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pn_hinton's review against another edition
5.0
Anthologies are really difficult to write reviews on, at least for me. Since there is usually a mixture of different authors and stories, you are usually left with an even feeling on whether or not you enjoyed it. That being said, I loved this collection.
As a geek girl myself of many varities a lot of these essays spoke to me especially when it came to feeling like the odd duck in high school with dating. Also, when I was growing up reading wasn't in style and I was an oddity since I always had a book. This collection is for girls, and those who identify as girls, who felt this way and it served to show that we are not alone. It wasn't until the Internet got big and the various cons that women felt they could embrace geekdom since it too, like almost everything else started out as a boy's club. The essays "Both Sides of the Table and Between the Sheets" really serves to show that.
What I also enjoyed this colletion is that it switche between written essays and comics. This helped to speak to the many platitudes that is geekdom especially as it relates to girls. It also speaks to coming to figuring out all facets of ones identity and coming to terms with it. I walked away from this collection feeling a bit more at peace with myself and the various ways I identify.
I enjoyed all the stories and comics in here but of course there were a few I liked a little bit more than others. One is the aforementioend essay. I also enjoyed "Yes, No, Maybe", "Four Fictional Happy Endings", "With regards to the Goblin King", "Never Kiss a Writer", and "Better than Fiction". Mind you everything in here is good; these just stuck out more to me.
So I heartily recommend this collection of essays if you are, were, or plan on becoming a geek girl since it is always nice to read about people like yourself.
As a geek girl myself of many varities a lot of these essays spoke to me especially when it came to feeling like the odd duck in high school with dating. Also, when I was growing up reading wasn't in style and I was an oddity since I always had a book. This collection is for girls, and those who identify as girls, who felt this way and it served to show that we are not alone. It wasn't until the Internet got big and the various cons that women felt they could embrace geekdom since it too, like almost everything else started out as a boy's club. The essays "Both Sides of the Table and Between the Sheets" really serves to show that.
What I also enjoyed this colletion is that it switche between written essays and comics. This helped to speak to the many platitudes that is geekdom especially as it relates to girls. It also speaks to coming to figuring out all facets of ones identity and coming to terms with it. I walked away from this collection feeling a bit more at peace with myself and the various ways I identify.
I enjoyed all the stories and comics in here but of course there were a few I liked a little bit more than others. One is the aforementioend essay. I also enjoyed "Yes, No, Maybe", "Four Fictional Happy Endings", "With regards to the Goblin King", "Never Kiss a Writer", and "Better than Fiction". Mind you everything in here is good; these just stuck out more to me.
So I heartily recommend this collection of essays if you are, were, or plan on becoming a geek girl since it is always nice to read about people like yourself.
mnsperkins's review against another edition
3.0
This was simply okay. I think I should stop reading comic anthologies. Anyway, I thought the book would be about the geek culture and what they really geeked over. It mainly discussed relationships and gave advice. I believe 12-15 year old Misty would have loved this book. I would have known I was not alone and the feelings I had were perfectly normal.
lheto's review against another edition
5.0
This is a collection of short essays and comics about geek love. I could totally relate to most of them.
julesthebookdragon417's review against another edition
4.0
Rounding up from 3.5.
I stumbled across this anthology at a local comic shop. It took me a good 6-12 months to finally pick it up and read it, but I'm ok with that.
This is a collection of essays, artwork, comics, and other assorted media written by female creators of geeky content. These badass ladies come from the worlds of sci-fi, comics, fantasy, spec-fic, and innumerable fandoms, with their interests and voices just as varied. The works touch on topics ranging from love, dating, and relationships, to sexuality, identity, and learning to love yourself. Some are funny, some are though-provoking, some pull on those heartstrings, and all are connected by a thread of women who are passionate about the things they love. I'm not a huge fan of anthologies, usually, but I enjoyed this and will likely come back in a year or two to see which stories ring differently a second time around.
I stumbled across this anthology at a local comic shop. It took me a good 6-12 months to finally pick it up and read it, but I'm ok with that.
This is a collection of essays, artwork, comics, and other assorted media written by female creators of geeky content. These badass ladies come from the worlds of sci-fi, comics, fantasy, spec-fic, and innumerable fandoms, with their interests and voices just as varied. The works touch on topics ranging from love, dating, and relationships, to sexuality, identity, and learning to love yourself. Some are funny, some are though-provoking, some pull on those heartstrings, and all are connected by a thread of women who are passionate about the things they love. I'm not a huge fan of anthologies, usually, but I enjoyed this and will likely come back in a year or two to see which stories ring differently a second time around.
bookish_coven's review against another edition
Lost interest at 50%..
There were some good stories there but it was so uneven I felt bored after a while..
There were some good stories there but it was so uneven I felt bored after a while..
schnoebs13's review against another edition
3.0
Going against what is considered popular can make many people feel uncomfortable. Then, when you mix that with being a girl in a typically male centered hobby, it makes it even harder to know who you are, what you want and even think growing up into an adult is going to be easy. This anthology takes the stories of over 50 women who have been there and done that to the point of thriving in this geeky and nerdy world we all love. Set up in a mixed media style of alternating between short written stories and short comic/graphic novel stories, the reader really gets a feeling of knowing there are many people out there who have felt the same way whether it be sexual orientation, dating, career paths, long distance relationships and more. I think this can appeal to a very large audience even of you are not female yourself.
I see the value this book can have for so many people because there's a story for everyone. For me personally, it was decent. I enjoyed some bits but at times I was hoping for it to just be over. I think this is more of a personal preference on my part because I'm learning that I'm not really into short stories or collections of them. I would have personally preferred the amount of stories cut in half and those that were included to be extended though I know I'm probably in the minority there. But like I said, I completely see the value in this even thought I wasn't in love with it. I already suggested it to one of my friends who I think will find this great.
I see the value this book can have for so many people because there's a story for everyone. For me personally, it was decent. I enjoyed some bits but at times I was hoping for it to just be over. I think this is more of a personal preference on my part because I'm learning that I'm not really into short stories or collections of them. I would have personally preferred the amount of stories cut in half and those that were included to be extended though I know I'm probably in the minority there. But like I said, I completely see the value in this even thought I wasn't in love with it. I already suggested it to one of my friends who I think will find this great.
lordcheez's review against another edition
4.0
Funny and personal, solid story telling, reminiscent of Love and Rockets.
carrionlibrarian's review against another edition
3.0
Like most anthologies some big hits ("A First", "Cherry", "Ghost Stories" , "Fanfiction, F/F, Angst") and some big misses (the phoned in Margaret Atwood comics, the molesty muses comic, the woman who dropped out of her PhD to be with a guy. Oof.). Plus some forgettable filler. Though, for the most part, I found the comics more interesting than the prose. I had trouble picking it back up again if I left off with a prose piece as the next instalment.
Lots of Canadian content which is nice. However it meant there were a lot instances where a contributor would drop a name like something or someone was Kind of a Big Deal and my response was "yeah, never heard of you."
On the whole enjoyable. Glad it exists.
Lots of Canadian content which is nice. However it meant there were a lot instances where a contributor would drop a name like something or someone was Kind of a Big Deal and my response was "yeah, never heard of you."
On the whole enjoyable. Glad it exists.
nomefriegues's review against another edition
3.0
This was fun, but I found the writing to just be...fine. I really enjoyed a lot of it, but I definitely liked the comics much better.
sunflowerjess's review against another edition
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
4.5
I liked this even more than The Secret Loves of Geeks. I wish there had been more queer relationships featured in this collection, but overall this was a solid anthology.