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A review by alanahcw
The Secret Loves of Geek Girls by Hope Nicholson, Marjorie Liu, Margaret Atwood
4.0
Overall, I really enjoyed this book! Not only reading stories I could completely relate to, but also learning about experiences I entirely didn't. It felt like talking to a group of women who all respected each other sharing stories about our shared loves and celebrating our differences.
There were, of course, misses with some stories, but the ones I really connected with made my heart happy:
The Vulcan in Me by Emma Woolley was a complete reflection of my own experience and love for Spock and Star Trek. I loved reading about someone who also shares my "over emotional" nature and who looked to Spock for guidance before learning to embrace and love my emotions.
Montreal, 1993 by Mariko Tamaki was also a strange reflection of my life - in a more abstract way. Rocky Horror was my goal show to act in, and though I loved the experience, I too left theatre for a time afterward.
Giant-Sized Regrets by Jess Oliver-Proulx was SO relatable... I too fell for a guy who turned out not be right for me (or the person I thought he was), and I gifted him a rare comic that I now wish that I had kept - Amazing Spider-Man volume 121. "...partners will come and go, but vintage comics are forever." So true Jess, so true.
There were, of course, misses with some stories, but the ones I really connected with made my heart happy:
The Vulcan in Me by Emma Woolley was a complete reflection of my own experience and love for Spock and Star Trek. I loved reading about someone who also shares my "over emotional" nature and who looked to Spock for guidance before learning to embrace and love my emotions.
Montreal, 1993 by Mariko Tamaki was also a strange reflection of my life - in a more abstract way. Rocky Horror was my goal show to act in, and though I loved the experience, I too left theatre for a time afterward.
Giant-Sized Regrets by Jess Oliver-Proulx was SO relatable... I too fell for a guy who turned out not be right for me (or the person I thought he was), and I gifted him a rare comic that I now wish that I had kept - Amazing Spider-Man volume 121. "...partners will come and go, but vintage comics are forever." So true Jess, so true.