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I Feel Machine by Krent Able, Erik Svetoft, Tillie Walden, Julian Hanshaw, Shaun Tan, Box Brown
angelofmine1974's review
medium-paced
3.0
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notnaru's review
adventurous
dark
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? N/A
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? N/A
- Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A
3.0
crookedtreehouse's review
2.0
Six stories about technology by some of my favorite artists: Shaun Tan, Box Brown, and Tillie Walden, all left me feeling fairly empty.
I enjoyed the art in each story, but all six premises bored me to tears.
A "horror story" about addiction to phone using emoji facemasks? Ugh.
Chickens, currency, and...um...dread? I'm not sure what the audience is intended to feel.
What if technology stopped working because it loves us, what would we do? We'd figure something out that was more interesting than this story.
Shaun Tan's book about an alien life form showing up on a planet, and how it inspires a little girl, is my favorite of the bunch. It had heart, purpose, and some originality.
OMG Cybersecurity and viru...yawn..ses become the norm. I think I read a more interesting take on this story in the early 90s.
What if the whole world became digital and we forgot how to be human because when we died we were uploaded into what is probably The Matrix? Something more interesting than this story.
Apart from the Shaun Tan story, these all felt overly tropey and reminicent of better stories on the same subject. All of the art ranged from great to spectacular, but the rest of the artists could have used a writing partner to flesh out these trite concepts.
I recommend it for the art and the Shaun Tan story but I'm not sure that's enough to justify buying it.
I enjoyed the art in each story, but all six premises bored me to tears.
A "horror story" about addiction to phone using emoji facemasks? Ugh.
Chickens, currency, and...um...dread? I'm not sure what the audience is intended to feel.
What if technology stopped working because it loves us, what would we do? We'd figure something out that was more interesting than this story.
Shaun Tan's book about an alien life form showing up on a planet, and how it inspires a little girl, is my favorite of the bunch. It had heart, purpose, and some originality.
OMG Cybersecurity and viru...yawn..ses become the norm. I think I read a more interesting take on this story in the early 90s.
What if the whole world became digital and we forgot how to be human because when we died we were uploaded into what is probably The Matrix? Something more interesting than this story.
Apart from the Shaun Tan story, these all felt overly tropey and reminicent of better stories on the same subject. All of the art ranged from great to spectacular, but the rest of the artists could have used a writing partner to flesh out these trite concepts.
I recommend it for the art and the Shaun Tan story but I'm not sure that's enough to justify buying it.
littleelfman's review
4.0
A fantastic graphic novel anthology about our relationship with technology. The highlights for me are the Tillie Walden and the Shaun Tan. Both are stunning!
librarianguish's review against another edition
3.0
Thought provoking and a bit disturbing at times, when it hits a bit too close to home.
calicocatkin's review against another edition
3.0
Really spectacular art throughout, but the stories were pretty forgettable (especially the Krent Able one, which was incredibly trite). A shame, since the theme could have been so much more than 'what if technology bad'. Shaun Tan's story was notably more interesting than the others and it's worth checking this book out just for that imo.