First of all, the clear and welcomed feminist message of the book. There are, I think, three aspects of the novel worth exploring. The book portrays how Anda – the shy and lonely main character trying to fit in at her new school – starts playing Coarsegold Online, a MMRPG (for the non-initiated: massively-multiplayer role playing game) and gets involved with the real-life consequences of playing it. About how social media and the Internet can potentially shape and change the world. In its heartfelt introduction, Cory Doctorow says that In Real Life is about game and economics, about the – political, economical, social – choices that we make on a daily basis and their consequences. In Real Life, this new graphic novel written by Cory Doctorow with art by Jen Wang is full of them. The road to hell is paved with good intentions.
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