BOOK CLUB: I LOVE GEEKS
Nerd alert, nerd alert, nerd alert!
Girl meets boy. Girl falls for boy. Girl gets annoyed at boy’s constant video game playing/comic book reading/ sports watching. Girl leaves boy.
Sound familiar? Carrie Tucker feels your pain.
After years of dating nerdy boys, Tucker realized that while they’re often loyal and supportive boyfriends, they’re not as easy to figure out as she thought. Hence I Love Geeks, a handbook to understanding your dorky (but hot!) crushes. She dissects the various subspecies, from video gamers to Comic-Con attendees to sports obsessors, explaining their interests and suggesting ways you can connect.
You’ll either find it incredibly enlightening or incredibly funny (the illustrations at the beginning of each chapter are spot-on), but no matter your reaction, you’ll want to read it front to back. And then you just might be cool with playing a round of Final Fantasy.
REBECCA WILLA DAVIS
$9.95 at www.powells.com
This story was published on January 7, 2009.
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vicky shazam
01/07/2009
haha, it's kind of silly. but a fun idea.
Kok Natha
01/07/2009
This book seems very interesting...I hope that they will sell it in France.
Astrid
01/07/2009
hmmm makes me wanna run to b&n!
Astrid
01/07/2009
hmmm makes me wanna run to b&n!
celine
01/07/2009
I'd buy it :)
Julia
01/07/2009
I could very well have written this!
muszka
01/07/2009
sounds VERY familiar.
buyingggg.
Danira Von K
01/07/2009
i love geeks. they're smart and with a little girl help they usually turn out cute. HELLLLOO doesn't anyone watch beauty and the geek? like 80% of those guys are SUPER CUTE after a little help because i mean common we all need some guidance sometimes. i<3 them =]
bijou
01/07/2009
i love this. sounds so cute (and helpful)
Kimmi
01/07/2009
hahaha this is cute. I love geeks! my friends think its absurd but they seem really interesting. im definitely getting the book :]
Cait
01/07/2009
I got me a geek boyfriend. =D Funny thing is, I think he's off playing Mario Kart Wii right this instant.
Skye
01/07/2009
This looks so adorable.
My geek boyfriend is amazing, even when spouting out video game jargon that I don't understand. Haha. [:
VEE
01/07/2009
i always dated the nerds. i find them more interesting than stuck up fucks.
Chelsea Hannah
01/07/2009
Geeks are amazing because they are different from other people, and kind of aren't afraid to be.
They are interesting, and always seem to be super nice guys. Cut cute cute.
Who wants to date an asshole anymore?
Go geek.
yury asmaralda
01/07/2009
i love geeks!!
it sounds great
ESMEOLYVE
01/08/2009
I am a professional geek-seducer. I have no need of this book, but it's still fab.
GEEKS FTW YOU N00BS.
River
01/08/2009
Boys would need this book for ME.
I've been playing videos games since I was old enough to fit my hands on a controller, I've been playing World of Warcraft since it came out, and I love comics :)
Pepper
01/08/2009
Aw! I so want this book! I have a "geek" boyfriend. I think it's so hot when he goes off on a History or Warhammer rant. I'm his #1 fangirl!
Mallory
01/08/2009
this book sounds sooo good..i really want to read it!! ive always been friends with geeky guys and sometimes liked my best geek friend. i love geeks!!
KELSEY Brugger
01/08/2009
haha i love it!
Katie
01/09/2009
None of you have dated a real nerd and probably never will. Come on? Who are you guys kidding? You probably think of a cute boy with glasses right? THAT dresses all CUTE? OH yeah...well the real NERDS SMELL BAD. THEY BREATHE THROUGH THEIR MOUTH. THEY'RE USUALLY FAT OR VERY SKINNY. AND ARE ANNOYING...BASICALLY...ITS THAT LONELY, WEIRD GUY YOU GIRLS NEVER TALKED TO IN HIGH SCHOOL.... SO EEEEEW! I WOULDN'T DATE ONE. Who IS THIS AUTHOR KIDDING? She's just trying to make easy money, duh.
jenna
01/09/2009
I read the book and Katie, you're off the mark. Read the book...it's entertaining and spot on..I have plenty of friends are with geeks and she captures so many of idiosyncrasies they experience with their mate. the kind of 'nerds' you are talking about are not the ones the book is about. Think video games think xbox 360 with headset playing against their budddies, manga & anemae and even sports geeks...it's soo awesome!
Jasmine
01/09/2009
i think this book sounds great! i want to get it now! like all of my guy friends are geeky! its soo adorable!
andd katie, obviously YOU have never dated one, because you don't know ALL of them. so stop being such a stuck up snob. like honestly get over yourself! not every geek is like what you say they are.
Sara
01/13/2009
Omg, I need this. My fiance is great but his obsession for video games and all things technological sometimes gets in the way and causes problems. But of course, if he didn't love those dorky things, I wouldn't love him!
Jesse
01/26/2009
You can't play a "round" of Final Fantasy it's an RPG. DUH! Girls.....
j-j-janice
02/18/2009
this definitely looks like something my friend's & i would sit around, read, and laugh at.
haha, i have final fantasy in my old playstation right now. ;)
loulou
02/27/2009
bought it! omg, not only is it hilarious, i can find every geek i've ever dated in it.
Robbie
03/06/2009
I'd be more interested in knowing what guys thought about this book and if they could relate to any of the stereotypes in it. of course, this could be just one of those books that are just for fun - that you read while taking a shit on the loo or something. eitherway, i'm not going to be bothered paying money for this- i'll probably read it in borders on my lunch break.
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