pickA cute book, quick read. Themes of consumerism, online safety, labor unions, and community. While I may not be the target audience for this book, I really enjoy Jen Wang's art, and I'd like to read more from Cory Doctorow.
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In Real Life | 
pickA cute book, quick read. Themes of consumerism, online safety, labor unions, and community. While I may not be the target audience for this book, I really enjoy Jen Wang's art, and I'd like to read more from Cory Doctorow.
pickAnda, a teen girl gamer new to an online multiplayer RPG, soon meets another player, a poor Chinese teen whose avatar‘s job is to illegally gather and sell valuable objects in the game. Anda realizes that things aren‘t always right or wrong and black or white, both in her virtual world and IRL. The artwork is great and some really good lessons for teens!
#bookspinbingo
#pop24 - book that centers on video games
#jumpstart2024
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Really enjoying this one so far! I have really been enjoying graphic novels as of late!
pickA thoroughly enjoyable and informative graphic novel about gaming, game economics, and privilege. When a new girl gets involved in the online gaming community, helping to root out bots and goldminers, she learns the other side of people playing games to make money. A surprisingly fun and nuanced comic! And Jen Wang's art is always fabulous and really brings the online world to life in a vivid style.
so-so3.5⭐️
This is a cute graphic novel which looks into the world of gaming, anti bullying, feminism and cultural diversity and struggles. I think this is a wonderful read for teenagers who enjoy the nerdy side of things while teaching them a lesson about safety online and standing up for what you believe in.
#graphicnovel #library #gaming #videogames #diversity #feminism #mpls #twincities
pickThis adorable graphic novel mixes gaming with economics. Gaming is a way to leave reality but reality still follows us. It‘s how we treat others in the game and IRL that makes us who we are. Adorable art. Great concept. Well done .
so-soThe art in this graphic novel about a teen gamer who learns about the economic hardships of people who are paid to be gold farmers in-game was really good, but the plot was a little overly simplistic.
pickThe main characters are girls into online gaming, so that‘s cool, but what I really liked is the message about economics, of all things. It is also a great intro to things not always being an easy divide between black and white, right and wrong. There are always shades of gray. Cute art, too.
so-soSo I really liked the beginning of it and all. But once the actual story finished they had more “gaming” type of side stories that I found kinda consuming and boring .. (maybe because I‘m not a gamer)
pickThis was an interesting graphic novel about games and reality.
I‘m cohosting a readathon called Short-a-thon and it started 42 minutes ago, so expect lots of graphic novel, manga, novella, and short story reviews between now and the 31st, when the readathon ends!
If you want to join us, there‘s info pinned to my blog‘s home page (link in my Litsy bio) or you can look up #shortathon18 or @ shortathon on twitter!
so-soThis book was ok, but wasn‘t my favorite. I did, however, learn more about economics and the gaming world. ⭐️⭐️⭐️
pickNice, quick read so that I feel like I accomplished something today 😚😆
Taking a break from housework for this one ☝🏻 #amreading
pickThis would be great for younger readers, with the idea of what you think is obviously right and fair can be more complicated in real life. The artwork is wonderful too and conveys the story well.
A big ole thumbs up from me #readharder2018
pickQuick follow up read by the same artist as The Prince and the Dressmaker. Didn‘t enjoy this one as much, but still good!
pickWorkers' Rights 101. Interesting. After the year we've had it felt like foreshadowing (as Doctorow seems too good at). Curious to see what the future holds for kids and the internet.
pickWhile the economic side that this book brings up is way more complicated than can be really truly portrayed in a graphic novel like this, it brings it to the readers attention, which I think is really important. Anda gains so much confidence in herself and also learns to stick up for herself and others. Loved it! Also, #jenwang handles the art so well :D
pickI wasn‘t expecting such an interesting and political read! The art is beautiful! And the story was really thought provoking.
panThe good: a great feminist message about women and girls in gaming, the art is stunning.
The bad: Uh, everything else. This is a topic worth exploring, but doing so in 200 pages from the perspective of a privileged American who saves the poor Chinese teen is gross. Also hooray ableism. So, no thanks to this one.
pickThis was adorable. Definitely YA, with a happy, tidy ending. Sometimes that is exactly what I need!
pickA cartoon about a young girl discovering a new world inside videogames, making new friends and exploring what this new world has to offer
Can't decide what I'm in the mood to read next, so picking two very different slim reads. #Ojibwe #poetry #LouiseErdrich #gaming #graphicnovel #CoryDoctorow #JenWang
pickWhen I picked up this graphic novel about a gamer girl who befriends a gold farmer I didn't really realize I'd be getting a lesson in behavioral economics, but that's precisely what happened.
The artwork was really charming, the story was both interesting and important, and I would certainly call it a must-read for comic lovers, gamers, women... pretty much any human being.
P.S. Look at the cute bookmark @blkzero1 got me! I love sloths!
pickThis graphic novel is SO cute! I highly recommend it if you‘re a fan of gaming related content!
Check out my full review here: http://www.ericarobynreads.com/2017/11/graphic-novel-review-in-real-life.html
Checked another book club book off the list, so now I get to read something I want to read.
pickLove the story. Love the art. love it. ⭐🌞🌛
#bookblogger #booklover #booknerd #nevernotreading #bookstagram #instabook #book #reading #youngadult
pickI really like this graphic novel. Was interesting to see how the difference between real life and gaming can be blurry. My only complaint is that is too short
Is crazy hot today so I decided that I will just lay and enjoy my new #graphicnovel that got in #summersantagoespostal
so-soDid she really not know what it's like in China? I thought when she suggested union action the guy was going to end up in a government reeducation centre.
• Late nite reading 📖 ☕️🌜Have you read it? •
#latenitereading #coffee #graphicnovel #illustrated
Hi Littens 😸 I haven't been on Litsy at all this month between a book slump, a bad cold, and work, but I'm ready to jump back in. I was at a conference for youth librarians today, and Cory Doctorow gave an amazing keynote speech. His books jumped to the top of my TBR, and he signed this copy of In Real Life for me! Anyone have a suggestion for which book of his I should read next?
so-soAddresses the economic impact of online gaming. I admire the authors for tackling this subject in a graphic novel but for me, it just felt overly simplistic. It was too rushed and I think this would've made a better novel. I admired Anda's earnestness and I would recommend it for teens definitely, but otherwise I'd pass
pickI finished the #24in48 readathon and completed all 24 hours! ✊🏼💥🤣 Its the first time I've actually managed it. I totally went off tbr and picked up books that I hadn't planned on, but I had to go with the flow and I'm so happy that I did. Thanks for sticking it out with me, #Littens! For more on my readathon check out my Insta, http://Instagram.com/OceanCityBooks I updated over there as well. ⏰📚✊🏼
and the second half! had to get crafty with how to post the picture given how Litsy crops. #brlive #irlitsy
Most of the people you see going to work today are LARPing (live-action role playing) an incredibly boring RPG (role-playing game) called "professionalism" that requires them to alter their vocabulary, posture, eating habits, facial expressions--every detail all the way down to what they allow themselves to find funny.
