A review by hlau
Just a Geek: Unflinchingly Honest Tales of the Search for Life, Love, and Fulfillment Beyond the Starship Enterprise by Wil Wheaton

5.0

It is a rare thing for me to discover a book that when I put it down all I can think of is when I can next get back to it. For more than a year I've been reading Wil Wheaton's blog, listening to his occasional podcasts with Chris Hardwick and was already aware of the reviews he'd done on season 1 of STTNG. But that is so much to say I knew of him as "that guy who was famous for being on Star Trek...a really long time ago."

He was Wesley Crusher. I didn't like Wesley. Not. At. All.

Much of his book is his account of his soul-searching journey from Star Trek to modern day. In it he describes how he lived and dealt with his inner demons of regret and self-doubt, pushing past anger to achievement and fulfillment. So much so that now as I see him as the part-time actor he self-declares I see so much dimension and history whenever I watch him on the Big Bang Theory, Leverage or Eureka. Wheaton's account helps to fill out the picture of a man and a geek I respect for having made the journey he has and more so for letting us glimpse it. Add to that he is a fantastic writer with a world-class geek mind and this book was a pure joy to read.

Wil Wheaton the guy, geek, writer, family man and actor is a world apart from Wesley Crusher.