Great story that will speak volumes with MMORPG gamers around the world. No longer will I be frustrated by Gold Sellers and spammers after reading this heartfelt story.

After having this book on my "to-read" list for some time now, I immediately requested it when I saw it was available for review on NetGalley.

IN REAL LIFE is one of those books that is about something that has become so important in recent years following the Gamer-gate stuff. While I didn't particularly care for the artwork most of the time, I did like the fact that the book celebrated gamer girls and tackled the subject of bullying. However, I had to dock one star because I didn't care for how the relationship between Anda and Raymond was handled. (For me, Raymond wasn't a fully developed character, which was unfortunate; he seemed more like a story device.)

I should note that while I didn't particularly care for the artwork in the beginning, the design of the story when in the game are absolutely stunning. The colors pop and create this vivid online world. It's outside of the game when I felt the artwork suffered.

All in all, IN REAL LIFE is a positive story that deserves to be read.

This is a great graphic novel about reality vs online gaming.. And globalization too.

As always, Cory Doctorow is great. The artwork is lovely and complements his writing very nicely. The feminist message in this book made me cheer, but there's some white savior stuff going on here that makes me a little uncomfortable. I know a lot of girl gamers who will just love this, though. I can definitely foresee using this as a MS/HS book club book, for sure...lots of discussion jumping off points.