2/12/2024 0 Comments Jenny teal piano prodigy![]() ![]() ![]() Martin, Jenny Lawson, Ernie Cline, John Scalzi, Cory Doctorow.) it doesn't look like she was hurting for endorsements. But judging by the other folks who are already there (George R.R. My one regret is that I didn't get my act together quickly enough to give Felicia a promotional blurb. In fact, I plan on picking up some copies as gifts, and I'm going to give them away the same way I did Jenny Lawson's last book. I'd recommend it to pretty much anyone, whether or not you know or care who Felicia Day is. It can help us feel like we are less alone. Chapters where I thought, "Wow, you feel that way too? I didn't know…"Īnd that, perhaps, is the best thing a book can do for us sometimes. But there were a few chapters that stunned me. Sometimes this these stories are funny, whimsical, bizarre. She talks about them plainly, and goes into detail about how they've screwed up her life from time to time. What's more, she's led a strange life and isn't bashful talking about it with disarming honesty.īut of all the things I liked in this book (and I liked a lot of them) my favorite thing was the fact that Felicia doesn't shy away from discussing the dysfunctional parts of herself. It helps that the book is absolutely written in Felicia's own voice, and that voice is delightful: charming and earnest. In fact, I think I might have laughed out loud more reading this book than any book I've read in years. It actually made me laugh out loud in places. It turns out Felicia's delightful turn of phrase translated really well to the printed page. Within just a couple pages I felt myself relax. Then, with some trepidation, I started reading. ![]() It's one of the few genuine powers I possess as an author, and I abuse it at every opportunity. And there's a big difference between a writing a season of episodes and a book-length manuscript.Įven so, I went out of my way to get an advance reading copy of the book. Things people say on a screen and words you read on the page aren't the same. But there's a big difference between writing a screen play and writing a novel. I enjoyed the hell out of the Guild, and that was the pure child of her brain. ![]() It's not that I was worried about the quality of her writing. When someone I like comes out with a book, I'm always nervous. And when I'm revising my own work, trying to read a book for pleasure can be like feeding it into an angry woodchipper because my critical faculties are already engaged. Horrible is still close to my heart after all these years) but the work she's done as a writer and producer has really impressed me.īut at the same time, I was scared. She's done a lot of work that I really enjoy. It's like they're getting to have a baby but with only a fraction of the nausea and weight gain. It makes me even happier when one of their books is getting published. I love books, and it makes me happy when one of my friends is writing one. Hilarious and inspirational, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is proof that everyone should embrace what makes them different and be brave enough to share it with the world, because anything is possible now-even for a digital misfit.Ī couple months ago, a little bird on the internet let me know that Felicia Day was writing a memoir.Īnd honestly? I didn't know how to feel about that.ĭon't get me wrong, I was happy for her. Now, Felicia’s strange world is filled with thoughts on creativity, video games, and a dash of mild feminist activism-just like her memoir. But Felicia’s misadventures in Hollywood led her to produce her own web series, own her own production company, and become an Internet star.įelicia’s short-ish life and her rags-to-riches rise to Internet fame launched her career as one of the most influential creators in new media. or at least semi-influential in the world of Internet Geeks and Goodreads book clubs.Īfter growing up in the south where she was "home-schooled for hippie reasons", Felicia moved to Hollywood to pursue her dream of becoming an actress and was immediately typecast as a crazy cat-lady secretary. There’s also Felicia Day-violinist, filmmaker, Internet entrepreneur, compulsive gamer, hoagie specialist, and former lonely homeschooled girl who overcame her isolated childhood to become the ruler of a new world. From online entertainment mogul, actress, and “queen of the geeks” Felicia Day, a funny, quirky, and inspiring memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to Internet-stardom, and embracing her individuality to find success in Hollywood. ![]()
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