I was familiar with the story's outline and thought it'd be a good read for the kids during their extended COViD-19 lockdown. While looking for other tween/teen/YA graphic novels, I was drawn to it because reminded me of the V. Vales' RE/Search publications of my youth (https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/13466.V_Vale). It sorta/kinda lived up to that, but the cover turned of 2/3 of the kids.

Black & white graphics were good, and the story was alright. Although a bibliography of sorts was in the back, I would've appreciated some footnotes for some of the wilder subjects, like the autism mention; was this really the thinking of the time and/or later discredited, or something else all together.

I hope to get a few more from series, but I'll probably be a little more discerning in my pick(s).

Apparently there is a whole set of "real stories about science" comics from these guys. This was a quick read, but a great reminder of a pretty important turning point in the study of psychology / theories. Felt a bit like a Pekar (sp?) book -- in a good way.

Without some prior knowledge of Harlow's experiments this book could get confusing fast, though the confusion won't last long since it is such a quick read. Also, this book does nothing to address the most controversial and cruel experiments Harlow conducted. I would have liked it more if the book had said yes, Harlow confirmed the role of love and nurture in development and did some great things for the psychology of abused children, but he did it at the expense of living beings, some of whom he kept totally isolated for years until they were incapable of being re-socialized.

The jumpy narrative is sometimes hard to follow. Interesting experiments by Harlow, who used rhesus monkeys to learn about affection and love, but the book itself isn't as compelling as it could've been.

Okay, THIS is how you tell a story rooted in psychology’s history in graphic novel form. It’s a little didactic at times, but it manages to make Harry Harlow accessibly human while also conveying the historical import of his significant research. Bonus points for capturing the ethos of academic institutions and psychology conferences.

Interesting, infuriating and ultimately, sad.

Describes the life story of Harry Harlow, a scientist who did experiments on monkeys to prove the existence of parent/child love. The illustrations were great (yay Dylan Meconis!), but the story itself was a little hard to get into, a little confusing, and the science behind it took some thought to understand (instead of being explained clearly in text). I had to infer the meaning of experiments. We need more Meconis work in TRL though - this is the only thing we've got!

I liked the idea of this book better than the reality. There could have been more discussion of the ethics of animal testing in addition to the discussion of challenging the prevailing theories of the day. Also, ending the story before the major breakthrough in 1960 was a little odd. It will still be recommended at the reference desk.

Not really sure who the intended audience of this title was—maybe high school students?

The book tries to tell the story of both Harlow and his work, and it didn't really work for me, since Harlow's life wasn't sufficiently dramatic. Still, an interesting moment in the history of science.

Dylan Meconis does a fine job with the art, but her skill has definitely improved since this title.

This is an amazing story done simply, in an easy-to-read and understand cartoon form. I'd heard of these experiments and probably studied them in college, but the implications are so compelling to me now that I immediately reserved a copy of Deborah Blum's "Love at Goon Park: Harry Harlow and the Science of Affection" at the library. Highly recommended if the summary of the book captures your interest at all, this is a quick read about a very profound subject.