In Real Life -- Graphic Novel

At the beginning of In Real Life, we are first introduced to a character named Anda, a charming young middle school girl who starts playing a massive multiplayer video game called Coarsegold Online. Anda quickly learns a lot more about real life through the game than she expected.

Written by activist Cory Doctorow, there are not-so underlying themes of economics and poverty in the book, which is really awesome, but unfortunately the story wraps up so quickly in the last quarter of the book that it seemed really rushed! I found myself wishing for an extension so that the story would have progressed more organically.

That being said, I did really enjoy this. The coloring is absolutely beautiful and I found the characters to be extremely endearing. Plus, what could be more sweet than rosy knees! Super glad I read this book. Great for all ages!