Books like In Real Life by Cory Doctorow
In *In Real Life*, teenager Anda immerses herself in the massively‑multiplayer role‑playing game Coarsegold Online. There she assumes the roles of leader, fighter, and hero, and meets players worldwide. A friendship with a gold farmer—a young Chinese player who illegally collects in‑game items to sell abroad—forces Anda to confront the moral complexity of gaming practices that can sustain real‑world livelihoods. Through this relationship, Cory Doctorow and cartoonist Jen Wang examine adolescence, poverty, cultural clash, and the ethical boundaries of virtual communities.
First publish date: 2014
Genre: Comics & Graphic Novels/Graphic Fiction
Authors: Cory Doctorow
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