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saidtheraina's review against another edition
3.0
Sophisticated little sci-fi.
Picked it up thinking I might booktalk it to middle schoolers, but decided it was too tricky to follow for a mass audience.
Human girl grows up in a factory, raised by nonhumanoid robots. The dialog between the kid and the machines is rendered in symbols, similar to the Owly comics by [a: Andy Runton|114752|Andy Runton|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1290506396p2/114752.jpg]... but with much less universal symbols. I figured it out, but it took some brain.
Full color, lots of detail in the illustrations. Creepy little gremlin character takes it a touch out of the sci-fi realm (for purists). I quite liked the originality, all told.
Give it to fans of the Rust books by [a: Royden Lepp|383657|Royden Lepp|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1455021160p2/383657.jpg] or [b: The Supernaturalist: The Graphic Novel|13307719|The Supernaturalist The Graphic Novel|Eoin Colfer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348429745s/13307719.jpg|18513366].
Picked it up thinking I might booktalk it to middle schoolers, but decided it was too tricky to follow for a mass audience.
Human girl grows up in a factory, raised by nonhumanoid robots. The dialog between the kid and the machines is rendered in symbols, similar to the Owly comics by [a: Andy Runton|114752|Andy Runton|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1290506396p2/114752.jpg]... but with much less universal symbols. I figured it out, but it took some brain.
Full color, lots of detail in the illustrations. Creepy little gremlin character takes it a touch out of the sci-fi realm (for purists). I quite liked the originality, all told.
Give it to fans of the Rust books by [a: Royden Lepp|383657|Royden Lepp|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1455021160p2/383657.jpg] or [b: The Supernaturalist: The Graphic Novel|13307719|The Supernaturalist The Graphic Novel|Eoin Colfer|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1348429745s/13307719.jpg|18513366].
droar's review against another edition
3.0
Pretty cute little book about a girl raised by machines/ a gremlin (not at the same time). There were definitely some times it could have made more sense (the gremlin messes things up in the factory, but is also in charge of the robots sort of?) But all in all it was cute and fun.
tammys_readinglog's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.5
banana29's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
fast-paced
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
destdest's review
3.0
I liked the familial moments between Veda and Assembly and the stark contrast when the Gremlin takes over parenting (in a way). I thought the premise was really unique and interesting and I liked the usage of symbols, but I didn't really care about Veda (I didn't dislike her either) and the ending confused me a bit.
2.5
2.5
tinkeringlibrarian's review
5.0
Probably not the greatest, but I really enjoyed it and found the robot language interesting.
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