Sentient
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- Update Date：2025-09-07
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- Author：Jeff Lemire
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Daniel Cooksey
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4。5 Stars
Rhys
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Honestly， I think a huge part of this being 3 stars for me is because I had very high expectations。 Sentient has been recommended by multiple reviewers and the AIs-with-feelings is one of my favorite tropes of all time， especially if that AI isn't necessarily supposed to have feelings。 So， upon finishing this graphic novel， I think I most of all just felt。。。underwhelmed。 This is a short graphic novel - only 160 pages with no sequel - and it ultimately felt like I was getting snippets from a larg Honestly， I think a huge part of this being 3 stars for me is because I had very high expectations。 Sentient has been recommended by multiple reviewers and the AIs-with-feelings is one of my favorite tropes of all time， especially if that AI isn't necessarily supposed to have feelings。 So， upon finishing this graphic novel， I think I most of all just felt。。。underwhelmed。 This is a short graphic novel - only 160 pages with no sequel - and it ultimately felt like I was getting snippets from a larger， more moving story。 The ship's AI， Val， was super endearing。 I liked her a lot and I actually was super interested in how her initial reaction to being left alone to take care of the kids was panic - I don't feel like most AIs in sci fi get a chance to be uncertain， and it felt warranted in this case。 Another thing I found interesting was that she wasn't made to be taking care of children， and at times this showed。 For example， when Val parrots back things that she heard the parents say to their children before they were killed。 Lil， the oldest of the kids and one of the main characters， points this out and tells her to stop - leading to Val speaking to her more stiffly， more formally， more like she's an adult。 Like Val was still struggling to be a more human-like mom to these children if she wasn't parroting what she had heard before。 I only wish that these sorts of things were explored more。Which is a big complaint I felt overall - great ideas， but very little exploration of them。 I felt like I kept being told how much Val had changed， but we as the readers only really see a handful of scenes of how Val was before there's a timeskip and the children and her are settled into a routine and she's taken on a very mom-like persona。 I'm told that this is wildly different and that she has changed so much but I barely knew Val as a character before this happened， which really flattened any effect this could have had。Same with the children; obviously， the events that occur have traumatized them and having to run a ship without any adults when all of them are age 10 or younger made them grow up fast but I rarely saw any evidence of this。 They fight， they argue， they cry about things that have happened but ultimately they still are literal children doing adult jobs with no problem， defending their ship and keeping things running smoothly。 The kids didn't feel very child-like to me besides a few ridiculous arguments that felt like okay， yeah， I guess kids would argue about these things because they're children， but not much beyond that。 Yes， it's unfair and tragic they lost their childhood to these events but I never really。。。。bought it？ I didn't get attached to the kids， either。 There's really only focus on two of them throughout the whole graphic novel despite this being a large group and even then I felt like the two main children only had maybe two traits each - the boy is timid and sad， the girl is angry and defiant。 Again， I felt like the narration kept telling me how traumatizing and important and life-changing these events were but I witnessed very little of it as a reader。 I could probably go on for longer but I feel like all of my complaints go back to "I wanted more and I was so underwhelmed。" The art was great， I enjoyed the style and the looks of things。 I liked the ideas and themes。 Val was interesting at times。 But I just felt mostly disappointed by this title and felt like I had read the same themes in sci fi， done better， many times before。 。。。more
María González-Albo
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Deseando seguir con la serie！
Jana
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Amazing science fiction graphic novel。 Story is exciting and combined with fantastic artwork。
Iván
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I read a lot of Lemire stuff and I don’t know why。 Hasta que leí este。 Todo lo que este tipo escribe es triste， pero sincero。
Erica
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Very very quick read。 Starts off with the common sci-if tropes: a dangerous mission， Earth in peril （ when is it not？ ） ， a turncoat among the crew members， then murderous betrayal。 Yawn。 Only the children are left alive and the AI plays nanny。 It should have been more interesting but comes off as a bit dull。 The 2 main conflict points are resolved conveniently。 It’s not a great story， but it’s not terrible either。 Solid 3
Pedro
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Extraordinaria historia sobre supervivencia en una nave colonia de la tierra rumbo a otro planeta。 Muy buen uso del narrador y de los tiempos。 Tiene los elementos y la atmósfera de las grandes sagas de la ciencia ficción， con un argumento original bien llevado。 No se puede contar mucho sin destripar la historia， pero recuerda a The Expanse y a Alien a pesar de que trata un diferente a esta dos obras。 100 por ciento recomendado。
Nicole
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The crew of the ship that's supposed to help colonize the settlement as the earth dies。But things go wrong and the crew finds out that the Ship itself is going to need to do more if the kids are going to survive。 The crew of the ship that's supposed to help colonize the settlement as the earth dies。But things go wrong and the crew finds out that the Ship itself is going to need to do more if the kids are going to survive。 。。。more
Sue Smith
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This was an excellent example of how well a graphic novel can tell a story。 It was linear in the plot line but it had a lot of depth on how it was layered and yet didn't give it all away and didn't make you guess what the heck was going on。 The use of colour was also really well done， aligning good things with a light blue for the AI entity that is central to the story as well as brighter & warmer colours in the living spaces of the colony ship。 Then having what I call 'zombie' colours， for the This was an excellent example of how well a graphic novel can tell a story。 It was linear in the plot line but it had a lot of depth on how it was layered and yet didn't give it all away and didn't make you guess what the heck was going on。 The use of colour was also really well done， aligning good things with a light blue for the AI entity that is central to the story as well as brighter & warmer colours in the living spaces of the colony ship。 Then having what I call 'zombie' colours， for the outer space and hi jacking encounters that the survivors come up against。It was a great story too。 A ship that is sabotaged from within and doomed to become space flotsam but for the brave actions on a crew member and her dying commands to the AI system - look after the children。 What a ride！ 。。。more
Caitlin
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The artwork was absolutely gorgeous！ Now the concept is by no means original and yes there are some conveniences that you just have to go with for the plot to work， but if you're down to just sit back and enjoy the ride this one could be for you。 The artwork was absolutely gorgeous！ Now the concept is by no means original and yes there are some conveniences that you just have to go with for the plot to work， but if you're down to just sit back and enjoy the ride this one could be for you。 。。。more
Gerin Moblo
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I have only yet to see and read Lemire's Descender and some of the Ascender series。 Looking so very forward to delving into whatever else his genius mind has created and compiled。 Beautiful， simple， vocal， and brutal artwork。 AMAZING storyline。 MORE， PLEASE！ I have only yet to see and read Lemire's Descender and some of the Ascender series。 Looking so very forward to delving into whatever else his genius mind has created and compiled。 Beautiful， simple， vocal， and brutal artwork。 AMAZING storyline。 MORE， PLEASE！ 。。。more
James Atkison
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Jeff Lemire is one of the best storytellers of our century。 Excellent story with twists and turns。 Artwork is phenomenal。
Brian
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Jeff Lemire writes another good comic。 It's not his best， but it's still quite good。 Gabriel Hernandez Walta's art is perfect for this story。 Jeff Lemire writes another good comic。 It's not his best， but it's still quite good。 Gabriel Hernandez Walta's art is perfect for this story。 。。。more
Jack
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Jeff Lemire returns to his roots of the harrowing， isolating horror of being a child in a vast world you don’t understand （see: Essex Country）。 But this time， it’s in space！
Peio
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Lemire en el espacio。 Podría decir algo más， pero no es más （ni menos） que eso。
Bill Lynas
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Sentient is an excellent， fast pased science fiction adventure。 It's a straightforward story about a spaceship carrying people from Earth to a new colony。 Then the trouble begins when all the adults are killed， leaving only the children & an AI to continue the journey。The artwork is extremely good， with plenty of decent sized panels to show it off。 This is a great graphic novel， & one I would have missed if it hadn't been for a glowing review on Goodreads。 Thanks， Mel！ Sentient is an excellent， fast pased science fiction adventure。 It's a straightforward story about a spaceship carrying people from Earth to a new colony。 Then the trouble begins when all the adults are killed， leaving only the children & an AI to continue the journey。The artwork is extremely good， with plenty of decent sized panels to show it off。 This is a great graphic novel， & one I would have missed if it hadn't been for a glowing review on Goodreads。 Thanks， Mel！ 。。。more
Horrid Beasts
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Good StoryOVERALL RATING: 3。25 starsArt: 2 starsProse: 3。5 starsPlot: 3。5 starsPacing: 3。5 starsCharacter Development: 3。75 starsWorld Building: 3 starsThe story is pretty well done。 A few twists and turns。 Probably a bit short but it certainly didn't overstay its welcome。 Good StoryOVERALL RATING: 3。25 starsArt: 2 starsProse: 3。5 starsPlot: 3。5 starsPacing: 3。5 starsCharacter Development: 3。75 starsWorld Building: 3 starsThe story is pretty well done。 A few twists and turns。 Probably a bit short but it certainly didn't overstay its welcome。 。。。more
Israel Guilló
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Buena historia de ciencia ficción。 Una especie de El Señor de las Moscas en el espacio。 Y cómo no， gran dibujo de Walta， como acostumbra。
Josh
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After an attack kills all the adults onboard a spaceship， the A。I。 must take care of the children while they drift through a no-contact zone。 Lemire and Walta do a good job with this story and I had fun with it。 I wish we got more of how they survived; what did they eat， how did they maintain the ship， etc。 There's a bit too much convenient deus ex machina and I do think it could have been more interesting without it。 That said， I enjoyed it for the same reason that I enjoy most sci-fi; it's coo After an attack kills all the adults onboard a spaceship， the A。I。 must take care of the children while they drift through a no-contact zone。 Lemire and Walta do a good job with this story and I had fun with it。 I wish we got more of how they survived; what did they eat， how did they maintain the ship， etc。 There's a bit too much convenient deus ex machina and I do think it could have been more interesting without it。 That said， I enjoyed it for the same reason that I enjoy most sci-fi; it's cool to see robots， space pirates， and impossible situations！ Walta's art is shines in static moments， but sometimes doesn't convey movement well enough so it made some sequences a bit confusing。 I would not at all be surprised to see this turned into a movie someday， and I'll watch that， too :） 。。。more
Ryan Fohl
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Fast paced。 Art is pretty good， especially emotional close ups of faces。 I like how Val looks like a robot momma bird。 It’s a pretty unique take on AI。 The space burial scene was touching。 Would have liked to better understand what the hell the separatist conflict was about。What I learned: The better option for space burial （and it’s actual ISS protocol） is to put the body outside the ship on a tether， allow the body to freeze and then vibrate the body into dust。 That way the survivors can keep Fast paced。 Art is pretty good， especially emotional close ups of faces。 I like how Val looks like a robot momma bird。 It’s a pretty unique take on AI。 The space burial scene was touching。 Would have liked to better understand what the hell the separatist conflict was about。What I learned: The better option for space burial （and it’s actual ISS protocol） is to put the body outside the ship on a tether， allow the body to freeze and then vibrate the body into dust。 That way the survivors can keep the remains。 。。。more
Jefferson
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This is clearly intended to be a movie pitch， and isn't very original， but the gorgeous artwork goes a long way towards making up for the somewhat predictable writing。 This is clearly intended to be a movie pitch， and isn't very original， but the gorgeous artwork goes a long way towards making up for the somewhat predictable writing。 。。。more
Sina
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Die U。S。S。 Montgomery ist auf dem Weg zu einer Kolonie auf einem anderen Planeten， da die Erde in kurzer Zeit nicht mehr lebensfähig ist。 Auf dem Raumschiff befinden sich Familien， die die neue Kolonie besiedeln sollen。 Lil， die zusammen mit ihrer Mutter auf dem Schiff ist， hat Geburtstag und wird in die Tagesstätte gebracht。 Ihr Freund Isaac ist ebenfalls dort。 Denn heute ist auch der Tag， an dem das Raumschiff die Kommunikationsschwelle übertritt und der Funk sowohl zur Erde als auch zur neuen Die U。S。S。 Montgomery ist auf dem Weg zu einer Kolonie auf einem anderen Planeten， da die Erde in kurzer Zeit nicht mehr lebensfähig ist。 Auf dem Raumschiff befinden sich Familien， die die neue Kolonie besiedeln sollen。 Lil， die zusammen mit ihrer Mutter auf dem Schiff ist， hat Geburtstag und wird in die Tagesstätte gebracht。 Ihr Freund Isaac ist ebenfalls dort。 Denn heute ist auch der Tag， an dem das Raumschiff die Kommunikationsschwelle übertritt und der Funk sowohl zur Erde als auch zur neuen Kolonie für ein Jahr nicht möglich ist。 Durch ein Komplott sterben alle Erwachsenen auf dem Raumschiff， nur noch die Kinder sind da - und die künstliche Intelligenz namens Valerie， die nun plötzlich die Elternrolle für die Kinder übernehmen muss。 Valerie wächst an ihrer Aufgabe und verändert sich。 Als das Raumschiff an einer Tankstation andocken muss， fängt alles an， aus dem Ruder zu laufen。 Und Lil， Isaac und Valerie müssen einen Weg finden， die Kinder lebend zur Kolonie zu bringen。Ich bin mit falschen Vorstellungen an die Graphic Novel herangegangen und war positiv überrascht， welche Geschichte sich zwischen den Buchdeckeln verbirgt。 Wir steigen ein an dem Tag， als das Raumschiff U。S。S。 Montgomery die Kommunkationsschwelle überfliegt， und ab da keinerlei Kontakt zu der Erde bzw。 zur Kolonie aufgenommen werden kann。 Die Eltern der Kinder werden ermordet und nun stehen die Kinder alleine da。 Dabei sind diese im unterschiedlichen Alter， wobei Lil und Isaac noch die Ältesten sind。 Geleitet werden sie von Valerie， der künstlichen Intelligenz des Raumschiffes。 Sie übernimmt die Mutterrolle und schafft dies auch souverän die ersten Monate。 Einzig mit Lil gerät sie immer wieder aneinander。 Und dies führt zu der unweigerlichen Ausgangssituation， an der das Comic eine Wendung nimmt。Die Kinder sind so tapfer， auch weil Valerie ihnen ja eine große Hilfe ist。 Doch unterbewusst weiß man， dass das alles nicht gut ausgehen kann。 Die Panels sind etwas "schwammig"， d。 h。 dass ich teilweise etwas Mühe hatte， alles zuzuordnen， weil sie für mich leicht unscharf wirkten。 Ich konnte mich da auch nicht so recht daran gewöhnen。 Trotzdem war ich gefangen von der Science-fiction-Story und habe mit den Kindern mitgefiebert， die so jung und unschuldig sind und viel zu früh erwachsen werden mussten， um zu überleben。 Die K。I。 Valerie tat mir manchmal leid。 Sie ist zwar eine künstliche Intelligenz， d。 h。 sie lernt dazu， aber trotzdem muss sie sich mit Kindern "herumschlagen"， unberechenbar und ehrlich， am Anfang der Pubertät， zickig und frech。 Und doch hat sie alle "lieb"， so wie eine künstliche Intelligenz eben jemanden lieben kann。 Eine Geschichte， die in meinen Augen nach einer Fortsetzung schreit。 Ich würde sehr gerne wissen， wie es mit den Kindern weitergeht oder wie die Kolonie aufgebaut ist。 Überhaupt wie sich wohl der Autor und der Zeichner die Zukunft vorstellen。 Meggies Fussnote:Kann eine K。I。 lieben？ 。。。more
Amanja
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Sentient is a standalone science fiction graphic novel by the acclaimed team of Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta。 I love it when I can find a comic book that is a single story in a single trade paperback。 Not part of an ongoing series that may never be completed， but a solid story all by itself。Sentient grabs the reader immediately with an intense opening。 It's better to leave more unsaid on this one。 But due to some exciting spoilers there is a group of children left alone on a space craft traveli Sentient is a standalone science fiction graphic novel by the acclaimed team of Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta。 I love it when I can find a comic book that is a single story in a single trade paperback。 Not part of an ongoing series that may never be completed， but a solid story all by itself。Sentient grabs the reader immediately with an intense opening。 It's better to leave more unsaid on this one。 But due to some exciting spoilers there is a group of children left alone on a space craft traveling through a stretch of the universe unreachable by any communications。To continue to the full review please visit https://amanjareads。com/2021/03/18/se。。。 。。。more
Anthony Wilson
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Really really liked this。 Fast easy read。 Artwork could have been better but maybe that was the style that just didn't suit me， but that doesn't take anything away from a well thought out， enjoyable story arc。 Really really liked this。 Fast easy read。 Artwork could have been better but maybe that was the style that just didn't suit me， but that doesn't take anything away from a well thought out， enjoyable story arc。 。。。more
Bill
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Lemire doesn’t write bad stuff but this book never turned into anything special。 I suppose there is a little arc of character growth and development and there is a crescendo of pace and tension， but it ends quite abruptly and left me unmoved and unimpressed。
Road Worrier
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I really liked the scifi spaceship art feeling。 The weird unlikely parts in the writing didn't bother me so much， and I finished it mostly satisfied， but really wishing I could keep reading the next installment。 I really liked the scifi spaceship art feeling。 The weird unlikely parts in the writing didn't bother me so much， and I finished it mostly satisfied， but really wishing I could keep reading the next installment。 。。。more
Tracy
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This lacked a little depth for me。 I needed more character development for Lil， and I think some more time especially after the first chapter could have helped convey Val's growth and the power dynamics of the children better。 I also would have appreciated more clarity around the pirate （？） ship and its goals。 I think he tried to be clever with the narration in a couple places that didn't match up。 I did like the premise but felt this didn't take full advantage of the concept。I liked the art and This lacked a little depth for me。 I needed more character development for Lil， and I think some more time especially after the first chapter could have helped convey Val's growth and the power dynamics of the children better。 I also would have appreciated more clarity around the pirate （？） ship and its goals。 I think he tried to be clever with the narration in a couple places that didn't match up。 I did like the premise but felt this didn't take full advantage of the concept。I liked the art and felt it fit the story well。 。。。more
Brianna - Coffee Books and Bullet Journals
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Full review to come， but this was ultimately so boring
Melissa ♥ Dog/Wolf Lover ♥ Martin
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Son of a shit！！ That was damn good！！ I added it to my Amazon wish list - correction， my never ending Amazon wishlist for the paperback！！！！ Gah！！！ Grrr！！ Well， thank you to my father for a $25 Amazon gift card for Valentine’s Day so I got one book off the big ole list！！ Guess he felt sorry since I have no one to celebrate with and it’s always a good excuse for a gift card for more books， graphics， manga， movies and crap 🤣😂This is a story of some kids and an AI that go through some shit when bad s Son of a shit！！ That was damn good！！ I added it to my Amazon wish list - correction， my never ending Amazon wishlist for the paperback！！！！ Gah！！！ Grrr！！ Well， thank you to my father for a $25 Amazon gift card for Valentine’s Day so I got one book off the big ole list！！ Guess he felt sorry since I have no one to celebrate with and it’s always a good excuse for a gift card for more books， graphics， manga， movies and crap 🤣😂This is a story of some kids and an AI that go through some shit when bad shit goes down。 I’m ready for the next one！！ Happy Reading！ Mel 🖤🐶🐺🐾 。。。more
Ms。 Perez 📖
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So good I want more 4。5 for me 🌟🌟🌟🌟💫The connection between the children and the A。 I。 really drew me in。。。
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