e_len's review against another edition
informative
sad
medium-paced
3.0
Das hat sich wie ein Lehrtext gelesen. Leider konnte die Spannung nicht wirklich aufgebaut werden, aber ich habe so einiges über Alan Turing dazugelernt (über den ich vorher kaum was wusste).
Leider war die Erzählweise etwas plump, wohl wegen der Kürze des Textes, und ich konnte keine emotionale Verbindung zum Erzähler aufbauen, was ich gerne getan hätte. Aber die Art und Weise wie das Buch geschrieben ist, hat das für mich verhindert. Es blieb alles sehr oberflächlich.
Schön waren die Infos am Ende vom Buch.
Ich glaube, man kann diesen Comic gut als Einstieg ins Thema wählen und danach etwas über Kryptographie oder die Geschichte der KI lesen oder eine richtige Biografie über Alan Turing.
Leider war die Erzählweise etwas plump, wohl wegen der Kürze des Textes, und ich konnte keine emotionale Verbindung zum Erzähler aufbauen, was ich gerne getan hätte. Aber die Art und Weise wie das Buch geschrieben ist, hat das für mich verhindert. Es blieb alles sehr oberflächlich.
Schön waren die Infos am Ende vom Buch.
Ich glaube, man kann diesen Comic gut als Einstieg ins Thema wählen und danach etwas über Kryptographie oder die Geschichte der KI lesen oder eine richtige Biografie über Alan Turing.
Content Warnings
Minor: Suicide
bnelson13's review against another edition
challenging
dark
informative
fast-paced
2.0
I was so disappointed reading this. There's so much potential for this to have been an incredible story, but I was so confused. I found it to be incredibly hard to follow and that it jumped around a lot. The artwork was great though. Just wish it had of been better.
marjoriebrd's review against another edition
dark
emotional
informative
inspiring
sad
slow-paced
3.0
calistareads's review against another edition
4.0
I think the movie is better as it is more in-depth than this story. This graphic novel tells a different story about Alan Turing. Much is the same, but there are some different details. It's interesting. Alan is fascinating. So smart, and I can't believe the way the government treated this hero. He started the computer and basically saved the WWII by breaking Enigma.
The art worked, it was ok.
This was a quick read into a brilliant mathematician. Good stuff.
The art worked, it was ok.
This was a quick read into a brilliant mathematician. Good stuff.
guybrush_creepwood's review against another edition
3.0
Unfortunately a graphic novel about Alan Turing sounded like a better idea than it actually was. The illustrations were super cool, and I learned a few things I didn't know, like: back in the day people contracted bovine tuberculosis from drinking bad milk. Strange that one of my big takeaways from an Alan Turing bio is "thank God for pasteurization."
But for the most part a quick Google search yielded more interesting and nuanced information. The writing was heavy on jargon to the point that it glossed over the actual story. As a layperson I don't really need a ton of technical detail about computers or cryptography to understand what Turing accomplished. I was more interested in the human side of his story and what happened to him. The dialogue was stilted, but I'm willing to chalk that up to the translation. Still, I'm pretty stoked this is a thing even though it's not great, so three stars.
But for the most part a quick Google search yielded more interesting and nuanced information. The writing was heavy on jargon to the point that it glossed over the actual story. As a layperson I don't really need a ton of technical detail about computers or cryptography to understand what Turing accomplished. I was more interested in the human side of his story and what happened to him. The dialogue was stilted, but I'm willing to chalk that up to the translation. Still, I'm pretty stoked this is a thing even though it's not great, so three stars.
wcs53's review
4.0
I borrowed this graphic novel from the library out of curiosity as I wanted to compare it to the recent movie based on Turing's life, 'The Imitation Game'. They were both quite similar, but also different in the things the focused on. Although they both had focus on how he tragically ended his life, this book seemed to dwell on his internal struggle of keeping his secret life hidden than the movie did. He was definitely a genius who was far ahead of his time, but the way he was treated in the end was so tragic and we are left wondering what could have been.
This is a well-drawn and written book and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the life of Alan Turing.
This is a well-drawn and written book and I'd recommend it to anyone interested in the life of Alan Turing.
katebrarian's review
3.0
I liked the illustrations and how Turing's inner demons were represented. A good, short intro to his life, work, struggles, and death.
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