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wanderingwordsmith's review
4.0
*I received an eARC of this title from NetGalley
This story follows Erin Song, a girl who lives in a technology driven world and who is not popular, but is also not the most unpopular person at school. After she makes a mistake and gets in trouble, her parents ground her and take away ALL screens and technology. It's then that the story really gets started and Erin starts to realize that some weird things are going on, things that she is only aware of now that she isn't staring at screens all day.
This story was super fun and perfectly tells some great truths about technology and relationships. Through her adventure a lot of things come into focus for Erin and she realizes that some of the things that were super important to her aren't really that essential or integral to life. Through her actions she learns some lessons and gets closer to deciding what type of person she wants to be. Shout out to her grandma, who was one of my favorite characters in the story.
The art style and illustrations are full of bright colors and convey a young person's view of the world around them. It was super easy to read and understand, with humor woven in that perfectly fit the story and would definitely appeal to the audience it's targeted for.
This story follows Erin Song, a girl who lives in a technology driven world and who is not popular, but is also not the most unpopular person at school. After she makes a mistake and gets in trouble, her parents ground her and take away ALL screens and technology. It's then that the story really gets started and Erin starts to realize that some weird things are going on, things that she is only aware of now that she isn't staring at screens all day.
This story was super fun and perfectly tells some great truths about technology and relationships. Through her adventure a lot of things come into focus for Erin and she realizes that some of the things that were super important to her aren't really that essential or integral to life. Through her actions she learns some lessons and gets closer to deciding what type of person she wants to be. Shout out to her grandma, who was one of my favorite characters in the story.
The art style and illustrations are full of bright colors and convey a young person's view of the world around them. It was super easy to read and understand, with humor woven in that perfectly fit the story and would definitely appeal to the audience it's targeted for.
sleepydoe's review
3.0
ARC provided by Netgalley in exchange of an honest review. All opinions are my own!
Unplugged and Unpopular is a fun, sci-fi comic that follows the story of a teenager named Erin Song. She's your average girl - she loves the Internet and wants to be popular and all that jazz. Things take a turn however, when Erin gets grounded for some shit she pulls at school and her parents take away her gadgets from her. She begins noticing these tiny aliens around town and that leads to her discovering this whole conspiracy where the aliens are abducting people and are mind-controlling humans through technology and all that. It all eventually comes down to Erin and a bunch of old people to save the world from this invasion.
I thought this graphic novel was a really fun and quick read. I think there was some commentary that the authors wanted to include with respect to how we "let the glowing screens rule us", but I think it didn't come through as it was intended. I wasn't particularly moved or impacted by anything that happened in the novel. It was just something that I read, and it was fun, and then it was over. And that's that.
I gave it a three stars because, like I said, fun, but not special. I would totally recommend it if you're just passing time and would love a light read for an hour or two!
Unplugged and Unpopular is a fun, sci-fi comic that follows the story of a teenager named Erin Song. She's your average girl - she loves the Internet and wants to be popular and all that jazz. Things take a turn however, when Erin gets grounded for some shit she pulls at school and her parents take away her gadgets from her. She begins noticing these tiny aliens around town and that leads to her discovering this whole conspiracy where the aliens are abducting people and are mind-controlling humans through technology and all that. It all eventually comes down to Erin and a bunch of old people to save the world from this invasion.
I thought this graphic novel was a really fun and quick read. I think there was some commentary that the authors wanted to include with respect to how we "let the glowing screens rule us", but I think it didn't come through as it was intended. I wasn't particularly moved or impacted by anything that happened in the novel. It was just something that I read, and it was fun, and then it was over. And that's that.
I gave it a three stars because, like I said, fun, but not special. I would totally recommend it if you're just passing time and would love a light read for an hour or two!
mjycoco's review
1.0
I really just didn’t like this book. Maybe it was because I’m beyond the age range for it, but I thought the plot was messy at best, the art was inconsistent and unpolished, and the main character, Erin, was just a brat. Again, I’m possibly being way too harsh because the book wasn’t meant to appeal to me at 19, but I really didn’t like it. It had some cute moments hear and there, but the ending felt rushed and anticlimactic. I think some more character development for Erin would be very helpful to the story overall.
waywardtomes's review
4.0
I love the message to unplugg and see what's happening outside of technology.
jenifer_reads's review
4.0
A thrilling, graphic novel on aliens, invasion and an unpopular school girl! Owen Song lives in a gadget world all about mobiles, tablets, laptops, and internet. She's unpopular in school always teased and bullied. On a particular day, she's bullied and goes to the Principals office and later gets grounded for a month without gadgets and internet at home.
She sees aliens, and strange things happen around her. She along with her grandma and grandpa twins has to save this world, from aliens. An alien invasion, granddaughter grandma duo ... a public library with twins! Exciting, super adorable graphic novel to enjoy!
Loved the illustrations! So detailed and colorful. Pick the book for a cool read.
She sees aliens, and strange things happen around her. She along with her grandma and grandpa twins has to save this world, from aliens. An alien invasion, granddaughter grandma duo ... a public library with twins! Exciting, super adorable graphic novel to enjoy!
Loved the illustrations! So detailed and colorful. Pick the book for a cool read.
juliezantopoulos's review
5.0
Rating and review by 8 yr old I nanny for who loved being able to read an arc I received at ALA.
She really loved this graphic novel about a girl who maybe was saved by being grounded! Technology turns evil but when she’s grounded and can’t have any it’s up to her and her grandmother to save everyone!
Three star for being mid level scary but it’s a fun story that was fast to read and had really cool art inside. The drawing and colors were awesome and detailed.
She really loved this graphic novel about a girl who maybe was saved by being grounded! Technology turns evil but when she’s grounded and can’t have any it’s up to her and her grandmother to save everyone!
Three star for being mid level scary but it’s a fun story that was fast to read and had really cool art inside. The drawing and colors were awesome and detailed.
destdest's review
3.0
I really enjoyed the bits about how elderly people and kids aren't always taken seriously, and when Erin was about to give up. The speech her grandma gave her was great.
3.5
3.5
elna17a9a's review
2.0
*Received via NetGalley for review*
Pretty serviceable art, and a fairly interesting storyline: aliens have invaded and managed to control our screens in order to brainwash humans into ignoring them. When Erin is grounded and banned from screens, she begins to see them, and realizes they've been abducting humans and running experiments for longer than she ever thought.
Unfortunately, Erin is incredibly annoying (though I suppose she's a normal teenager - obsessed with screens, obsessed with becoming popular, and rude to her grandmother and other elderly people), which really hampers my enjoyment of the book.
There are also two repeated pages that should be edited out.
Pretty serviceable art, and a fairly interesting storyline: aliens have invaded and managed to control our screens in order to brainwash humans into ignoring them. When Erin is grounded and banned from screens, she begins to see them, and realizes they've been abducting humans and running experiments for longer than she ever thought.
Unfortunately, Erin is incredibly annoying (though I suppose she's a normal teenager - obsessed with screens, obsessed with becoming popular, and rude to her grandmother and other elderly people), which really hampers my enjoyment of the book.
There are also two repeated pages that should be edited out.