In Real Life

The story is super cute, I was expecting it to be a boring summer reading book but i unexpectedly read through it quickly, the climax of the story is what got me to keep going to see what exactly happened in the end, I love the art style as well, 10/10 cute and good ending! (lol on my mother’s account)

I loved this graphic novel that features a very likable protagonist: Anda. Anda is an reserved, chubby high school student who finds her niche as a gamer in an all-girls guild. This is completely outside of my sphere of experience as I've never played an on-line game in my life, but the plot was accessible and I felt like I could relate to what Anda was going through. Anda makes some real connections inside of this on-line game. She discovers things about herself and her character inside of this game. I loved her 'real' life as well, I loved her parents and her home. It all rang so true to me. I thought this was a very cute book, and I really enjoyed it. The graphics were fantastic. I loved how the characters and both the online world and the real world were portrayed. Not a long book, but it packs a punch. I have to give it 5 stars because it fully accomplished everything it set out to be and more. Really nice, this little book! I'm glad I found it and thoroughly enjoyed it!

This was a pretty fun little book, telling a short, poignant story that (I imaging) at least someone out there can relate to. As the parenthetical statement indicates, I am not a girl nor am I a gamer (filthy casual, over here), but this story was still universal enough that I could grasp what was going on and find some enjoyment in it. Doctorow's script contains a likable protagonist who experiences online gaming for the first time, and gets drawn into what some may see as a seedier part of the MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online) gaming culture. I won't go into too much more detail than that for the sake of sparring spoilers for those who haven't read this yet, but let me just add that this is a heartwarming tale that is a bit predictable at times, but is an ultimately enjoyable romp.The art was what drew me to this book in the first place, though, as it looks like a creative marriage of Bryan Lee O'Malley's (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World, Seconds) and Hayao Miyazaki's (Spirited Away, Princess Mononoke) distinct styles. Wang's style creates a very stylized world that I would very much like to see more of, but we sadly see more of the characters than the backgrounds. For instance, there are six unique races to choose from in the game world that takes up about half of the story (likely more), but we only focus on the protagonist and a few side characters, all of whom cover two of the six races depicted. I would very much like for this creative team to collaborate together again, if for no other reason than to see more of this digital world that was crafted for the book.In case that wasn't clear enough, I feel that this book was very short and sweet, but perhaps was too succinct. There are fantastic-looking elements of this book that I would have loved to see explored in more detail, but the brevity of the book doesn't allow for that. With all of that said, I did enjoy this book, but it is a very quick read (I finished in on my lunch hour) and I would have liked to have seen more of it.

I love me some great graphic novels and this has got to be one of the best that I’ve read in a long while! Pair an awesome storyline with a kick ass female character and video games, and voila! You get In Real Life! I’m not even kidding when I say I read this in about 45 minutes because it was just THAT good. It was so refreshing to read a story where a girl (emphasis on girl) gamer goes through a story making mistakes, but also inciting changes in the world around her.Anda was such a real character and I loved her perseverance to do what was right, not for herself, but for those of whom she didn’t even know. SO cool! I wish I could’ve had that sort of resolve at sixteen years old. I love how everything was wrapped up too, and the length of this graphic novel was just right. Everything was basically perfection.

I have never fallen in love with a book so quickly. From the first paragraph in the intro, to the realistic reactions from the family. I had an Amazon Gift Card and decided to get some comics from some people I have never heard of, and I loved this book. It's a quick read, but that's not in it's detriment, it tells a clean well rounded stories with some great characters. The art is simple without being drab, and a few moments you are left forgetting how fast your reading because you have to know what happened.For real, probably not my most eloquent review, but I just ran to Amazon to say how much I truly enjoyed this read!

I don't normally read graphic novels. Single issue comics yes, larger graphic novels...not normally. I grabbed Nimona up on a whim and absolutely fell in love so I told myself I was going to start trying to pick up more. I came across a review on Goodreads for IN REAL LIFE and thought..hmm that looks like it could be cute. I'm a girl gamer so maybe this will hit home and I'll find something else I truly love. Sadly that was not the case.I loved the art style and all of the colors in every panel were vibrant and beautiful. In addition the world building was done quite nicely as well. The characters I sort of have mixed feelings about however as I feel like while it took child labor (in foreign countries) which is a serious issue and didn't really do anything with it. Yes it was brought to the attention of the readers and yes the protagonist tried her best to help the player/person it was affecting but it felt forced. Most of the character interactions other than Anda and the Chinese boy felt forced and lacked much feeling or substance.It did make for a very quick read and I am still glad I picked this graphic novel up however I just wish it would have hit home like Nimona or I Hate Fairyland did.

Decent story but not super amazing. Had a kind of white girl saviour thing going on which made me feel uncomfortable...

Great graphic novel. Daughter loves it.

This is a great book toatly recommend

Entrega antes de tiempo y en perfecto estado...Hermosa edición... De buen material...Mi hija emocionada por empezar a leerlo...

Beautiful art and beautiful story!I wasn’t expecting it to be such a moving story with such an amazing art and interesting characters. I’m in love with it!