REVIEW: You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

In case you missed it, JUNE IS HERE!

School is winding down for the kids, and I’m neck deep in JuNoWriMo (it’s like NaNoWriMo, but in June – the goal being to write 50K in just 30 days.) I’m making progress on the sequel to my labor of love, Blood & Magic, as well as starting a brand new novel.

On top of all that, I also started a new part time job.

So basically, I’m all over the place here!

It’ll probably be a while before I post a new review. Right now I’m making my way through A Clash of Kings, the second book in George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series. (Better known as Game of Thrones.)

I do have an idea I’m toying with for the blog, which I may implement soon enough. You’ll have to wait and see. šŸ˜‰

Annnndddd……. I’ve been meaning to share since FOREVER! I finally uploaded to YouTube the video I took of my favorite redhead Richelle Mead at the Red Balloon Bookshop in St. Paul, MN last month. (Yay!) And, after the video, scroll down to read my review of You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by my other favorite redhead, Felicia Day.

 


 

Youā€™re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

Read: May 26 – 29, 2016

Format: Hardcover

My Book Rating: 4 Stars

Genre: Memoir
Itā€™s no secret that Iā€™m a huge Felicia Day fan. Sheā€™s my girl crush. Sheā€™s my patronus. Sheā€™s me, but way cooler. In like, a super geeky way, or whatever.

Here are some similarities between myself and Felicia Day: We both enjoy the smell of gasoline, weā€™re both recovering WoW addicts, weā€™re both a little socially awkward but feel at home on the Internet, and we both want to please the people around us.

Okay, so if you have no clue who Felicia Day is, Iā€™ll clue you in. Sheā€™s the writer/creator/star of ā€˜The Guildā€™ web series, founder of ā€˜Geek & Sundryā€™, starred alongside Nathan Fillion and Neil Patrick Harris in Dr. Horribleā€™s Sing Along Blog, and oh yeah, she also played a recurring character named Charlie on a little show you may know, Supernatural?

So yeah, Felicia Day is all around amazing. And this book gives the reader a glimpse into how she got there. Fun fact: Felicia was homeschooled (but not for religious reasons). She was raised very liberal in the deep south. Her mom had great intentions for homeschooling, but that sort of went out the window and Felicia and her brother were basically allowed to do whatever they want. And you know what? Even with that incredibly casual learning environment, girl went on to college (without even having her GED mind you!) and earned TWO degrees – in violin and mathematics, all on a violin scholarship.

I loved that this book gave a little glimpse into what itā€™s like to be an aspiring actor in Hollywood. And, how to make a TV pilot with a teeny-tiny budget.

What I loved the most, however, was seeing more of who Felicia is as a person. Her addiction story is crazy similar to mine. She got started with an old PC game called Ultima. My first gaming addiction was World of Warcraft (aka WoW), which was also the big one that nearly destroyed her life. WoW was also my last gaming addiction, because I just donā€™t allow myself the chance to get sucked in any more, because chances are I will be. She talks about how depression affected her and her relationships. She got deep at times. And it was awesome.

I wish this book was longer though. I want to know more. I loved the little stories, but I didnā€™t feel like we were getting a complete and clear picture. She jumped around to different points in her life, which is all good and well, but at times she wasnā€™t clear on what timeframe it took place in. Was she 7 or 17 when that happened, I just donā€™t know!

So, what I need from you Felicia, is a sequel – Youā€™re Still Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) perhaps? Iā€™d also like to read some fiction because you have a wonderful, quirky author voice.

End thoughts: If youā€™re a fan of Felicia Day, read this book. If youā€™ve never heard of her, but youā€™re curious to read about a funny woman and her unusual upbringing and her rise to (situational) fame via the Internet, read this book.


QUOTES

 

On Childhood:

Ballet, tap, jazz dance, youth orchestra, martial arts, watercolor at the local community college (me and a bunch of eighty-year-old rockingā€™ the stand of maple trees!), cross-stitch, poise class (held in the back of a department store, for REAL!), my mom basically trained me to become a geisha.


(From young Feliciaā€™s diary)

ā€œDo you know what I would like more than anything (except environmental and biological stability forever) in the world? I would like to travel in time like in Quantum Leap. It would be so wonderful.ā€

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The only kid, in real proximity to me was Erin, a thirteen-year-old who lived next door. She taught me that owning a trampoline was the most glamours thing a girl could have, and that jelly shoes were haute couture. I learned all this through spying on her through my bedroom window, because she didnā€™t like me and wouldnā€™t spend any time with me, physically.

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My weirdness turned into my greatest strength in life. Itā€™s why Iā€™m who I am today and have the career I have. Itā€™s why Iā€™m able to con someone into allowing me to write this book. (Hi, Mr. Simon and Mr. Schuster!)

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On Addiction:

(If I did drugs, I would totally be a sniffer. Gasoline and Magic Markers, I gotta fight against getting my nose all up in there.)

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I tend to obsess over things easily. Like eating oatmeal every morning for a year, wearing a pair of sneakers over and over again until my big toe pokes out, and having an unhealthy fixation on the martial arts personality Jean-Claude Van Damme.

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On Her Career:

Ā With zero dollars and incredibly high standards, I had to look in creative places for set decorations.

Thus began my obsession with trash.

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And thatā€™s how we made four more seasons (of The Guild) with Xbox. Because I dug my heels in and was unreasonable, and got rewarded for it.

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I love it when people tell me Iā€™m doing the wrong thing, or that something isnā€™t possible, or just straight dismiss me. That lights my fire in a perverse way, like a two-year-old who deliberately touches a hot stove after you tell them not to. But compliment me or expect something big? Thatā€™s the perfect way to destroy my confidence.


 

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6 thoughts on “REVIEW: You’re Never Weird on the Internet (Almost) by Felicia Day

    • She’s amazing! Look up The Guild or Dr. Horrible’s Sing Along Blog on YouTube. She’s the love interest in Dr. Horrible, and the star of The Guild.

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