Still Just a Geek: An Annotated Memoir

June 8, 2022 2:46 PM

Metafilter's own Wil Wheaton revisits his 2004 book Just a Geek. The result is two books in one, the original Just a Geek, and a book's worth of annotations with a happier, more content, more mature Wil wondering what the hell he was thinking when he wrote some of that stuff.
posted by COD (4 comments total)

Considering how Wil got treated here in the early days, we may have lost the right to call him "Metafilter's Own".
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 6:28 AM on June 9, 2022 [4 favorites]

I started reading it but got tired of the self-flagellation contained in two introductions and multiple footnotes. I like what he's saying but... we get it.
posted by Threeve at 11:16 AM on June 9, 2022 [1 favorite]

Threeve I had the same experience. I think it was exacerbated because I was listening to the audio book so could not easily skip footnotes or skim. I suspect later chapters were much better but I found the constant self conscious self interruption really difficult to get into.
posted by Zumbador at 11:50 PM on June 10, 2022

@Zumbador - he did mellow out on the self-flagellation after the first few chapters. The font choices the publisher made were a little challenging too. I had a hard time discerning the various indicators to match up to the annotations. Overall, though, it was an interesting book, and I'm glad I finished it. I'm glad Wil has found some peace and balance in his life too.
posted by COD at 6:21 AM on June 11, 2022 [1 favorite]