You're Never Weird on the Internet (Almost)
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Felicia Day
The instant New York Times bestseller from “queen of the geeks” Felicia Day, You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is a “relentlessly funny and surprisingly inspirational” (Forbes) memoir about her unusual upbringing, her rise to internet stardom, and embracing her weirdness to find her place in the world.When Felicia Day was a girl, all she wanted was to connect with other kids (desperately). Growing up in the Deep South, where she was “home-schooled for hippie reasons,” she looked online to find her tribe. The Internet was in its infancy and she became an early adopter at every stage of its growth—finding joy and unlikely friendships in the emerging digital world. Her relative isolation meant that she could pursue passions like gaming, calculus, and 1930’s detective novels without shame. Because she had no idea how “uncool” she really was. But if it hadn’t been for her strange background—the awkwardness continued when she started college at sixteen, with Mom driving her to campus every day—she might never have had the naïve confidence to forge her own path. Like when she graduated as valedictorian with a math degree and then headed to Hollywood to pursue a career in acting despite having zero contacts. Or when she tired of being typecast as the crazy cat-lady secretary and decided to create her own web series before people in show business understood that online video could be more than just cats chasing laser pointers. Felicia’s rags-to-riches rise to Internet fame launched her career as one of the most influential creators in new media. Ever candid, she opens up about the rough patches along the way, recounting battles with writer’s block, a full-blown gaming addiction, severe anxiety, and depression—and how she reinvented herself when overachieving became overwhelming. Showcasing Felicia’s “engaging and often hilarious voice” (USA TODAY), You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) is proof that everyone should celebrate what makes them different and be brave enough to share it with the world, because anything is possible now—even for a digital misfit.
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Author
Felicia Day
Pages
304
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Published Date
2016-04-19
ISBN
147678566X 9781476785660
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"I've loved Felicia Day for years! So, when I saw she published a memoir, I had to read it! Written perfectly in her voice, after a while I started reading her words with her voice. With her quirkiness bleeding through the pages it's hard not to hear her voice while you're reading it. There are so many more layers to this onion than I had previously thought. Unfortunately, I do initially have the mindset that fame falls into people's laps (illogical I know except for some cases). I loved The Guild when I first watched it on Youtube and then I watched it three more times when Netflix picked it up, then I watched it again after I forced my friend to watch it. Being a creative person myself, I know that a lot of us (if not all of us) have those moments where we don't know how to start or where. It was awesome reading about how The Guild came about and her start. Having mental health struggles myself, learning about her own personal darkness and her struggles made her more than human, it made her relatable on a level that I truly appreciate. That paired with her experiences with both negativity and positivity concerning the nerd community and family, her "failures" and hesitations, and her regrets about her past and present really spoke to me because there are some things that my friends and family don't understand. Memoirs are great when they're well written and the author has a strong voice, but the really specials ones are those that speak to you on a deeper level than just letting you peek into aspects of their lives."
Jelly Jinxx
"An amazing autobiography!"
Thomas Bartlau
"This book has been a great and inspirational read. I have battled with anxiety for 6 years now and Felicia frank and charming positive go get it attitude made me feel better than I have in years. She proves that even in successful lives not everything is "rose-colored" but that you can take your dreams and succeed even through the struggles. Keep rocking the awesome awkwardness Felicia Day cause we'll love you for it!"
Jessica Morán
"This was a great memoir!! I won't usually read memoirs because they are usually boring. Not the case here! Felicia Day's life was so funny at times, I laughed out loud. There were parts of her life that were fascinating, heartwarming and heartbreaking but the whole time she was honest and maybe slightly awkward but everything she said clearly came from her heart. She might not have been the popular girl or have many friends but her struggles to grow up, get good grades and get a job doing something she loved was inspiring. I highly recommend this quarky, lovable memoir about the queen of the geeks!"
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Allison Freeman
"I needed something to listen to while cleaning and didn’t want to get distracted by another fantasy world while I have one going in print already. Looking through my audible account I stumbled onto this and realized I had never actually followed through on listening to it!<br/><br/>Pros:<br/><br/>Having watched Felicia in acting roles and joining her live streams of games it was so obvious that this was genuine and directly from her. It was high energy, a little funny, filled with real knowledge and understanding and really felt like sitting down and listening to an old friend explain to you what really happened when you weren’t there for a full event.<br/><br/>Cons:<br/><br/>If anything, I would have to say I would like to have heard more about being behind the scenes on real shows or the creative process of making shows/starring in them on Geek and Sundry. I know she was being respectful and trying not to name drop but those insights would have been amazing. Hearing what it was like to be there when Buffy was ending? Being one of the favorite side characters on Supernatural? I’m going to hope she writes another when she is a bit further out from it and gives us those tales too."
Rene Burrows
"Very brave memoir, dealing with some painful issues head on. However, it's still a very funny book, and quite a quick and enjoyable read."
John Detrick