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Yuko Ota

Pixels of You Kindle & comiXology

by Ananth Hirsh (Author), Yuko Ota (Author), J.R. Doyle (Illustrator) Format: Kindle Edition

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A human and human-presenting AI slowly become friends—and maybe more—in this moving YA graphic novel

In a near future, augmentation and AI changed everything and nothing. Indira is a human girl who has been cybernetically augmented after a tragic accident, and Fawn is one of the first human-presenting AI. They have the same internship at a gallery, but neither thinks much of the other’s photography. But after a huge public blowout, their mentor gives them an ultimatum: work together on a project or leave her gallery forever. Grudgingly, the two begin to collaborate, and what comes out of it is astounding and revealing for both of them. Pixels of You is about the slow transformation of a rivalry to a friendship to something more as Indira and Fawn navigate each other, the world around them—and what it means to be an artist and a person.

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February 8, 2022
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14 years and up
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"Ultimately a short but sweet story about two girls slowly falling in love. . .The art, however, is striking, with bold, stark colors; plays on light and dark; and disrupted frames depicting photos and extending emotional moments."―Kirkus Reviews

"The robot/human relationship serves as a reflection on managing cultural alienation, and the girls’ chemistry is well developed, building to a surprising, sweet conclusion. Hirsh and Ota’s story is a combination of broad narrative strokes and intimate moments, and Doyle’s manga-inspired, deliciously purple and pink illustrations float with ease through a near-future New York." ―School Library Journal --This text refers to the paperback edition.

About the Author

Ananth Hirsh and Yuko Ota are the Ignus Award winning team behind Lucky Penny, which won a Cybil Award, was a JLG selection, and received a starred review from PW. They live in Brooklyn. J.R. Doyle is an up-and-coming artist, creator of Knights-Errant, a successful web comic and Kickstarter project. They live in Brooklyn. --This text refers to the paperback edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08K429WP1
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amulet Books (February 8, 2022)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ February 8, 2022
Language ‏ : ‎ English
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C. Powell

Interesting Plotline

Reviewed in the United States on January 15, 2023

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Unique and beautiful art in this book. Fast but enjoyable read.

Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022

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I liked the story. The style of story telling was a little more vague and clipped than I'm used to, but it was still effective. Would have liked it to be a little more fleshed out. The art was beautiful! Love to see LGBTQIA+ stories that aren't just Yuri and Yaoi. I would buy another story from this author.

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Cakelin

Lovely, deliberately paced story.

Reviewed in the United States on March 13, 2022

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Lovely, deliberately paced story. Shows more than it tells. Artwork has a warmth with its linework and color schemes that really complements the personal nature of the dialogue. I enjoyed the snippets of larger issues at play in the world, gave an interesting contrast to the intimacy of the main story. I only wish it was longer - leaves you wanting more!

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Great Worldbuilding, Okay Story

Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2022

(Rating is 3.5)
I have mixed feelings about this. I liked many things, such as the world-building, the character designs, and the art style. I liked the small blurbs about how programmers can program prejudices into their AI, and how an AI can create racist algorithms, neither of them being on purpose. If you use any site that uses an algorithm, there are countless creators of color talking about how algorithms will suppress them, just because they're POC. It reminded me of the quote by Samuel R. Delany; "Science fiction is not about the future; it uses the future as a narrative convention to present significant distortions of the present." But the thing I didn't like is that the entire story felt like it never dove that deep, into either the characters or the plot. It only brushed the surface, when I really wanted it to go deeper. Like, how did the AI robots come to be? Why are they able to be self-governing, and I assume be counted as full citizens? [If they have the option to either look more robotic or to look more human, why do so many of them choose to still look robotic?]* Is there a class system among AI because it seemed like might be? If the AI have a class system within themselves, do the humans ALSO still have a class system? How do AI and human class systems intersect? I know these are all considered superfluous questions, but if you raise the point then you can't expect me to ignore it! Also, I would like to point out, I did not realize Fawn is an AI with a "human chassis" until it was explicitly stated in the story. Which affects how I viewed Fawn and Indira's first interaction. I was confused why Indira was being so rude to her for no reason, and why Fawn was being so bratty. I also feel like they didn't go too deeper into the characters and their motivations. Unless I am very dumb and didn't understand it? There are several scenes of Indira...hallucinating? Is she actually hallucinating or is it an artist's representation of chronic pain and anxiety? *[Also, I just reread the GR blurb and noticed that it says "Fawn is one of the first human-presenting AI". Uh. I don't recall that fact being mentioned in the book, at all. That also answers my previous questions of why I didn't see any other "human presenting" AI in the book, and why Fawn is called a "spoiled rich kid" in one scene.] Which baffled me, because they showed her home, and it's fairly modest. Its major perk is that it does have some nice art and that it has some nice representation. Overall, I felt like I was skimming through the book when that's just how the plot is written. I really wanted to like it more, but I just can't. Pity, since I love the artists and authors' other works!

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Great Art Book...... that's about it......

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2023

Thank you to Abrams Kids and Netgalley for the opportunity to read and review this graphic novel
Honestly.........I would not really recommend this to anyone except as an art book to teens....... ok ok I know that is very extreme. But as much as I appreciated what the characters accomplished(AI or otherwise) and the photography aspects, there was no really set plot..... there was no point to it in my opinion and I say I don't recommend it to teens because of some of the adult subjects that are presented getting high off of pain killers, settlements from a lawsuit, AI oppression. All valid points that didn't have a set direction to go......The characters were also flat at best..... and nice looking. The black pages were also too random, and I didn't understand what the point of them were. Overall, I'm sorry I wasn't a fan of the story, but the art is amazing, 2.5 out of 5 stars

Reviewed in the United States on February 15, 2022

This graphic novel was so lovely. I was surprised at the end because I wanted to see more of the story! the concept is really touching and unique, and I enjoyed the layers of an AI tech future tied with humanity and a sapphic romance. The characters were super interesting and well developed. Because it's still in its almost finished stages, some of the images were a little hard to follow, but I can't wait to reread this once the art is completed!

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Sirah J

Beautiful and Complex

Reviewed in the United States on February 17, 2022

Pixels of You is presented as a story about an identity crisis when one girl is forced to accept artificial intelligence despite her loathing for it. And, yeah, that's in here. I was definitely more intrigued by the concept that AI was unable to escape the bias of the programmers, resulting in racist android characters. What do you even do about that? The story explores racism on a few different levels, but it includes some pretty brilliant thoughts on photography, relationships and family. This might sound like a pretty complex set of themes for such a short book, but it honestly it never feels stretched too thin.
Graphic novels have an interesting problem in that they sometimes rely too heavily on either dialogue or illustrations, and a lot of nuance is lost on either side because of this. Fortunately for this book, the manuscript is complete and smooth, effortlessly leaping from one theme to another without breaking continuity or style. Everything is explained, but it's not overdone. This is really hard to do. Bravo to the author. The illustrations are basically icing on the cake--turning something that's already moving and exquisite into a genuine work of art.
The advanced readers copy of this graphic novel was very disappointing in terms of art, but, guys, the story was good enough for me to love it anyway. I'll definitely be first in line to read the final version. It's going to be magnificent.

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Jon Ross

a story about people and perception

Reviewed in Canada on February 16, 2022

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I enjoyed it and will return to the story again to break down the use of layout and design in the storytelling.

Ashley Payne

A fantastic Sci Fi story for right now.

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 9, 2022

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Exactly what is needed from modern science fiction. Two totally believable characters who are both profoundly different and incredibly likeable propel the story forward so fast it left me amazed. Absolutely worth your time.

Britt

Lovely story

Reviewed in Canada on February 25, 2022

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An interesting take on the future of AI and a compelling story about two people figuring out their lives.

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