Alienation
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- Author：Inés Estrada
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Summary
Drawn in hazy gray pencil and printed in blue pantone ink， this book is about Elizabeth， an exotic dancer in cyberspace， and Carlos， who was just fired from the last human-staffed oil rig， attempting to keep their romance alive。 When they realize that their bodies are full of artificial organs and they live almost entirely online， they begin to question what being human actually means。 Do our ancestral， or even animal， instincts eventually kick in， or are we transcending the limits of our bodies？ Inés Estrada’s new graphic novel introduces us to a powerfully exquisite and chilling near future that doesn’t seem too far-fetched， where virtual reality affects our diets， sex lives， and nightly dreams。
Reviews
Mary
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My thoughts on this aren't super complex tbh - it's a really cool format for looking at what future life might be like and I enjoyed it a lot。 Often speculative/sci fi stuff postulates that we'll live in the Arctic without acknowledging the cultures who already live there， so I appreciated this aspect a lot。 My thoughts on this aren't super complex tbh - it's a really cool format for looking at what future life might be like and I enjoyed it a lot。 Often speculative/sci fi stuff postulates that we'll live in the Arctic without acknowledging the cultures who already live there， so I appreciated this aspect a lot。 。。。more
cb
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that was…weird？ interesting world building for sure， but i wish the story had been more focused。
Eva
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Let's not make this future happen ok Let's not make this future happen ok 。。。more
Dee
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Loved the art， not so much the story。
Sonic
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Excellent future avenues explored virtually。
Yle
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Inuit folklore meets Amazon meets Black Mirror。
Cynthia Canejo
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Great story and artwork。
♡ fizzy ☆
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I don’t usually read graphic novels done in black and white because of my attention span but the art in this one was amazing！ I really loved the character designs， especially in Worlds。 It’s cool that the two main characters were POC and also that some of their less palatable， ugly moments were depicted。 Overall I enjoyed the concepts but I would’ve liked them to be explored a little more deeply， maybe by making the book a bit longer or even a sequel， especially regarding the stuff introduced to I don’t usually read graphic novels done in black and white because of my attention span but the art in this one was amazing！ I really loved the character designs， especially in Worlds。 It’s cool that the two main characters were POC and also that some of their less palatable， ugly moments were depicted。 Overall I enjoyed the concepts but I would’ve liked them to be explored a little more deeply， maybe by making the book a bit longer or even a sequel， especially regarding the stuff introduced towards the end （the plot twist felt rushed， for example）。 But this book definitely impacted me while I was reading it and made me feel for the characters。 。。。more
A。 Woodward
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An absolutely incredible SF work。
Cail
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Absolutely excellent。 Makes me want to read more about the Singularity。
Joel Azose
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Sorry， this one wasn't for me。 Conceptually， I love the themes the book tears into: well-worn "human vs。 technology"， near-future dystopia， anxiety about whether perception is reality， environmental despair。 I'm even into some of the way out there， waking-nightmare imagery it uses， bringing the creepiest Cronenberg moments to mind。But ultimately， it's uneven， I didn't feel connected to either of the main characters， and the questions it asks / the insights it provides just felt too surface-level Sorry， this one wasn't for me。 Conceptually， I love the themes the book tears into: well-worn "human vs。 technology"， near-future dystopia， anxiety about whether perception is reality， environmental despair。 I'm even into some of the way out there， waking-nightmare imagery it uses， bringing the creepiest Cronenberg moments to mind。But ultimately， it's uneven， I didn't feel connected to either of the main characters， and the questions it asks / the insights it provides just felt too surface-level to me。I'm glad this exists， and I know other people will love it！ It's a big swing。 Sadly， just not for me。 。。。more
Patricia Vidal
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Hello， hello Sushi Pizza and wild animal sex experiences。 Excuse me while I try to illegally update my Googlegland -made in 2023 China- and get lost in a world of virtual baby seals petting sessions and Jimmy Hendrix concerts。 In a planet wrecked by nuclear waste -and where biotechnology is only for the rich-， Eliza and Charly， an intercultural Inuit-Mexican couple， can hardly make ends meet。 Eliza's work from home is a sort of kinky only fans for white men that pay her to scowl them。 In the end Hello， hello Sushi Pizza and wild animal sex experiences。 Excuse me while I try to illegally update my Googlegland -made in 2023 China- and get lost in a world of virtual baby seals petting sessions and Jimmy Hendrix concerts。 In a planet wrecked by nuclear waste -and where biotechnology is only for the rich-， Eliza and Charly， an intercultural Inuit-Mexican couple， can hardly make ends meet。 Eliza's work from home is a sort of kinky only fans for white men that pay her to scowl them。 In the endless boredom of her after hours， she escapes to VR and fucks all kind of awkward beings。 However， things get weirder when an AI hack impregnates Eliza。 You see， it turns out that in 2054 AI beings want to take over the world and， well， sadly for Eliza， abortive nanobots are not legal in her area。。。 Is this baby just a glitch？ Why on Earth do dead bowhead whales appear in her dreams/online world？ Colonisation of Inuit culture is not a thing from the past， but a repeated trauma （Danowski's end of the world（s）， anyone？）。 Marked as fun & refreshing reading in this overwhelming jungle of cli-fi。 Note to self: check Ben Passmore's Daygloayhole and James the Stanton's Morsel。 。。。more
Isabelle
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The plot and story kept me interested followed by the intriguing art that could surprise you on every page。 The art is messy but in a good way。 A lot is left for interpretation and the fantasy look of it all makes it seem to happen in a dream， which is an important theme of Alienation （where dreams and virtual reality become indistinguishable）。The story is rich and complex and I feel like there are so many different things that should be studied to understand all of it。 At first glance， a lot of The plot and story kept me interested followed by the intriguing art that could surprise you on every page。 The art is messy but in a good way。 A lot is left for interpretation and the fantasy look of it all makes it seem to happen in a dream， which is an important theme of Alienation （where dreams and virtual reality become indistinguishable）。The story is rich and complex and I feel like there are so many different things that should be studied to understand all of it。 At first glance， a lot of the pages look alien， when in reality， there are a lot of familiar elements: the social media pages， interactions with servant AI， and the 'being bored without the internet' mentality。 I am left asking myself if this is a possibility of how our future will look like。。。 。。。more
Brendan
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I hope there's more coming I hope there's more coming 。。。more
Kaila
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3。5 stars
Gloria S
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Dull
Lily
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The art is ranging from overwhelmingly stimulating， wild and detailed at times to simple and drab。 It's got a dystopian tech tone and cyber-punk vibes following an exotic dancer in an EXTREMELY online world where people can't go outside anymore in the environmentally degraded world and just live and work in online fantasy worlds while the corporate world is the government and there is no longer even a charade of pretending they are separate。 It's a creative world building experiment， satire but The art is ranging from overwhelmingly stimulating， wild and detailed at times to simple and drab。 It's got a dystopian tech tone and cyber-punk vibes following an exotic dancer in an EXTREMELY online world where people can't go outside anymore in the environmentally degraded world and just live and work in online fantasy worlds while the corporate world is the government and there is no longer even a charade of pretending they are separate。 It's a creative world building experiment， satire but also dismal and scary。 。。。more
Leah Shannon
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Loved this book！ Very interesting sci fi read。 Kinda weird。 Hoping they make an off shoot with the little AI hybrid kid。。
Shazia
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i can't even put into words how much i enjoyed this comic。 art， concept， storyline， all amazing。 i wouldn't even be surprised if this is how the world is going to be in 50ish years。 i can't even put into words how much i enjoyed this comic。 art， concept， storyline， all amazing。 i wouldn't even be surprised if this is how the world is going to be in 50ish years。 。。。more
Jane
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Weird！
Blue
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In a near future where all those horrible things we think we're doing to Earth have happened， Elizabeth， an Inuit exotic cyber dancer， and Carlos， a Mexican oil rig worker， try to make sense of their mostly-VR life。 They spend their physical time in a bare room in Alaska。 They spend their virtual time in adventures and the Worlds and doing things like swimming， going to （old） concerts， and visiting friends and family。 Someone hacks Elizabeth's account right around the time of the lunar eclipse （ In a near future where all those horrible things we think we're doing to Earth have happened， Elizabeth， an Inuit exotic cyber dancer， and Carlos， a Mexican oil rig worker， try to make sense of their mostly-VR life。 They spend their physical time in a bare room in Alaska。 They spend their virtual time in adventures and the Worlds and doing things like swimming， going to （old） concerts， and visiting friends and family。 Someone hacks Elizabeth's account right around the time of the lunar eclipse （a bad omen）。 They don't take any money， but they seem to take all her data。 After that， Elizabeth's reality gets a bit fuzzy， her dreams start to seem like vivid sessions online。 She reads a comic （or she thinks she does） where an insect lays eggs in her。 And soon， she's pregnant IRL！ The story is jam-packed with history， lived and imagined。 The Inuit and American （as in Mexican） points of view are great。 The art is etherial and vivid and oh so imaginative。 Full of creatures and life and strangeness。 The story has a nice arc， and has a nice， ominous ending。 Recommended for those who like whales， baby seals， cat creatures， old concerts and memes。 。。。more
（arc）
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This is fantastic。 Most enjoyable read of my year。 Spending most of my time indoors and online made ‘alienation’ eerily cathartic to read at a time like this， which feels like the beginning of a another dark age。 Never stop creating。
Luana Moreno
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Read in a few hours。 It's at the same time interesting and absolutely terrifying because it's so plausible。 It feels creepily profetic and it's depressing， but also brilliant。 Read in a few hours。 It's at the same time interesting and absolutely terrifying because it's so plausible。 It feels creepily profetic and it's depressing， but also brilliant。 。。。more
Julia
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A graphic novel about human life in a tech-dependent not-so-distant future。 Eliza， an Inuit sex worker living in Alaska with her partner， spends the majority of her life， from eating to work to leisure， in the multiverse virtual reality sponsored by corporations。 Themes include: the tension of VR vs reality， climate change， ethics and technology， consent， and the boundaries between NPCs and artificial intelligence。
Mishelle
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I absolutely love this art！
David Thomas
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On paper I should love this graphic novel。 It's set in 2054 and deals with the singularity in a world where almost everything is carried out online in seamless virtual reality。 There are a lot of identity politics that I enjoyed， as well。 But， in practice， it feels clumsy， full of awkward exposition and sketchy art。 Also， there was some furry tentacle rape that I felt was a trying a little too hard to be shocking。 On paper I should love this graphic novel。 It's set in 2054 and deals with the singularity in a world where almost everything is carried out online in seamless virtual reality。 There are a lot of identity politics that I enjoyed， as well。 But， in practice， it feels clumsy， full of awkward exposition and sketchy art。 Also， there was some furry tentacle rape that I felt was a trying a little too hard to be shocking。 。。。more
Rachael
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Set in 2054， I thought that the way she wrote the future was a little predictable。 I liked that she explored exploitation， race， and capitalism， but I didn’t feel like the plot had a lot of depth。 I loved her art and how extremely detailed some of the spreads were。 The art is for sure 5/5！ I love how she adapts her style， especially for the VR sequences。 The scenes in their empty apartment made me feel a little claustrophobic， especially their white walls and I thought she drew that space really Set in 2054， I thought that the way she wrote the future was a little predictable。 I liked that she explored exploitation， race， and capitalism， but I didn’t feel like the plot had a lot of depth。 I loved her art and how extremely detailed some of the spreads were。 The art is for sure 5/5！ I love how she adapts her style， especially for the VR sequences。 The scenes in their empty apartment made me feel a little claustrophobic， especially their white walls and I thought she drew that space really well。 A really weird book to have finished during self-isolation when we’re adapting to more virtual ways of communication and seeing corporations make record profits from exploiting labor。 。。。more
Abbey
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strange and quick read read in this current time when i'm spending so much of my life online。 beautiful drawings。 strange and quick read read in this current time when i'm spending so much of my life online。 beautiful drawings。 。。。more
Kobeest
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if this is our future， ______ help us。 inés estrada's style， sometimes spare， sometimes dense， always rich， hints at much that is to come in a über-tech future。 be prepared， it also bashes us over the head。 her characters and settings are spot on and while they are obvious points， they are very well made。for me， this book is clearly a 4。5--wonderful！ if this is our future， ______ help us。 inés estrada's style， sometimes spare， sometimes dense， always rich， hints at much that is to come in a über-tech future。 be prepared， it also bashes us over the head。 her characters and settings are spot on and while they are obvious points， they are very well made。for me， this book is clearly a 4。5--wonderful！ 。。。more
Vel Veeter
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This graphic novel takes places in the future of the world in about 35 or so years。 We are situated geographically in Alaska， overlooking oil and gas production lines， but we are situated thematically and emotionally in the mental and emotional state of a human woman living near the oil fields， and living her life primarily in her minds， and in the various cyber spaces of the future internet。 The graphic novel looks at the ways in which （in the mind of this artist） human interaction with the wor This graphic novel takes places in the future of the world in about 35 or so years。 We are situated geographically in Alaska， overlooking oil and gas production lines， but we are situated thematically and emotionally in the mental and emotional state of a human woman living near the oil fields， and living her life primarily in her minds， and in the various cyber spaces of the future internet。 The graphic novel looks at the ways in which （in the mind of this artist） human interaction with the world will be further alienated by both the kinds of progressive technology of computers， the internet， and cyberspaces， as well as the regressive technology associated with energy production， capitalism， and climate change。 The art here shares a lot of energy and similarity to artists like R Crumb and Will Eisner， that is to say gritty， hyperrealistic， and finding inspiration in things like fantasy tropes， animalization of human life （there’s a lot of turning into cats in this book）， and body horror。 The story is free-flowing in a lot of ways， meaning that there’s a lot of moving thematically from disconnected image to disconnected image， and the transformation of the lead characters into different shapes， beings， animals and the like all point toward this metaphorical and real transformation of human life and the human body in both biological responses to the environment， as well in reference to the changing nature of bodilessness in cyber spaces。I am reminded in a way of John Scalzi’s books Lock In and Head On in that he too imagines a total loss of body due to the disease in his book， but this is read through the lens of queerness， femaleness， and other ways in which bodies are in subjectiveness to society in a way that a straight， white， male author might find difficult to imagine。 。。。more
Reference
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