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A review by justabookholic
My Life Among Humans by Jed M. McGowan
2.0
Thank you NetGalley and Oni Press for providing me with this ARC in exchange for an honest review.
An alien comes to earth to study and collect data from humans. Forced to observe and watch humans for its manager, it must send regular reports to its manager back at its home planet. Setting up base in a small desert town in North America, the alien takes interest in Will, one of the alien's first assigned human subjects. But when its interest in Will and his family leads to trouble, the alien makes some rash decisions to ensure its survival and keep its mistakes a secret from its manager.
My main issue with this graphic novel is its simplicity; there isn't any particular depth to the plot or its characters. I had no reason to emphasize or care about the characters as the reader is not given any background until the very, very end of this book. I cannot even characterize this graphic novel as being melancholic as apathy felt a more accurate descriptor; I wanted to care but there was nothing more to the alien except its base fear, it was purely reactionary in its actions and decisions. I just did not connect with this story and I went in with such hopes.
An alien comes to earth to study and collect data from humans. Forced to observe and watch humans for its manager, it must send regular reports to its manager back at its home planet. Setting up base in a small desert town in North America, the alien takes interest in Will, one of the alien's first assigned human subjects. But when its interest in Will and his family leads to trouble, the alien makes some rash decisions to ensure its survival and keep its mistakes a secret from its manager.
My main issue with this graphic novel is its simplicity; there isn't any particular depth to the plot or its characters. I had no reason to emphasize or care about the characters as the reader is not given any background until the very, very end of this book. I cannot even characterize this graphic novel as being melancholic as apathy felt a more accurate descriptor; I wanted to care but there was nothing more to the alien except its base fear, it was purely reactionary in its actions and decisions. I just did not connect with this story and I went in with such hopes.