the image of himself he wanted people to believe.

Got this for my son and I’ve never seen him so happy to read

Gracias a este libro podemos conocer más la historia de Joey, la autora hace un trabajo espectacular con la narración y la filosofía de Joey, incluso podía imaginar su voz en mi cabeza. Muy bueno.

Came in on time and was a good find