Although this graphic novel does share similar aspects to the movie, such as Turing decoding the Nazi code during WW2, The Imitation Game focuses more on how Alan Turing became the brilliant mind he was, and what happened to him after the end of WW2. If you go into reading The Imitation Game and expect it to be like the movie that came out in 2014, you will be disappointed. I received a free copy of The Imitation Game for my honest opinion. The art style is appropriate for the story and the dialogue is easy to read. This is a good read for people interested in cryptography, World War II, LGBT history, or even just real life drama. This is not just a book for mathematicians or logicians. Considering how few people seemed to understand him, it makes sense in the moment and overall. What's funny to me is that the artwork for these streams of consciousness, it often shows Turing moving on ahead while his acquaintances are left behind, having problems keeping up with him. Yes, there are long(ish) segments where Turing talks through his ideas on logic, but they are written in a natural language that makes a lot more sense to a layman than a logic book. This book even has the first computers! That's how intriguing Turing's life really is, it involves so much world history. This is a book about World War II history, breaking the German Enigma machines, and the gender bias in British Army. This isn't just a book about math or logic. The artwork was well done, the book was well researched, and the story was very intriguing.
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