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Still Just a Geek

By: Wil Wheaton
Narrated by: Wil Wheaton
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 Celebrated actor, personality, and all-around nerd Wil Wheaton updates his memoir of collected blog posts with all new material and annotations as he reexamines one of the most interesting lives in Hollywood and fandom!

Wil Wheaton grew up.

Ideally, this is what everyone does. But most of us don’t do it in front of millions of people. Wil was a very famous kid – right up until he wasn’t. After that, he wasn’t sure who he was at all.

So, in 2001, he started a blog. It was less about being a famous child than about being a not-so-famous grownup. He wrote about his pets and his hobbies, punk rock and parenting, board games and birthdays and (most importantly) burritos.

He thought he was writing for an audience of one: himself. To be fair, he was only off by about 3 million people. In Still Just a Geek, an older, somewhat wiser Wil revisits Just a Geek, his 2004 collection of posts from that blog, with all-new reflections on nerd culture, fame, love, trauma, tragedy, and confronting the worst parts of yourself.

Equal parts funny and poignant, Still Just a Geek explores the folly of youth and the pain of experience – and all the strange, awful, beautiful adventures in between.

©2022 Wil Wheaton (P)2022 HarperCollins Publishers Entertainment & Celebrities Geeky Celebrity Funny Heartfelt Inspiring Thought-Provoking Comedy

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opened my eyes to my own demons would highly recommend this book weather your a star trek fan or not!

10 out of 10!

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Will is a great reader and unlike some readers kept me interested
It was a very revealing and frank life story and touched on a lot of real issues and how he overcame them
I started the book because of my interest in star trek and his story but it was a very frank and at times moving biography
Especially working through mental abuse and lack of childhood watching the characters on screen you think its a great job but for will it goes to another level
Regardless of your interest in will wheaton
This is a must read / listen

In depth autobiography

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This book is about 4 times longer than it had any buisness being. Wil apologised repeatedly for the use of expressions that were perfectly normal 20 years ago. This isn't a bad book,if you're into stand by me, star trek or the big bang theory there are some
interesting tidbits. hearing about the abuse he went through as a child is chilling but interesting. the worst part really is his obsessive need to be liked, the guy seems to be a pathological people pleaser, even his political stances seem to be articulated in a way that is begging for acceptance from the masses. I'm left leaning myself but the way he says these things makes it seem insincere. all that being said its interesting and I dont regret choosing it. not the best autobiography I've ever read but certainly not the worst.

Really Long

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An in-depth and honest account of Wils' life. he thoroughly engages the listener. Not an easy listen in parts due to the nature of his experiences. definitely worth a listen. As usual his narration is epic.

Fabulous book and narration

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Still Just A Geek amazed me.

I expected a ‘did this, did that’ fare, with an emphasis on geek culture (whatever that may be). What I got was or an honest, heartfelt piece of work that made me question how I should view the world. Will’s writing is accessible, genuine and relatable.

There’s plenty of geek in there, but Wil reveals the person behind the geek. This isn’t a nostalgia-fest, it’s an opening into the mind of someone that seems like a wonderful human being.

A must listen!!!

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I've been a fan of Wil since TNG and didn't know a lot about him apart from his posts on social media.

I missed out on Just A Geek when it was first published as I wasn't really reading biographies back then but I'm glad I managed to catch this updated version.

I see a lot of myself in Wil. I'm a geek who was different from my family and pushed into doing things I didn't want to do and was made a scapegoat for my mum's failings as a person and a parent. Wil's blogs, social media posts, hell, the annotations in this book helped me see who I was and realise that I matter.

Wil, you probably won't read this but, thank you for your honesty.

Where's my Burrito?

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Where can I start what a brilliant listen. I'm slightly older than Will (4yrs). I have grown up thru the changes in the decades. Tho personally some of the things Will now says are misogynistic were not back then. If you said them now I would agree. They were different times and he doesn't need to emphasise that so much. OK so not so much as a sluggish start but 4 introductions was frustrating going over pretty much the same thing. Once past this you get drawn in so much all you want to do is listen and listen from dog walks to commuting and driving cooking the list goes on. Thankyou for sharing your thoughts from the lol th the sad and upsetting. I know I will listen again and again. His voice for ready player 1 makes it brilliant and I've lost count of the times I've listened to that and ready player 2 and for this alone he needs to be put in the ready player 2 movie somehow

Excellent (in a Mr burns voice)

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He reads with such passion, pain and humour. Everything he says is from the heart.

A truly inspiring autobiography

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This was an amazingly honest and hard hitting true recounting of a hell 9f a life story so far. The growth in everything from view on family to mental health to the vocabulary we use is outstanding. The raw at time moving performance is incredible. thanks for sharing ya big Geek.

A must for any fan.

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Tl:Dr - long, emotional, repetitive but with rewarding moments and delivered amazingly well.
This is a long audiobook. I haven't read the book itself but I gather it is a collection of blog posts which have been annotated for added depth, humour or background. I don't know whether it is due to being audio, or whether the writing itself is the cause, but many of the notes are repetitive and distracting. Already the book has little flow or narrative, being a collection of specific moments and anecdotes rather than a biography telling all the key events. The notes allude to a lot of things that are to come or apologise for things about to be said (there is ALOT of apologising) which distract from the story and serve to ensure listeners are only looking out for the thing that's coming up. There's also lots of events that aren't discussed in huge detail and I've finished the book wondering if Wil fell out with Felicia Day as he claims sole credit for creating tabletop and I did not notice any mention of her or the show (beyond others referencing or pointing out how it was the greatest thing to happen to board games - which is true but a little arrogant to say multiple times) which is surprising and a little sad.
That being said: there are some great moments. Wil is a great vocal performer who really cares about his married family and his space family, he's passionate about things and it really shines through. He also suffered in ways that are often not explicitly stated, and appears to have earned a good amount of the ... good Wil... he's accumulated (he likes puns so I think I'm allowed one!) The appendix 1 story of filming was particularly harrowing and raw and hard to hear, but so heartfelt and well delivered it was impossible to stop. Also, there are moments where Wil seems to really enjoy telling the story and laughs at a joke or fully geeks out over a reference and it's always a joy to hear.
I don't think I'll listen to this again, but I'm really glad I did.

Hard to follow, hard to enjoy but rewarding

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