A review by peterwolfsbane
One of Us by Louis Rosenberg

4.0

"No castle grim with candlelight, no thunder overhead..."

So begins this beautiful, atmospheric book. Short but it manages to convey it all. The rhyming scheme and sheer poetry of One Of Us is enchanting.

Thought-provoking and original, it talks about the future of AI and robots and how they, if they were made to be exactly like us, would act. The robot in the book is newly made and very painfully human. He ponders his purpose and all of ours and feels. He feels so, so deeply. This makes the scientists realise that he, even though made and not born, is one of us. That he belongs with the human race.

"And then he asked me so sincere, "What is my purpose now?""

The book starts off with a very Frankenstein-like vibe but later turns futuristic. The art is absolutely brilliant. You could give me a whole series of books with just the art and I'd take it. However, there were a couple of spelling errors in the prose itself. If those weren't there, I would've given full 5 stars. One of Us was a very original graphic novel and I really enjoyed it!

Thank you to BookSirens and Louis Rosenberg for a free copy of this book and I'm leaving this review voluntarily.