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Alex + Ada, Vol. 1
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bookshelves: comics, recommended, robot-or-cyborg, favorites
Jul 31, 2014
bookshelves: comics, recommended, robot-or-cyborg, favorites
Read 2 times. Last read August 6, 2014.
Oh, I love this! What a clever, funny, heartfelt, genuine story. Even if you've never picked up a comic before, I'd recommend this to you. It's that relatable.
Essentially it's about the human condition, wrapped up in a simple artificial intelligence plot. Alex receives an anatomically-correct android on his birthday, a present from his amusingly randy grandmother. She's got one of her own and she loooooves him!
What makes Alex + Ada special is the many poignant, sometimes stinging observations about modern life. For example, Alex asks a customer service rep if he's a robot. Oops, he's human. Or...a group of people attack a robot simply because of what she is, because she's different. They fear her.
The story is full of humor too though. Every other page, something made me snicker or grin. It's lovely to find a book that's just FUN.
But what really got me was the parallels Luna makes between the owner/android relationship and a parent/child relationship.
*How compassion is essential to loving or even knowing someone.
*How you can take care of a person to the best of your ability, but eventually their life, their choices, are up to them.
*How you should never give up on or abandon a child.
I found it very touching.
Thank you Anne for recommending this to me. Mwah!
Essentially it's about the human condition, wrapped up in a simple artificial intelligence plot. Alex receives an anatomically-correct android on his birthday, a present from his amusingly randy grandmother. She's got one of her own and she loooooves him!
What makes Alex + Ada special is the many poignant, sometimes stinging observations about modern life. For example, Alex asks a customer service rep if he's a robot. Oops, he's human. Or...a group of people attack a robot simply because of what she is, because she's different. They fear her.
The story is full of humor too though. Every other page, something made me snicker or grin. It's lovely to find a book that's just FUN.
But what really got me was the parallels Luna makes between the owner/android relationship and a parent/child relationship.
*How compassion is essential to loving or even knowing someone.
*How you can take care of a person to the best of your ability, but eventually their life, their choices, are up to them.
*How you should never give up on or abandon a child.
I found it very touching.
Thank you Anne for recommending this to me. Mwah!
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Reading Progress
Finished Reading
(ebook Edition)
July 31, 2014
– Shelved as:
to-read
July 31, 2014
– Shelved
July 31, 2014
– Shelved as:
comics
July 31, 2014
– Shelved as:
recommended
July 31, 2014
– Shelved as:
robot-or-cyborg
August 6, 2014
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Started Reading
August 6, 2014
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9.38%
"Grandma, defending her robot companion: "When everyone else your age is gone, you'll understand. There comes a point where you want something that's not going to go anywhere.""
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12
August 6, 2014
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40.0%
"Em to robot Ada: "What are your measurements?"
"36-24-36"
"Of course they are.""
"36-24-36"
"Of course they are.""
August 6, 2014
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45.0%
""Ada, rub your stomach while you pat your head."
"I am sorry, Jacob, but I take commands only from Alex."
"Burn."
-Robot humor. I'm loving this."
"I am sorry, Jacob, but I take commands only from Alex."
"Burn."
-Robot humor. I'm loving this."
August 6, 2014
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60.0%
"NEWS REPORT: No one noticed it was a robot until it was hit by a mosher and bled purple. Though it did not fight back, the frightened crowd destroyed the robot before security could intervene. At least a dozen people were injured when humans turned on each other, unsure of who was real or artificial."
August 6, 2014
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75.0%
"But if it doesn't work out, don't just destroy her, or try to mess with her, or abandon her on the side of the road if you get scared of getting caught. Come to Degrees of Freedom. We'll take care of her, no questions asked, no blame.
-The correlations to parent/child relationships are interesting."
-The correlations to parent/child relationships are interesting."
August 6, 2014
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90.0%
"It's complicated, what makes a person. I think part of it is experiences - whether you seek them out or they come to you - and your reactions to them.
The best way to understand something is to actually go through it yourself."
The best way to understand something is to actually go through it yourself."
August 6, 2014
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Finished Reading
June 10, 2015
– Shelved
(ebook Edition)
June 10, 2015
– Shelved as:
comics
(ebook Edition)
November 23, 2017
– Shelved as:
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Aug 06, 2014 11:41PM
Beautiful review. It makes me want to read this book again and think about everything you just said. :)
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Would you like to have an X5?
It was so good! I want to read it again too. And I doubt I'll be able to wait for the next trade. Hmm, I would love an X5 if I could afford one. Probably not, ha. You?
Anna (Bananas!) wrote: "Hmm, I would love an X5 if I could afford one. Probably not, ha. You?"If we're talking about a hot X5, YES!
Just kidding. :P
Lol, she sure does!
I got the next three single issues. :D
Dutch Wives, eh? :DBut of course it would be the Japanese.
I've been meaning to pick this up and give it a go for ages, and you've definitely just confirmed my need to own it.
April wrote: "I've been meaning to pick this up and give it a go for ages, and you've definitely just confirmed my need to own it."Awesome, I bet you'll like it! Let me know if you remember.
Anna (Bananas!) wrote: "April wrote: "I've been meaning to pick this up and give it a go for ages, and you've definitely just confirmed my need to own it."Awesome, I bet you'll like it! Let me know if you remember."
Of course!
