Excellent (in a Mr burns voice)

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

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Fabulous book and narration

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.

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A must listen!!!

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.

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Where's my Burrito?

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.

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10 out of 10!

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

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In depth autobiography

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

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Really Long

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.

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Enjoyably Long!! (that's a good thing!!)

Great listen and really insightful. Loved getting to know Wil Wheaton!! Recommended for nerds like me!!!

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Heartfelt and funny

Heartfelt & funny, an emotional work, and an exceptionally written journey. I would probably added a tiny bit of reverb on the annotations, as it wasn't always clear which was the main text & what was annotation. But I followed just the same, and it was beautiful. Thank you Wil.

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To get to know Wil Wheaton

With Wil Wheaton I cringed, laughed, cried and cringed again. Not always easy material to get through and at times quite uncomfortable, but it is his story, and thus necessary.
I enjoy Wils' narrating in general, but hearing him read his own words with his very real reactions, is something that would be completely absent in any other format.
Thank you Wil for your audio book, it has helped me.

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