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Five stars BUT do not get the Kindle edition. Although you can enlarge each comic panel, the foot notes on each page (which are fun and interesting and worth the read) get only a tiny bit bigger. Very frustrating. Go for the hard cover. Amusing story, partly true, partly fiction and well written and drawn.
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The inimitable, indomitable Ms. Padua has given us all a great gift in the form of this most excellent treatise on computing and crimefighting! I became a great admirer of Ms. Padua upon the instant of discovering her astounding comic on the web, and doubted that this 3d version of that Accomplishment could be in any way superior; but the evidence in my hands this fine day has proven me wrong! I must beg the Authoress' pardon for my lack of faith, and share with all Learned men and women the news of this Necessary volume...
(Ahem.) There's more comic, more story, more art, and Even. More. Footnotes. in the 3d version of 2d goggles. Yes! More Footnotes! If you love the webcomic, then you really do need to get your hands on the paper book. If you haven't read the webcomic - well, get thee to 2dgoggles! A quick perusal of the art and imagination there will convince you to add this to your RWL (real world library) at once! Join the Lovelace Association today!
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Excellently written and illustrated. I haven't enjoyed a good read like this in a long time! extremely entertaining and informative. The author really makes the characters appealing. I hope their adventures continue and maybe spill over to a good movie or animation.
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Awesome book. I like the graphic novel type. Lot of dense material, very well researched. I came to know of this book through a Computer History Museum program of talk with the Author. My daughter liked as well and great motivation for girls and boys for getting introduced to computing/comics/graphic novel all in one. Fabulous!
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I was very disappointed in this book after reading an enthusiastic review. Perhaps it is I but I gave it away to our local Library shortly after I gave up trying to read it. I can't remember a book that was so dissatisfying to me in years.
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This book would be great merely on the strength of the amazing footnotes into Babbage's and Lovelace's real lives. The fact that it is a graphic novel with excellent illustrations and whimsical what ifs makes it even better.
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I really liked this book. I'm a fan of Ada lovelace and her work, and this book highlights her well. It's sort of a short story meets graphic novel format.
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