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Scott Pilgrim's life is totally sweet. He's 23 years old, he's in a rock band, he's "between jobs," and he's dating a cute high school girl. Nothing could possibly go wrong, unless a seriously mind-blowing, dangerously fashionable, rollerblading delivery girl named Ramona Flowers starts cruising through his dreams and sailing by him at parties. Will Scott's awesome life get turned upside-down? Will he have to face Ramona's seven evil ex-boyfriends in battle? The short answer is yes. The long answer is Scott Pilgrim, Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.

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5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best graphic novels around, 8 Jul 2005

By	Mr. E. D. P. Marston "Eliot Marston" (Birmingham, UK) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

There's something weird about being a young adult. The innocence and exuberance of childhood is just a fond memory, the excitement of "growing up" has been a bit of an anti-climax, and you feel a bit trapped between holding onto the past and establishing some sort of future for yourself. Or is that just me? I was actually kind of worried that it was until I read this book.

For me, reading this book was like somebody turning the light on as I walked into a surprise birthday party. I was suddenly surrounded by people I cared about, who shared my anxieties, but were showing me how absurd and fun it could all be. Don't get me wrong - Bryan Lee O'Malley's graphic novel is not a sedate reassurance of your place in the world - it's a joyous whoop and holler that encourages you to just let go and enjoy yourself.

Scott Pilgrim himself is 23, "in between jobs", one year out of a bad break-up and a bass player in an amateur band. He's just started dating a high-schooler, when someone else catches his eye - a new girl in town, an Amazon delivery girl called Ramona Flowers. Sound fairly normal? Turns out he's obsessed with Ramona because she's been using subspace highways through his mind to speed up delivery times, and he'll have to fight each of her seven evil ex-boyfriends if he wants to date her. But that's okay, because Scott is the best fighter in the province, and more than capable of taking on demon girls and fireballs with the power of group singing and air juggles.

And this is where the heart of Bryan Lee O'Malley's wonderful achievement lies - in a world full of the bizarre where just about anything can happen, packed with references to comics and computer games, and clues for future instalments, there is always believability. This is helped enormously by the dialogue, which is brilliantly written - genuinely witty and laugh-out-loud funny, while still perfectly reflecting how people actually talk. These aren't just speech bubbles - they're conversations. It reminds me a lot of Channel 4's Spaced, where the wackiness never stopped you rooting for the brilliant, relatable characters, and as such it's no coincidence that the director of Spaced and the fantastic Shaun of the Dead, Edgar Wright, is attached to a film conversion of this comic.

This is a book that anyone can enjoy - those who want to identify with how it feels to be growing older while still treasuring your childhood, nerds who want to spot all the references, anyone who wants to know how to rock (don't worry - there's handy tablature so you can accompany Scott and his band!), and mostly, people who just want to enjoy a really good book, one that's warm, witty and inclusive, not afraid to be daft, and never fails to be fun. All in all, I can't recommend this book highly enough, and I can't wait for the next volumes.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Funny, tender, original, and hip, 30 Jul 2007

By	Mr. James D. G. Miles "Jim Miles" (Cambridge, United Kingdom) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

Scott Pilgrim is in a band, is dating a girl in high school, and is, we find out, highly skilled in over-the-top, videogame-style combat.

In Precious Little Life, Bryan Lee O'Malley takes us into Scott's world, and the lives of his friends, such as his gay room mate, Wallace Wells (cynical and intelligent, but not bitchy enough to be a stereotype).

What makes Scott Pilgrim a fun series to read is the sharp dialogue, full of non sequiturs and shallowisms, combined with an unreality where videogame and pop culture references take physical forms, escaping their throwaway nature to be genuine plot points and personality traits.

This first book benefits from working on character introductions and leaving plot progression on the side. O'Malley is strongest when his inhabitants are sitting around talking, rather than when anything of actual importance is happening.

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4.0 out of 5 stars scott pilgrim: the beginning, 8 Nov 2009

By	Paul Tapner (poole dorset england) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

A graphic novel, in a pocket sized volume, that's the first in a series of six telling the story of scott pilgrim. aged 23, in between jobs, involved in a rather bad rock group, and living with a rather more successful roommate. He's still growing up. He's dating a seventeen year old high school girl in a strictly platonic relationship.

Yes, it's more twenty something geek fiction. But what could be annoying comes over instead as rather endearing and engrossing. the artwork is simple yet effective, and the text is packed with a fair few fourth wall breakers and captions. I really liked the guide to playing along with the rock group which is easy because they're not very good.

Scott's world here is rocked when he falls for a delivery girl called ramona. The course of true love will not run smooth, because in addition to having to find the guts to break up with the high school girl, he also has to battle ramona's seven evil ex boyfriends. We only get to meet one of them here. The rest will come in subsequent volumes.

And the fight scene is set to music. Which is fun to read.

Quirky and rather endearing and a fun start to this series. It made me want to read the rest as soon as possible. And so I shall.

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