Hidden Systems: Water, Electricity, the Internet, and the Secrets Behind the Systems We Use Every Day - Dan Nott - ★★★

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AUTHOR: Dan Nott
GENRE: Graphic Nonfiction
PUBLICATION DATE: March 14, 2023
RATING: 3 stars.


A graphic novel revealing the workings behind three systems we use every day without even thinking about them or how they work: internet, electricity, and waterworks.

The content gets a bit technical and dry at times. The scope of the topic is huge, so some parts feel rushed. In the electricity and waterworks sections, the focus seemed to be more historical than contemporary.

The graphics are fairly simple, but this helps in keeping the focus on the text.

Basically, informative on the whole, but doesn’t always succeed in making the proceedings fluid and/or interesting. Aimed at teenagers, though adults wanting to know more about these systems might also give this a go.

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