User blog comment:Nexo 090/Sander vs. Alex/@comment-1500935-20110913161333/@comment-1401334-20110913183209

Personally, I disliked the way Shirley characterized Cohen in the novel. He depicts Cohen as obviously coo-coo-for-coco-puffs from the very beginning, even before he arrived in Rapture. I feel this diminishes the strength of the characters by not showing how Cohen started out as strong, brilliant person before he was destroyed by the degradation of ADAM and the despair of Rapture's broken promise. Also, Shirley's portrayal makes Andrew Ryan appear stupid for not recognizing Cohen's obvious lunacy from the beginning.