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A review by harleyrae
In Real Life by Cory Doctorow, Jen Wang
3.0
I;m not gonna lie I was expecting a little more than what there was. I was hoping to love it like everyone else I know who has read this book. While I did enjoy it I wasn't blown away.
The things I didn't like:
1. How short the book was. I wish it was longer so we can get more out of the story.
2. How quick it was. Everything was just kinda jumbled together to make a story.
3. How the only feelings/what the characters was thinking it what was spoken. While I know this is a graphic novel and the pictures are suppose to help understand what there feeling, it was just not executed well.
4. How each scene would just pop up with no information/transition whatsoever. Also some scene were really short and just seemed to be randomly put.
5. How it felt as if it was really hard/impossible to connect with the characters.
The think I did Like:
1. The artwork. I loved the drawings and all the colors involved.
2. The themes of the book. How the everything seemed to be centered around video games, economics, and doing the right thing. For me that was the big redeeming factor.
I know it seems as if I didn't like this at all but I really did enjoy it. All in all I would recommend this to anyone wanting a quick graphic novel.
The things I didn't like:
1. How short the book was. I wish it was longer so we can get more out of the story.
2. How quick it was. Everything was just kinda jumbled together to make a story.
3. How the only feelings/what the characters was thinking it what was spoken. While I know this is a graphic novel and the pictures are suppose to help understand what there feeling, it was just not executed well.
4. How each scene would just pop up with no information/transition whatsoever. Also some scene were really short and just seemed to be randomly put.
5. How it felt as if it was really hard/impossible to connect with the characters.
The think I did Like:
1. The artwork. I loved the drawings and all the colors involved.
2. The themes of the book. How the everything seemed to be centered around video games, economics, and doing the right thing. For me that was the big redeeming factor.
I know it seems as if I didn't like this at all but I really did enjoy it. All in all I would recommend this to anyone wanting a quick graphic novel.