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Nerd Do Well
by Simon Pegg
I loved Nick Frost's memoir so of course I had to read the one by his platonic life partner, Simon Pegg. These two men have brought me so much joy. It was a treat getting a peek into their lives. There's something very satisfying about nerds who get to do nerd things and do it well enough to be their career. There's something very tangible about his nerdiness that gives his work a legitimacy, so it was amazing to hear how he got to where he is (or was when this book was written).
There's a whole chapter about how disappointing the Star Wars prequels were, and it feels like a little time capsule. When he wrote this book he was still far away from his own addition to the SW universe. I also feel at this point a lot of the hate for the prequels has softened; we think of them a bit more fondly as fun movies in the world we love. But maybe that's more my generation who were still kids when those movies came out.
Simon Pegg is a great writer, but the in between chapters that are his own personal fanfic about himself got a bit repetitive.
Overall recommend if you are a fan of his work, or just a big nerd in general.
There's a whole chapter about how disappointing the Star Wars prequels were, and it feels like a little time capsule. When he wrote this book he was still far away from his own addition to the SW universe. I also feel at this point a lot of the hate for the prequels has softened; we think of them a bit more fondly as fun movies in the world we love. But maybe that's more my generation who were still kids when those movies came out.
Simon Pegg is a great writer, but the in between chapters that are his own personal fanfic about himself got a bit repetitive.
Overall recommend if you are a fan of his work, or just a big nerd in general.