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mehsi's review against another edition
2.0
I received this book from Netgalley in exchange of an honest review.
I just lost my entire review due to a power outage (I am writing these reviews generally first in Goodreads), and I am not too eager to start writing all that again. So I will just keep it short.
Loved the word Technomancer, I guess I got to remember that. It would be a nice word to use for my magical husband who can do all sorts of magical stuff with computers.
I loved that Debian Perl (love her name, so fitting) had an apartment full of plants, full of life. In a world full of technology and robots it was so lovely to see something else.
I had a laugh when he thought our technomancer was putting a mother in a robot, no dude, motherboard. Thankfully she patiently explains everything there is to the whole thing + even more. He is eager to learn and eager to start coding and I just loved seeing the code pop up and her explaining things to him. So proud of him to finally be able to code the robot to do a sandwich right (I remember that experiment from other things).
Plus, there is plenty of other fun coding stuff happening and I was soaking it up. I know before I met my hubbie I was already trying out some smaller stuff (HTML, making pictures work correctly on a website, etc.), though after I met him and saw him code all the amazing stuff I have been wanting to learn too. But I never got into it. There are tutorials but they are so boring, the books are fun, but I would like someone to teach me it. My hubbie is too busy, and the courses for teaching coding/programming in the library are always for kids.
I just lost my entire review due to a power outage (I am writing these reviews generally first in Goodreads), and I am not too eager to start writing all that again. So I will just keep it short.
Loved the word Technomancer, I guess I got to remember that. It would be a nice word to use for my magical husband who can do all sorts of magical stuff with computers.
I loved that Debian Perl (love her name, so fitting) had an apartment full of plants, full of life. In a world full of technology and robots it was so lovely to see something else.
I had a laugh when he thought our technomancer was putting a mother in a robot, no dude, motherboard. Thankfully she patiently explains everything there is to the whole thing + even more. He is eager to learn and eager to start coding and I just loved seeing the code pop up and her explaining things to him. So proud of him to finally be able to code the robot to do a sandwich right (I remember that experiment from other things).
Plus, there is plenty of other fun coding stuff happening and I was soaking it up. I know before I met my hubbie I was already trying out some smaller stuff (HTML, making pictures work correctly on a website, etc.), though after I met him and saw him code all the amazing stuff I have been wanting to learn too. But I never got into it. There are tutorials but they are so boring, the books are fun, but I would like someone to teach me it. My hubbie is too busy, and the courses for teaching coding/programming in the library are always for kids.
smoldragon22's review against another edition
adventurous
informative
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
3.0
knugirl's review against another edition
Recommend for middle grade readers interested in technology and coding! A story of a digital detective technomancer in a future with sentient robots. An instructive story that teaches the basics of coding.
maiakobabe's review against another edition
5.0
What a delight this comic is! Debian Perl is a technomancer living in Megalopolis, a rapidly gentrifying city on the west coast of North America. In this future sentient robots have full civil rights, intelligent beings live all across the solar system, and humans come in every color of the rainbow. Debian is just walking home from her favorite bubble tea spot when she hears some loud crashes coming from an arcade. Inside she finds a confused antique robot, a furious shop owner, and a curious teenager who immediately starts filming the unfolding drama on her egg (a levitating smart device). Debian manages to talk the robot out of its panic and determines that its CPU is dangerously overheated. Debian and the teen, Digits, take the robot back to Debian's workshop home. When they look at the robot's motherboard they realize that its memory drive has been stolen, and its hard wear illegally tampered with. Digits is amazed by how Debian can communicate with this ancient tech and asks to learn this secret, magical language. Debian explains that this language is code, and that anyone can become a coder with practice. Together, they follow the clues to solve the mystery of the missing memory- discovering an exciting potential new partnership along the way! Katie Longua's art and Brittany Currie's vivid colors perfectly capture this vibrant, exciting, heartwarming story. Lauren Davis and Mel Hilario have crafted a satisfying middle grade mystery with educational elements woven in so well that readers may leave the story surprised by how much they have learned. I'm very excited for the next installments in this series!
librarianryan's review
3.0
This graphic novel sets out to teach kids how to code. How to think like a robot would think. An old tech robot has been wreaking havoc all over the town. It will take a technomancer to get him working right, and one girl to ask a million questions that leads to a small robot revolt. The author does a great job of drawing comparison to this advanced civilizations “eggs” and modern smartphones. It includes lessons on jailbreaking, not how to do it, but why it’s good and why it’s bad. It gets into privacy violations, and when is a good time, and not a good time to share everything with friends and strangers. The artwork is like an acid trip: full of colors and strang creations. Overall this was a fun read, but it can get a little bogged down when it talks in code.
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magdalynann's review
4.0
A cute, albeit slightly clunky, graphic novel that teaches kids and tweens about coding, consent, robot consciousness, and technology.
OKAY. WOW. HOW CUTE. I LOVE THIS. THERE’S SUBTLE QUEERNESS. THERE’S CODING AND SCIENCE AND THE ART. IS. AMAZING.
*cough* Ahem. Now. Onto the review.
This was seriously one of the cutest graphic novels I’ve read this year. I LOVED the art style–the poppy, bright colors, the funky future-punk designs. It was just a JOY to experience.
The story itself is pretty straightforward: someone’s stole a robot’s memory card, thus hiding a serious crime. What I loved the most was the blending of old and new tech, of the general educational feel of this story, and the subtle (and some not-so-subtle) themes of acceptance, sentience, and the good of all.
This graphic novel is PERFECT for teachers, librarians, and any kid looking to learn a little more about coding. It’s got so many great things to it and I can’t wait for the next in the series!
OKAY. WOW. HOW CUTE. I LOVE THIS. THERE’S SUBTLE QUEERNESS. THERE’S CODING AND SCIENCE AND THE ART. IS. AMAZING.
*cough* Ahem. Now. Onto the review.
This was seriously one of the cutest graphic novels I’ve read this year. I LOVED the art style–the poppy, bright colors, the funky future-punk designs. It was just a JOY to experience.
The story itself is pretty straightforward: someone’s stole a robot’s memory card, thus hiding a serious crime. What I loved the most was the blending of old and new tech, of the general educational feel of this story, and the subtle (and some not-so-subtle) themes of acceptance, sentience, and the good of all.
This graphic novel is PERFECT for teachers, librarians, and any kid looking to learn a little more about coding. It’s got so many great things to it and I can’t wait for the next in the series!
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