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h3dakota's review
3.0
I enjoyed this free audio book from Audible, unlike many reviewers here. It was funny & had some good nuggets of wisdom scattered through it. I don't get the blasting for the occasional f-bomb nor the 'this is only for men', but hey, that's me. I liked it & plan to get my son to listen to it as well.
librarylapin's review
3.0
This book was witty and just kind had a few mantras that I think I mostly agreed with. The overuse of the word bitch in the book was not my favorite but it has some interesting points and since I got the book for free, I think it fulfilled its purchase price.
amandamarieger's review
2.0
This has been sitting in my Audible for three years, so I thought I should finally listen to it. And. Um. The title isn't accurate. It should be called "The Insecure White Man's Guide to Being Confident/Arrogant." I didn't find a lot to enjoy. It wasn't funny. It wasn't enlightening. It didn't really take lady nerds into account at all - and I consider myself particularly nerdy, so that didn't sit well. I just wasn't into it. I probably won't read anything else by this author/writer.
kalyca's review
3.0
So. I mostly liked this book. The feminist in me says I shouldn't. The laid-back Sagittarian side of me (rising), all raunchy sense of humor and appreciation for direct speech, enjoyed it.
Criticisms: There are plenty of sexist remarks, simplifications born of privilege, and heteronormative assumptions made here. The intended audience seems to be Millennial guys; situations and examples from a female (cis, het, middle-class) perspective are seemingly mentioned only as an aside, as if the author doesn't really believe women will be reading this. It's fair enough to focus on the audience you want to focus on, but maybe make that more apparent in the title or blurb. (As far as I know, women are nerds, too.)
If you can put those aside for the brief amount of time you'll be listening to/reading this book--and don't mind a run of good expletives once on a while, which I don't--there are some funny stories and enlightening bits here. Self-awareness, healthy boundaries, heck even (very basic) Buddhism makes it in.
And now I'm off to go re-read that article about liking problematic things.
Criticisms: There are plenty of sexist remarks, simplifications born of privilege, and heteronormative assumptions made here. The intended audience seems to be Millennial guys; situations and examples from a female (cis, het, middle-class) perspective are seemingly mentioned only as an aside, as if the author doesn't really believe women will be reading this. It's fair enough to focus on the audience you want to focus on, but maybe make that more apparent in the title or blurb. (As far as I know, women are nerds, too.)
If you can put those aside for the brief amount of time you'll be listening to/reading this book--and don't mind a run of good expletives once on a while, which I don't--there are some funny stories and enlightening bits here. Self-awareness, healthy boundaries, heck even (very basic) Buddhism makes it in.
And now I'm off to go re-read that article about liking problematic things.
nostalginaut's review
3.0
I admit, the title (and the book's length) drew me in at first; I thought it'd be a fun, quick read, and it was.
But I didn't like it at first. It seemed closed-minded, to contain more direct instructions than made me comfortable, and even too sexist for me to be cool with it being called a "nerd's guide", but I gave it a chance. There wasn't much here.
Though I certainly didn't expect much depth, it was a nice, humorous reminder of how I - and anyone - can remain happy and confident and "on track". It reminded me that I was happiest when I excelled not only in my professional pursuits, but my personal interests, as well. When I was dancing, climbing, writing, and (working on) being a teacher.
Important things to remember.
But I didn't like it at first. It seemed closed-minded, to contain more direct instructions than made me comfortable, and even too sexist for me to be cool with it being called a "nerd's guide", but I gave it a chance. There wasn't much here.
Though I certainly didn't expect much depth, it was a nice, humorous reminder of how I - and anyone - can remain happy and confident and "on track". It reminded me that I was happiest when I excelled not only in my professional pursuits, but my personal interests, as well. When I was dancing, climbing, writing, and (working on) being a teacher.
Important things to remember.
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