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Thank you DC Comics for the gifted review copy in exchange for an honest review!I’ve read quite a few of the young adult releases from DC Comics and this one is definitely one of my favorites!The plot was so different and definitely a mystery I too tried solving. I loved following Barbara Gordon’s journey and especially towards healing. Loved that the author brought to us disability representation, and proved that people with disabilities don’t need to be fixed to be seen as whole. To me this is...
3.5 stars
Originally published on The Nerd Daily | Review by Sarah CIn the new young adult DC Comics Universe series, The Oracle Code takes us to Gotham City to see a younger Barbara Gordan as the Oracle. I am not too familiar with all of the characters and timeline in this universe, and the good thing about this book is that you don’t have to be!After an unfortunate shooting and fall, a partially paralysed Barbara (or Babs, as she prefers to be known) is taken to the Arkham Center for Independence. It’s
Not only is the plot of this graphic novel so well developed, but the way it is told is fantastic. Barbara uses the metaphor of a puzzle to describe many of the problems facing her in her life. Her life in the wheelchair since the accident, her friend Ben who won’t text her back, the ghosts who may roam the halls, and the odd history she has uncovered. These are all pieces that she tries to put together in a coherent picture of healing.The artwork features phenomenal shadow work and a palette of...
Premise:Barbara Gordon was a young girl who has talent as a hacker and she was paralyzed after getting shot (not by the Joker). Her father sent her to a facility for disabled youths for treatment and Babs was very unhappy about it. Was there something more about this facility than what met the eyes? Dad once told me that even a hopeless situation doesn't always stop him. Not because he believes there'll be a miracle, but because giving up feels too final. I think it's an okay-ish re imagini...
I liked the emotional exploration here and the disability representation was refreshing to see. But the threads that connected the dots in this mystery were so tenuous it rendered the plot mediocre and the theme of being lost and losing were too overplayed that it became cringe-inducing by the end.A valiant attempt but it was too short with limited substance and ended up falling short of something special.
Nice to read a YA book that puts disability front and center. Like many differently abled who read this, I feel seen.
I absolutely loved this book. Even though it’s targeted at young adults, this book takes in such a NUANCED conversation around disability. We watch Barbara transition from before and after her debilitation and watch as she struggles with her own self identity once she is a wheelchair user. But the parts of her that make her Barbara Gordon never changed and the author makes that clear. Through the support of other disabled kids she relearns who she is. Meanwhile the mystery plot is actually what
Badly written. The truly insipid voiceover narration and awful dialogue make it a chore to read. Then, we're given such a tired and overused plot: our protagonist moves into a creepy boarding institution where she meets a girl who speaks cryptically about disappearing children before disappearing herself. Oh, whatever shall we do, Nancy Drew?This version of Barbara Gordon exists in a world where she is the daughter of James Gordon but seems to have never been Batgirl. She's just a thrill seeking...
"I hate this." -- Barbara Gordon, on page 19Oh 'Babs,' you're making it too easy to fashion a snarky or cutting line about how I didn't really enjoy your new YA-themed graphic novel The Oracle Code. It was sort of a shame, too - I repeatedly make mention in GR reviews that Black Canary, Zatanna, and Barbara Gordon (a.k.a the original Batgirl, a.k.a Oracle, a.k.a. Joe the Cop on the 'What's Going Down' episode of That's My Mama . . . just kidding on that last one - or am I???) are some of my very...
i have a lot of conflicting feelings about this one. on the one hand: this was a cute little story. it had an intriguing mystery, and the art was good. i think a lot of people, especially preteens, would find this enjoyable. on the other hand.... something about this interpretation of Barbara felt off. i had a hard time separating this from every other batgirl & oracle comic i’ve read out there. i don’t know how i feel about all the changes to her origin story, though i do understand why some of...
I have been increasingly interested in these YA DC Comics adaptations and when I saw The Oracle Code I knew I had to read it. I am not as well versed in the DC universe, but The Oracle Code is a compelling read either way! I adored the disability representation and the overwhelming message that disabled people do not require fixing to be considered whole. (Disclaimer: I received this book from the publisher. This has not impacted my review which is unbiased and honest.) The Oracle Code is not o...
Loved this! A great teen mystery with an #OwnVoices disabled character.
Instagram || Twitter || Facebook || Amazon || PinterestI hated Nijkamp's YA novel, THIS IS WHERE IT ENDS, so much that I had pretty much decided "never again." But I'm a sucker for graphic novels, especially novels about female characters who are in STEM and are strong and capable, so I figured maybe it was worth giving the author another chance.THE ORACLE CODE blew all of my expectations out of the water. It almost feels like a response to THE KILLING JOKE, which also ended up with Barbara
Hello Again! I have recently been enjoying a lot of DC comics and this was the next one that I read! Before reading any of these comics (you can see other previous reviews here on my site or on my Goodreads page) I honestly knew little to nothing about the DC universe of its characters. My husband and I played the batman games together on the Playstation a few years ago and I have seen all of the newer films but that is about it (aside from watching Flash on the CW, which I am behind on but I us...
This is a young adult version of the Barbara Gordon mythos of Batgirl fame. Although she is no longer paralyzed, in the comic books, there was a time that she was, and she solved crimes from her wheelchair, being a hacker.In this version, she is a teenager, and is partially paralyzed, and has to solve the mystery of the rehabilitation hospital where she is recovering.A sort of Nancy Drew take on a teenage Barbara Gordon, there are interesting twists and turns, and Barbara tries to find out what
A YA retelling of Barbara Gordon's origin as Oracle. Barbara is hanging out with her friend Ben and suffers an accident or is shot (The storytelling is very unclear on this point as she is shown falling off a rooftop but then it's referenced that she was shot later on in the story.) and is paralyzed from the waist down. Arkham has been reimagined as a rehabilitation center where one goes to learn to live with their new circumstances. The majority of the book is Babs trying to process what she's
"But there are only ghosts and secrets here."The Oracle Code is the first book I've read by Marieke, and I enjoyed this graphic novel. This is a YA book about Barbara Gordon as Oracle, and I don't think I've ever read a graphic novel in which Oracle is the main character. This book has a creepy hospital setup, and I liked the mystery. Barbara is adjusting to life with her wheelchair in this story, and she goes through a lot in this book. I would definitely check out another book if this ever bec...
A thoughtful and engaging origin story for Barbara Gordon/Oracle.(Full disclosure: I received a free e-ARC for review through Netgalley. Trigger warning for medical abuse. Caution: this review contains vague spoilers.)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9s0Zi...Teenager Barbara Gordon - daughter of police commissioner James Gordon and hacker extraordinaire - is running toward the scene of a crime when she's shot and paralyzed from the waist down. Six weeks into her recovery, Commissioner Gordon send...
I don't read graphic novels all that often, but there are a few that I love, and this one, I DEVOURED. It's about Barbara Gordon when she was a teen, and for context, I've literally never read any comics about her before apart from the DC Super Hero Girl MG graphic novels (which present her as a very different character in very different circumstances). However! None of that got in the way of me absolutely loving this book from the first few pages onwards, and it worked perfectly as a standalone...