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lillanaa's review against another edition
4.0
This book was received as an ARC in exchange for an honest review.
I wasn't quite sure if this would be something I'd judge or be actually interested in, but it has a sort of charming quality to it. Graphic novels are something that it can be difficult to convey a ton of information, but this doesn't feel lacking by any stretch. It definitely feels closer to "article" than book, you could convey the same amount of information in a two page spread of a magazine if you so desired, but that doesn't take away from the quality.
The art doesn't detract from the message, which is what I quite enjoy. It's clean, and does the job nicely. I'm not sure how accurate it is to depicting the people who it's supposed to be, but in something like this I don't think that's the most important part of it all. It's about the essence of the thing, rather than the accuracy, and that's what the art is there to convey.
This is one that I don't know if I'd recommend it lightly, but I will be recommending it to people. It's one of those things that you're really only going to be interested if you like or know of the topic, and that's really unfortunate because it's a very good outline of how the movement began.
I wasn't quite sure if this would be something I'd judge or be actually interested in, but it has a sort of charming quality to it. Graphic novels are something that it can be difficult to convey a ton of information, but this doesn't feel lacking by any stretch. It definitely feels closer to "article" than book, you could convey the same amount of information in a two page spread of a magazine if you so desired, but that doesn't take away from the quality.
The art doesn't detract from the message, which is what I quite enjoy. It's clean, and does the job nicely. I'm not sure how accurate it is to depicting the people who it's supposed to be, but in something like this I don't think that's the most important part of it all. It's about the essence of the thing, rather than the accuracy, and that's what the art is there to convey.
This is one that I don't know if I'd recommend it lightly, but I will be recommending it to people. It's one of those things that you're really only going to be interested if you like or know of the topic, and that's really unfortunate because it's a very good outline of how the movement began.
uvm's review against another edition
informative
fast-paced
3.25
This graphic novel was somewhat informative, but the ending was very unsatisfying.
bibliotequeish's review against another edition
3.0
This graphic novel is very choppy, not sure if it was the digital file, or if that is intentional.
While not overly informative, this is a a fast and enjoyable (enough) read.
The illustrations are the best part, the Guy Fawkes masks on people at the grocery store, or in coffee shops was a great representation that 'Anonymous' is everywhere.
While not overly informative, this is a a fast and enjoyable (enough) read.
The illustrations are the best part, the Guy Fawkes masks on people at the grocery store, or in coffee shops was a great representation that 'Anonymous' is everywhere.
whataudreads's review against another edition
3.0
This was pretty interesting! I wasn't too familiar with Anonymous outside of the creepy masks, and I think this did a decent job of providing some backstory. I kinda totally loved the concept of illustrating a traditional interview as a graphic novel, as it helped to provide more context and visuals for various exploits of the group. However, because this was an interview, you don't get much background on the interviewer, and it's hard to connect to the characters as characters.
This definitely also could've been longer. It felt like an abrupt ending and I was expecting more twists to come back or develop the plot. But it really is just like an interview. And because it's an interview with a member from Anonymous, it does feel biased towards the group and ignores a lot of the more negative aspects.
This is a good resource on Anonymous from a member's experience and point of view. However, due to its length and bias, it certainly isn't the whole story.
This definitely also could've been longer. It felt like an abrupt ending and I was expecting more twists to come back or develop the plot. But it really is just like an interview. And because it's an interview with a member from Anonymous, it does feel biased towards the group and ignores a lot of the more negative aspects.
This is a good resource on Anonymous from a member's experience and point of view. However, due to its length and bias, it certainly isn't the whole story.
raychelbennet's review against another edition
3.0
Overall, I thought this was a fun graphic novel. I have had little experience with Anonymous, but I will say that I have been inclined to support some of their operations in the past. I was aware of their involvement in regards to Scientology and Steubenville, but I did not know about #opFerguson. I feel like this graphic novel was biased towards Anonymous and there was not much discussion on the negative aspects of their campaigns. It also seemed a bit unfinished. It felt like I was looking for clues (like how on pages 9 and 10 the journalist threw away the contact information for Mr. X in a garbage can rather than disposing of it in a different way) that never resurfaced.
I think the teens in my library would enjoy this, so I am probably going to put in a purchase request for it in my branch.
I think the teens in my library would enjoy this, so I am probably going to put in a purchase request for it in my branch.