For anyone who is or loves a geek
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People always say, "I couldn't put it down."  This time it is the truth, I read it cover to cover.
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I am smitten! Smitten with these characters; smitten with this author; smitten with this book. I cant really describe it. After reading Tashs debut, Three Day Summer, I knew I would read anything she wrote. It was such a great story about human interaction at a time that seems so long ago. I loved the characters and the story telling and they heart behind it all. So when I heard about The Geeks Guide to Unrequited Love it was a given I would read it. What I didn't expect was how taken I would be by it. It was so fun and real and epic and wondrous.

The thing that I loved the most about The Geeks Guide to Unrequited Love, besides the characters (more on that below), is that it isn't a coming of age book. It isn't a book about comic nerds. It isn't even a true love story/romance. The Geeks Guide is a book that is real. Things in life don't always go as planned. You don't always win the big game, or get into the school of your dreams. You don't always get the girl or get something you are hoping for. Life just doesnt work that way. You have to adapt and move on and come up with a new plan or idea. Tash captured that to perfection with Grahams story. Nothing went the poor kids way. Everything that could go wrong for him did, but he just kept on going. Whether he was mad or sad or hurt or happy, he just kept on going like we all have to do.

Actually Graham was the one character that made the book for me. Dont get me wrong, I loved Roxy and co., but Graham was like a red headed Seth Cohen (and lets face it Seth Cohen made geeky hot). He had this inner dialogue that just killed me. He was quirky and funny and charming. I liked him immediately and he truly made me giggle throughout the book. And his knowledge of pop-cultureOH MY GOD! So epic. Graham was the perfect kind of character to control this kind of story and I kind of love him (and the rest of them).

Basically this book was just what I needed to reminded me about the ups and downs of life and love and friendship. Sarvenez crafted a book that is so perfect (sorry Felicia) that I need everyone to read it and be smitten with me. To be honest I knew I would love it after Three Day Summer, but I didn't know I would end up being as over the moon about it as I was. If Tashs books are not on your radar you need to fix that immediately. She is one author that is doing great, great things. Now go and read her books!
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Get this. The quality of material isn't outstanding, but the wallet is pretty durable. Whovians notice it and always remark on its coolness which brings up the question almost every time: Who's your favourite Doctor?

And like I said, cute geeky women love it.

Fans unite (even if by a wallet)!
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More Than Comics has a lot of what I like in romance. Tata and Hector are friends who become lovers, theres a lot of humor and theres believability. This is probably my favorite story thus far in the Chasing The Dream series. Tara and Hector are very likable and easily relatable. I hope to see more of them, even if its a little here and there, in the next books.

Set at Comic-Con, I was so excited to read More Than Comics. I can be an outspoken geek when it comes to books, music, and comics. Pretty much everything you can think of to geek out to, I do, so seeing a book set in that world, I just knew I had to read it. Tara and Hectors book, Misfit Squad, reminded me a lot of some comics and shows Ive watched so it was easy to get behind. Thats something I really love about this series, Elizabeth Briggs has taken popular shows or movies and made a fictional version of them so its easy to know what shes talking about, easy to relate to it. Its quite genius.

Like the preview novel, I do feel More Than Comics ran a little long. Towards the end I found myself a little bored. I don't really know why this is. I connected to the characters and I wanted them to get their HEA, but something just slows down the pace. But don't get me wrong, I still like the characters, and their stories. I want to learn more about all the friends and their journeys.

More Than Comics might have been Tara and Hectors story but I feel like it was more than that. When you finally take stock in your life, decide what you want, and who you want, youll be so much happier.
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What can you say about this book?  Amazing nerdy fun for anyone who has ever stayed up three days straight beating a video game.  This book is beyond awesome.  It is BE-awesome.
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This is adorable! Loved the couple, the friends-to-more trope, and most of all the geeky references. Goonies, Labyrinth, D&D, even a touch of Dr. Who if I'm not mistaken. I had a blast, and want to read more of this author's books in this world. :)
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Calling all geeks, sorta geeks and lovers of humor.  Here is the series for you.  Start with book one a d meet the most unique heroine I've ever read about!  She is blunt to the point of pain, a Dr Who lover who takes no prisoners, loves just about all Scifi AND can repeat dialog,  Gas video games, and is a genuine with computers.  She meets her mate a shifter military guy who lives right here and now in a magical city that coexist with our "world".  There are "elves", witches, vampires and shape shifters and evil is afoot.  Put magical men with no clue about how human women work and you have a riot of humor between working on figuring out what evil is going on.  This is the best series I have found.  Yes it is a romance but so much more..  I read the first one a week ago and haven't stopped yet on each new one.  Can't wait until the new one is released the end of this month
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This is sure to appeal to programmers, tinkerers and geeks. There's not alot of character development or complexity, but the ideas are fun to kick around long after you read the last page. I look forward to the sequel.
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This book made me smile and cheer.  I normally don't outright cheer for the protagonist, but in this book I cheered when he figured something out and of course wanted him to be rescued.  I also loved the hard science.  the author is obviosly a geek, and that is a good thing.  Read this book!
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The Geek Handbook mixes practical advice with more than enough sarcasm and snark to make it obvious that author Alex Langley is one of us, but also able to distance himself sufficiently to make comments that could change a geek's life. There are many moments in the book where the reader can go, "Hey, that sounds like ... me!" or "I wonder if my friend, Fred, knows this stuff." It's an ideal gift for any fan of comics, video games,  or pop culture. The illustrations only add to the fun and the footnotes are far from the boring minutaie one would find in almost any other book.
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Loved this book, but let's be clear, I'm a geek and have been fascinated by astronomy since I was a little Kid.

The title may suggest that it's for anybody, regardless of geekiness, but many of the topics will be just too heavy for some People. I was listening to the audio version the past weekend while on a long road trip to a Friend's wedding, and didn't take long for my Wife to beg me to put on headphones :-P

Yes, if you have read his other books, you have seen much of this material before, but that's kind of the point of this book for 'People in a Hurry'. As he even notes himself in the Acknowledgements, the content comes from his many different essays over the years. It is a collection of what he considers the most relevant topics for People who don't have the time or desire to go back and read his other books so no reason to be docking him stars for that.

I recommend you try the audio version. I upgraded my Kindle version to include the audio version and so much more enjoyable hearing it in his own words. I loved it!
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Really great book, especially for those of us with a nerdy side dedicated to video games, dorky movies, and the old rock music. I highly recommend what was a pretty quick read.

FYI, it may take a little while to get engrossed, but once you're there the book turns into a lot of fun. Some plot point seemed forced, and it's not the most well developed future world, but it's a killer first novel - and for that Ernest Cline gets a big pair of thumbs up.
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I am going to be honest with you, I only vaguely knew who Felicia Day was before reading this book.  I new she was from that internet show The Guild, that she was in that weird movie with Neil Patrick Harris, and that she liked video games.  So why did I decide to read this book?  I think it was the title and that I also liked video games.

I am so happy I decided to ahead and read this.  I typically do not find time to read many non-fiction books.  I get around to maybe 1 or 2 a year.  I always tend towards fictional books.  I love magical elements, mystical creatures and the such.  You know, things that aren't necessarily real.  It is a fault of mine that I try year after year to change.  I always tell myself "this year I am going to read more nonfiction books" and it never happens.

I am glad that if I do not manage to read another nonfiction book this year, that the one I did end up reading was this one.  You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is a book that is going to stick with me for a long long time.

You may be thinking "but this is just a memoir of a red headed geeky chick, how can you possibly be that happy you read this?"  And it is true, it is a memoir of hers.  However, when you read it you will discover she had a greater purpose for writing this book than just to let her fans know that she was a weird home schooled kid, a musical prodigy, and a lover of video games.

In this book Felicia Day takes you on a journey of her self discovery.  It seems at first like it is going to be a fluffy light hearted read with some geeky humor thrown in.  That she will not get into anything too personal or too dark, but she does take you there and I thank her for doing so.

In a way, when she takes you to the darker stuff, she takes you with her.  By the time you get there, you have related to her on so many different levels.  There were so many times during my reading of this book where I found myself going "OMG that happened to her too?!" or "yup I have been there before."  And let us not forget the ever wonderful "I TOTALLY REMEMBER THAT HAPPENING" moment.  My major one of those happened when I was reading about her World of Warcraft gaming.

With this memoir, Felicia Day has a very important message for those who choose to read it and to listen.  I do not want to tell you what the message is.  I want you to discover it for yourself like I did.  I do not want to deny anyone this journey.

Please take the time to read it.  What Felicia Day has to tell you is worth it.

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Review based on an advanced reading copy made available from the publisher through Edelweiss.
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Written in a very conversational style, with just enough technical information to satisfy the geeks in us, and with an injection if humour that made me smile often. A very welcome book in my library.
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I'm such a nerd...I love this stuff.  I gained a lot of insight into the various scientists of the different generations.
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Featuring a ton of concept art and charafter designs by Shigenori Soejima and lengthy commentaries by Katsura Hashino, it's a great addition to any geeky collection :)

It's a grest addition to my bookshelf.
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Felicia Day has been on my radar since I saw her in Dr. Horribles Sing-Along Blog. I know, she was doing wonderful geeky stuff before then and as a fellow nerd, I am sad to say that I had been missing out. Then I won a copy of her memoir, read it (and loved it), and went on to watch The Guild, which is also pretty darn good.

Even if you haven't seen any of Days works, perhaps you don't consider yourself a nerd or geek, this book is still fascinating. Her childhood was anything but traditional. Skipping out on regular schooling for years at a time seems a bit mind-boggling in this day and age (but also proves the point that public schooling might not be as necessary as we all tell ourselves). Day entered college well before her 18th birthday and received dual degrees in violin and mathematics. Yep. Nerd power.

And thats just the first quarter of the book. Day goes on to chat with the reader, and I say chat because it really does feel like I was sitting down and having impromptu tea with a friend while reading this book, about her life after college. She had a long-held aspiration to become an actor so off to Hollywood she went. Things did not go as planned, but I love how she is so candid about her then-naivete and how she overcame it, albeit with a few set backs here and there, some of them a bit humiliating. Then came her little brainchild, The Guild. It took time to build a fan base, and plenty of friends giving up time, energy, and fake plants to see the internet series rise to fame and glory, but it did. Throughout this section of the book, I really came to admire how this series was such a team effort.

Day also speaks quite honestly about her anxiety and how that affected every aspect of her life for a time. I applaud her for being so direct about her personal experience. Our society has a habit of turning a blind eye to mental and emotional health issues instead of giving them the respect we do other illnesses such as diabetes or asthma. Day chronicling her own steps from recognition to daily maintenance shows how folks can manage their anxiety and still be successful.

The book has plenty of gaming references since Day herself is a gamer and has been much of her life. I really enjoyed these parts. Now I mostly grew up in New Mexico, so for the longest time we didn't have the bandwidth at all for on-line gaming, so I didn't connect as much with that part of Days life as with other aspects. Still, I  grew up with Atari and in college I found PC games, and with my boyfriend-turned-husband, I found Nintendo and X-box. So I got much of what Day references in her book. Also, that personal history makes The Guild such a delight to watch.

Towards the end, Day talks about that section of gamers who are offended by female gamers in general and female gamers who have an opinion about gaming in specific. As happens far too often in this little niche of modern culture, the trolls pile on and make on-line life (and sometimes real life) miserable. She could have easily left this section out and it would still have been a most entertaining read. However, she chose to have it printed and Im sure it riled some of the trolls up. Considering the personal threats that she had received previously, including this section in the book called for more than a little courage.

All told, its an excellent read that captures several touchstones of what it is to be part of the geek/nerd/gamer community. Day tosses in bits of her humor and the random photo from her childhood here and there. She avoids massive name dropping, only adding a few references to other famous people when it directly affects the story shes telling. Her candor shines through, making this a uniquely entertaining and touching memoir.

I won a copy of this book from the publisher.