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bigfatraindrops's review against another edition
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
slow-paced
3.0
moonchildjuli's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
informative
reflective
tense
slow-paced
3.0
minizzip's review
3.5
The Imitation Game is one of my favorite movies of all time and I believe Alan Turning is an incredible historical figure who deserves more recognition than he’s ever received.
This book was confusing as half the time I didn’t know who the text boxes were for. This was supposedly from the take of the deceased, but also and interviewer, but also Alan? Also, I know I don’t understand math and machines well, but this did NOT make it any easier to understand.
This book was confusing as half the time I didn’t know who the text boxes were for. This was supposedly from the take of the deceased, but also and interviewer, but also Alan? Also, I know I don’t understand math and machines well, but this did NOT make it any easier to understand.
krivas91's review
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
2.75
I think I understood like 20% of this book….
The math and computing stuff was definitely hard for a layman to follow, but at times the storytelling structure of this novel was, too. Sometimes we got Turing’s voice in the colored speech/narration bubbles, sometimes it was the person from his life that was being interviewed…and it’s never stated if these were actual interview excerpts or imagined conversations with such people, and the people often are not introduced at all before they start talking. Some contextual note before the panels started would have been appreciated, as it was just a lot to puzzle out in addition to trying to understand the actual content of the novel.
The math and computing stuff was definitely hard for a layman to follow, but at times the storytelling structure of this novel was, too. Sometimes we got Turing’s voice in the colored speech/narration bubbles, sometimes it was the person from his life that was being interviewed…and it’s never stated if these were actual interview excerpts or imagined conversations with such people, and the people often are not introduced at all before they start talking. Some contextual note before the panels started would have been appreciated, as it was just a lot to puzzle out in addition to trying to understand the actual content of the novel.
lkthomas07's review against another edition
3.0
Wow, this was DENSE, lol. Not quite what I was expecting, but also very interesting. I didn’t realize I knew as much about Alan Turing as I apparently do! But there was also so, so much that I didn’t know. And also many things I’ll never wrap my head around
emromc's review against another edition
2.0
Only my third-ish graphic novel, and I really like the idea of them. I don't know why I haven't read more, except that I always considered them juvenile when I was younger and way more of a book snob than I am now. I didn't really click with much of this particular story even though I like the movie, maybe because I'm just not a math and computer brain. But I'm certainly up for trying more in the graphic novel genre.
aphonusbalonus's review against another edition
2.0
Definitely want to explore more books about Turing’s life in the future