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3.98 AVERAGE
3.98 AVERAGE
I ONLY finished this because it was relatively short (2 hour audiobook) and I needed an author with my initials for Popsugar (which I will riot if they use that prompt again). I am not a Trekkie. Even if I was, I think the swing from "I'm just a geek like you" to contempt for parts of the fandom was wild. Most of the stories are about how awkward and self-depricatingly geeky Wil is and about "hot women", which is not my cup of tea. Anything else is nostalgia, which I do not share as a non-Star Trek fan. So this was to check a box and nothing more. This didn't worsen my impression of Wil Wheaton, but it didn't make it better either.
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I really like Wil Wheaton! And this book is a part of him. He seems genuine, authentic, and vulnerable.
Some of these stories were in other books by him, but it was good to revisit them.
Good book for anyone who likes Star Trek, Geek/Sci-Fi in general, Biographies, Hollywood Stories, or just good writing, with a bonus of being read by the author.
Some of these stories were in other books by him, but it was good to revisit them.
Good book for anyone who likes Star Trek, Geek/Sci-Fi in general, Biographies, Hollywood Stories, or just good writing, with a bonus of being read by the author.
2019 POP Sugar Challenge- A book by an author whose first and last names start with the same letter
I’m usually not a fan of memoirs, if I read one it will be via audio and narrated by the author.
I picked this up because I thought it was going to be short stories written by Wil with a sci-if twist. I’ll also preface by saying I’ve never watched Star Trek or followed Wil’s journey.
The first four stories were fine, but the last story was by far my favourite. As someone who works in film, I know the nostalgia of working on a show for a year and then it disbanding. Everyone goes their separate ways, and what once was a meaningful and fun environment suddenly ceases to exist. Wil was able to capture the truth in how after a time you tend to remember more of the negative and forget the positive.
Thank you Wil for putting it into words.
I picked this up because I thought it was going to be short stories written by Wil with a sci-if twist. I’ll also preface by saying I’ve never watched Star Trek or followed Wil’s journey.
The first four stories were fine, but the last story was by far my favourite. As someone who works in film, I know the nostalgia of working on a show for a year and then it disbanding. Everyone goes their separate ways, and what once was a meaningful and fun environment suddenly ceases to exist. Wil was able to capture the truth in how after a time you tend to remember more of the negative and forget the positive.
Thank you Wil for putting it into words.
Audiobook review: I never knew Wil as Wesley Crusher, because I never watched Star Trek, but he's one of my favorite people to watch or listen to, and I have a deep respect and even affection for him. It's his honesty first, but his passion, self-deprecating humor, and earnestness that make him so endearing. This was a very short book, but the stories made me laugh and get choked-up (and lose any respect I had for William F-ing Shatner). Very enjoyable. I'll be listening to more from him, for sure!
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inspiring
fast-paced
I thought I would follow up the two volume Italian epic with something nice and short, and this is indeed short. A lunchtime read, it's mostly warm but full of expected nostalgia and very mainstream life. Well, except for the Star Trek bits. I am told, though I do not quite believe it, that there are people who don't know a thing about Star Trek and have never been to a convention or met a rabid Trekkie.
Wil Wheaton claims to have met these people, but then, he moves in no doubt larger circles than I.
Anway, it is what it is. The last story section was the most interesting, being the Star-Trek centered one. I liked how he described going to the Las Vegas "Star Trek Experience". He really captured that yearning to visit a fictional place - or one's own past.
Wil Wheaton claims to have met these people, but then, he moves in no doubt larger circles than I.
Anway, it is what it is. The last story section was the most interesting, being the Star-Trek centered one. I liked how he described going to the Las Vegas "Star Trek Experience". He really captured that yearning to visit a fictional place - or one's own past.
Five non-fiction stories from the life of Wheaton, originally published on his blog.
They are good, they are engaging and kept me turning the pages at a nice clip. If you like Wheaton, Star Trek, geek life, nerds or just good writing then I think you would enjoy this collection. Some of the stories contain Star Trek stories but most do not.
Recommended for certain people but not for everyone - I enjoyed it immensely.
They are good, they are engaging and kept me turning the pages at a nice clip. If you like Wheaton, Star Trek, geek life, nerds or just good writing then I think you would enjoy this collection. Some of the stories contain Star Trek stories but most do not.
Recommended for certain people but not for everyone - I enjoyed it immensely.
